Banana loaf, a classic and comforting treat, holds a special place in the hearts of many. It's a versatile delight that can be enjoyed for breakfast, dessert, or as a mid-day snack. With its moist, tender crumb and sweet banana flavor, banana loaf is a beloved favorite that can be easily prepared at home. In this article, we'll delve into the realm of banana loaf recipes, exploring various flavors, adaptations, and tips to help you find the perfect recipe that suits your taste and preferences. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, this exploration of banana bread recipes will provide you with all the knowledge and inspiration you need to create a loaf that will satisfy your cravings and delight your senses.
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BANANA LOAF
Moist banana loaf, delicious warmed with butter ... mmmmmmm ... This recipe can be easily doubled to make 2 loaves.
Provided by dakota kelly
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes 100+ Banana Bread Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40.1 g, Cholesterol 51.3 mg, Fat 12 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 298.7 mg, Sugar 20.5 g
BANANA COCONUT LOAF
A very attractive loaf, and a flavor to match.
Provided by Carol
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes 100+ Banana Bread Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix together flour, coconut, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chopped walnuts, and cherries.
- Break eggs in a mixing bowl, and beat until light and frothy. Add sugar and melted butter or margarine. Beat well. Stir in mashed banana and flavoring. Add flour mixture, and stir just to combine. Spoon into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 276.6 calories, Carbohydrate 38.4 g, Cholesterol 51.3 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 285.9 mg, Sugar 20.3 g
BANANA PECAN LOAF
We slice this banana bread so thick it is almost embarrassing-but we need fat slices to deliver ample portions of the Pineapple Spread. When beating the cream cheese for the spread, beat the cheese until it is as light and fluffy as whipped cream. -Lee Ann Miller, Millersburg, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 loaf (16 slices).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and pineapple. Serve with bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275 calories, Fat 14g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 57mg cholesterol, Sodium 223mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP SOUR CREAM LOAF CAKE
This is a wonderful, moist banana cake. This can also be made in mini loaf cake pans also, they freeze very well. This cake is even better the next day.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 9x5 inch loaf cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
- In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
- With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
- Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
- Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
- Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5" baking pan), or until cake test done.
- For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.
BANANA PECAN LOAF
I slice this bread so thick when I eat it, it's almost embarrassing! This banana bread is rich, super moist and flavorful. It's hard to stop at just one slice.
Provided by BakeretteJen
Categories Breads
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 loaf, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in mashed bananas.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in pecans.
- Transfer batter to a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing loaf from pan to a wire rack.
- For an equally delicious spread: combine 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened, and 1 cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained. It's delicious as a spread for your banana bread.
BANANA CRANBERRY WALNUT LOAF
Just a DELISH BANANA BREAD LOAF, look NO further! This is flavorful and very moist loaf. From FAMILY FUN MAG., recipe adapted with Berries and Nuts!
Provided by iLuv2cook 2
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat Oven to 325°F.
- Grease 10x5 Loaf Pan. (smaller may cause spillage in oven by batter overflowing).
- Sift Flour Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt in Bowl (set aside).
- Mash Bananas, add sour cream then stir to blend (set aside).
- Cream butter with mixer (I use my Kitchenaid Mixer), add Sugar, then add eggs one at a time, beating well, stir in Vanilla Extract.
- Add Banana/sour cream mixture~ continue to beat 3 minutes.
- Add Flour Mixture into mixture, continue to beat 3 minutes, then stir in cranberries and walnuts.
- Pour mixture into Loaf Pan and Bake at 325 F (yes this low OT is correct) between 60-75 minutes ~ test with toothpick in center.
- Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Slice ~ Serve ~ Enjoy! Can wrap tightly and store in refrigerator for immediate use or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.9, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 59.8, Sodium 198.1, Carbohydrate 37.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 18.6, Protein 4.5
BLUEBERRY BANANA LOAF
This is an excellent recipe for banana blueberry loaf! Be sure to mash the bananas with a fork, don't puree them, this gives for a better texture to the loaf. This recipe makes two loaves, I have even made these in mini loaf pans also. These loaves freeze wonderful, and are even taste better the following day! I have used cranberries in place of the blueberries --- I have recently reduced the ingredient amounts to this recipe to yield one loaf instead of two, you may omit the cinnamon if desired.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Set oven to 350 degrees.
- Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
- Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- In a bowl combine the flour with the next 4 dry ingredients.
- In a bowl, cream the butter with sugar and vanilla until fluffy (about 4-5 minutes until no sugar granules remain, this is important!).
- Add in eggs, and beat well (about 2-3 minutes).
- Mix in the mashed banana until combined, then using a wooden spoon mix in the flour mixture just until combined.
- Fold in the blueberries.
- Transfer to prepared baking pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
BANANA, APRICOT AND DATE LOAF
Make and share this Banana, Apricot and Date Loaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by newy65
Categories Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 loaves, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- put sugar, water, dates,apricots, butter and bi-carb into a pot.
- stir over low heat until butter and sugar is melted.
- in a bowl place flour , mashed banana and eggs.
- stir the pot mixture into the flour mixture, making sure to mix well.
