Ultimate Banana Nut Bread

This tasty banana nut bread recipe is very easy to make when guests knock at your door without notice. To make this crunchy snack you need overripe bananas, walnuts, chewes and almonds, but you can add also pecans and chocolate chips if you prefer an intense flavor.

It is very hard to resist this smell and we are sure that your children will love it too. Serve up banana nut bread as dessert or during breakfast, so your kids will have all the nutrients they need. So, what are you waiting for? Take some ripe bananas and start baking!

Main ingredients for a moist banana walnut bread

Banana nut bread need three main ingredients.

• Bananas: they must be overripe, choose the darkest one to make a moist and delicious banana nut bread.
• Butter: this ingredient is very important to make very moist banana nut bread.
• Nuts: you can add walnuts, almonds, pecans, chewes to get the best flavor.

How to make a healthy banana nut bread

If you love banana bread but want to keep an eye on calories, you can substitute a few ingredients to make a healthy banana nut bread.

• You may replace white sugar with honey or brown sugar and all-purpose flour with organic whole wheat flour.
• Substitute one tablespoon of flour with one Tbsp of ground Flaxseed.
• Reduce sugar if your bananas are very ripe.

How to make banana bread with walnuts

Preheat the oven to 175°C and lightly grease a loaf pan. Peel and roughly slice the bananas into a large bowl. Using a fork or an electric mixer to mash the bananas so that it turns in to a smooth pulp.

In a bowl, add the powdered white sugar, granulated sugar, canola oil, egg, vanilla extract, and blend everything for 10 minutes or until well combined.

Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, mashed banana, chopped cashews, chopped walnuts, chopped almonds to the egg mixture, and fold everything nicely until the mixture is well combined.

Bake it in oven for about 30 to 35 minutes or until the banana bread cooks well at the center. Slice, serve and enjoy!

Tips to make a very moist banana nut bread

• Make sure you move your hands in just one direction while you whisk the ingredients.
• Maintain the baking temperature and you might need to keep a watch on the bread in the final minutes of baking.
• Carefully remove the egg shells while you break the egg. You could break the egg in a separate bowl first and then use that broken egg for the recipe.
• Do not over mix the batter.

How to freeze banana nut bread

Wrap the banana nut bread in several times with cling film to keep it fresh. Place the wrapped bread in a large freezer bag to protect it from water vapor. The bread stays fresh up to 4 months in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts

Nutritional information (per serving): 259 Calories, 10.9g Total fat (1.1g Saturated fat, 3.5g Polyunsaturated fat, 5.6g Monounsaturated fat), 23.3mg Cholesterol, 178mg Sodium, 181mg Potassium, 38.6g Total carbohydrates (1.7g Dietary fiber, 21.7g Sugars), 3.8g Protein