- place into two well greased and lined pan loaves.
- bake at 190 degrees celcius, for 35 minutes test to make sure it is cooked in the middle.
- ENJOY !
- freezes really well !
PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA LOAF
From Metropolitan Cookbook 1964...I love old cookbooks! I love the combination of peanut butter and bananas in this quick bread. (Edited to adjust the baking times to 35-45 minutes and not the original 1 hour. My oven it takes almost a complete 45 minutes where reviewers are baked in 35 minutes. Just check after 35 minutes so it does not get overbaked!)
Provided by HokiesMom
Categories Quick Breads
Time 50m
Yield 1 loaf, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside.
- Cream together the shortening and peanut butter; then add the sugar gradually while creaming -- continue to cream until light a fluffy.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Stir in dry ingredients alternately with the mashed bananas; mix well but do not beat or overmix or you will get tough bread.
- Spoon batter into well greased loaf pan 8x4x3.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes or until pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.2, Fat 14.8, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 31, Sodium 274.6, Carbohydrate 35.5, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 16.1, Protein 7.1
ABC-1 2 3 (APPLE, BANANA, CARROT) LOAF
This is my go-to banana bread I make to use up those brown bananas. I also peel and freeze overripe bananas and keep them until I feel like baking. Easy to bake, moist muffins or mini-loaf cakes, made with variety of ingredients you probably have on hand. Original recipe. I have used fewer bananas, more carrot or apple, etc, always with good results. I have made with double the sugar, which is a little too sweet for me. If you like your muffins sweet, add more sugar to taste. These keep well, but I never had to store them more than 3 days.
Provided by deurotelle
Categories Quick Breads
Time 40m
Yield 36 muffins, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8 mini-loaf pans (3-1/2 x 6) or muffin tins (may use paper liners).
- Peel and core apple and put through food processor, or grate by hand. Put carrots through processor, then bananas. Set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients in large bowl and whisk together to combine.
- In a small bowl, add sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry in large bowl. Mix with wooden spoon. Batter will be thick.
- Add fruit and nuts of your choice, and stir in.to distribute.
- Fill muffin cups or mini-loaf pans almost to the top (this batter does not rise a lot).
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes (loaf pans) or 25 minutes (muffins). Depending on how many wet to dry ingredients, baking times may vary. Test with clean butter knife before removing from oven. Butter knife should come out clean when inserted into center.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.8, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 13.8, Sodium 159.4, Carbohydrate 26.1, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 10.1, Protein 3.3
CRANBERRY BANANA TEA LOAF
This delicious and moist banana bread will make a wonderful gift at the holidays ... if you don't eat it all first. This bread is not overly sweet. We loved the cranberry/banana combination. The tart cranberries add a pop of flavor you don't always get with banana bread. Plus, your kitchen smells wonderful while this bakes.
Provided by Carol L.
Categories Sweet Breads
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Set oven at 350 degrees. Combine the first 4 ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
- 2. Cream shortening and sugar in a bowl. Add the two eggs and mix well. Alternately, fold in the dry ingredients, banana, and cranberries, ending with cranberries. Last, fold in the nuts.
- 3. Bake in a prepared loaf pan for 1 hour. Don't overbake.
- 4. I can hardly wait to get it out of the pan before cutting into it and then slathering it with butter! It cuts cleaner and thinner if you can wait until it is completely cool.
CHOCOLATE BANANA LOAF
Make and share this Chocolate Banana Loaf recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Calee
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl cream together melted chocolate chips, butter, brown sugar and banana until smooth.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, mix well.
- Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture, add milk.
- Stir in nuts if using.
- Spoon into greased and floured loaf pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 50 -60 minutes.
- Let cool in pan for 5 minutes turn out on wire rack to completely cool.
HEALTHY & DELICIOUS BANANA LOAF
This is probably the best banana loaf you'll ever taste! It's nice and moist, and flavorful too! And for all you nutrition ninjas like me out there, it's super healthy :) Hope you enjoy! PS I use ground rolled oats here because one day I ran out of flour, so I improvised, and it turned out great! ALSO: I have a VERY old oven, so for some reason the food cooks quicker, so I'd keep an eye on the loaf once you reach the 40 minute mark. AND raisins are totally optional. I use organic because conventional ones are sprayed with tons of nasty chemicals.
Provided by celtichedgehog
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h
Yield 1 loaf, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Mash bananas with a potato masher (if you have a fancier or better tool, go for it).
- Mix with wet ingredients. (not raisins).
- Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
- Fold in raisins. Try not to mix too much.
- Pour into a 8x5 or 8x4 or 8x3 pan. Whatever you have on hand.
- Cook about 45 minutes. I think it's closer to 1 hour, but my oven is really old and doesn't cook normally.
- *Once the top is set, I usually mix about 1 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp brown sugar and cinnamon and glaze the top. You can sprinkle some oats on there too!
- Hope it turns out good for you!
CHOCOLATE RIBBON BANANA LOAF
This bread is a combination of three of my favorite foods: bananas, chocolate, and peanut butter. I try to make other quick breads but this one is always requested. -Sharon Giljum, San Diego, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h
Yield 1 loaf (12 slices).
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the bananas, yogurt and vanilla. Combine the flours, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in peanut butter chips., Remove 1 cup batter to a small bowl; stir in chocolate until well blended. Pour half of the remaining plain batter into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray; top with half of the chocolate batter. Repeat layers. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl., Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 238mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
BANANA LOAF CAKE
Recipe from an email from a kitchen wharehouse supplier - looks interesting and would like to try if I can get some bananas ripened enough and not have the DS throw them out on me (24 year old nearing 25 with autism intellectual impairment), I just may get to make this recipe, in the mean time here for safe keeping. Times are estimated.
Provided by ImPat
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 1 loaf, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 175C fan forced (for conventional I would recommend about 185C).
- Grease and line (with baking paper) a standard loaf tin.
- Sift flour, bi-carbonate and baking powder together.
- Cream butter and sugar with a stand mixer or hand held mixer until well mixed.
- Add the egg and mashed banana and mix well together.
- Add the sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated and mix well and then add the 2 tablespoons milk and mix through.
- Add sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated.
- Pour mix into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, test with skewer for doneness (should come out clean).
- Would recommend to leave in pan for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out.
CARAMEL, BANANA, & DATE LOAF
This is a recipe I tore out of a magazine. i made it this week, and it was so delicious! It disappeared very quickly, and I have been asked to make another. My kids loved it and took slices in their lunch boxes. Even my eldest, who is kinda fussy and never eats cake..just LOVED it!
Provided by Sara 76
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Grease a 14cmx21cm loaf pan, line base and long sides.
- Combine flour, bicarb, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in dates and brown sugar. Make a well in the centre, add juice, butter, egg, and bananas. Mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
- Cook at 180C for about 1 hour.
- Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a rack.
- Serve warm or cold, with a little butter.
CHOCOLATE RIBBON BANANA LOAF RECIPE
Steps:
- Directions In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the bananas, yogurt and vanilla. Combine the flours, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to butter mixture just until moistened. Fold in peanut butter chips. Remove 1 cup batter to a small bowl; stir in chocolate until well blended. Pour half of the remaining plain batter into a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray; top with half of the chocolate batter. Repeat layers. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices).
"HEAVENLY" BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP NUT LOAF
I have been making and sharing this Sweet Bread recipe for many years now. It earned its name from the reactions to the first bite of a warm slice ... it's always the same ... "Oh my!! This is Heavenly!" Hence the name "Heavenly" Banana Chocolate Chip Nut Loaf. Enjoy!! TIP: So you will always have bananas for this recipe at...
Provided by Cindy Cooke
Categories Sweet Breads
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. In a separate bowl, combine thoroughly the first 4 ingredients, set aside.
- 2. Cream shortening & sugar till light & fluffy.
- 3. Add eggs & beat well.
- 4. Combine banana & milk; add to creamed mixture alternately w/flour mixture,(gently beating with mixer or incorporated by hand) just until smooth after each addition.
- 5. Fold in nuts, dried fruit and chocolate chips.
- 6. Turn into a greased and lightly floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
- 7. Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Check the center of the loaf with a toothpick, if it comes out clean, the loaf is done.
- 8. Cool for 1 hour before cutting. Serve plain or buttered. Enjoy!
RASPBERRY & BANANA NO-KNEAD BREAKFAST LOAF
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8 1/2 x 4-inch loaf pan with baking parchment. I make sure that the paper overlaps a little bit, which makes it much easier to remove the loaf from the pan once it is cooked.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until nicely combined. Add the eggs in two batches, beating well between each addition. The mixture won't quite look its best, but it will soon come good! Add the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and baking powder and stir through until nicely mixed in. Then stir the bananas in, followed by a gentle fold in of the raspberries.
- Pour the mixture into the loaf pan, smooth it out a bit with the back of a spoon and then sprinkle the oats evenly over the top. Bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when the loaf is pierced in the center.
- Leave to cool in the pan for a few minutes before lifting out and leaving to cool completely on a wire rack. The loaf will stay at its best for 1 to 2 days when stored in an airtight container.
BANANA LOAF CAKE II
This recipe makes 2 loaves - have one now and freeze one for later. It's very moist and tasty.
Provided by Cindy
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Banana Dessert Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and instant pudding. Add the eggs, oil, water and mashed banana, mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in the chopped nuts. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes before removing to cool completely on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.7 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 31.4 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 214.5 mg, Sugar 13.2 g
Tips:
- For a moist and flavorful banana loaf, use ripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful the loaf will be.
- Use good quality butter. This will give the loaf a rich and decadent flavor.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the loaf tough.
- Bake the loaf until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Overbaking will make the loaf dry.
- Let the loaf cool completely before slicing. This will help prevent the loaf from crumbling.
Conclusion:
Banana loaf is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With so many different recipes to choose from, there is sure to be a banana loaf recipe that everyone will enjoy. So next time you have a few ripe bananas on hand, be sure to give one of these recipes a try.
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