5 Delicious Banana Nut Bread Recipes

Banana nut bread recipes have been around for a long, long time. A favorite among many families. They are easy to prepare and are very nutritious, so much so that some overlook the important health benefits associated with bananas.

Bananas are packed with vitamin b6, a water soluble vitamin also referred to as b complex, helping body to converts carbohydrates into glucose (sugar), which is "burned" to produce energy. It also helps metabolize fats and proteins. This important vitamin also promotes the health of the nervous system, skin, hair, eyes, mouth, and liver.

Another important nutrient found in bananas is Vitamin C. Again, water soluble and essential for the production of bones and connective tissue. It also helps with the absorption of iron.

The most popular vitamin associated with bananas is potassium chloride. Potassium promotes a healthy cardiovascular system and relegate body balance. It is considered a natural diuretic.

I hope you take advantage of this highly nutritious fruit and have fun baking a delicious banana nut bread recipe. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

3 1/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 eggs

2 1/3 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

3 cups partly mashed bananas

1/4 cups creme fraiche or sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/3 cups walnuts

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. Butter 2 9X5 pans and dust with flour. Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into bowl. Beat together eggs and sugar with electric mixer until thick and pale mixture forms a ribbon when beater is lifted. Mix in bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture and walnuts. Bake for 1 to 1.2 hours!

INGREDIENTS

2 ½ cups of organic self raising flour

½ cup sugar

½ cup honey

1 cup milk

2 eggs lightly beaten

2 ripe bananas mashed

1 cup shredded coconut

½ cup of crushed walnuts

1 cup rolled oats

EXTRA: rolled oats & Walnuts to sprinkle on top

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. In a bowl mix eggs, sugar, honey, bananas, milk. Then add in flour, coconut, rolled oats and walnuts and fold with large spoon. Do not over do it. Butter loaf tin and pour mixture in. Sprinkle rolled oats and walnuts on top. Place in oven for approx 45 mins or test by poking a knife in the middle and if knife comes out dry then it’s done.

Slice it up warm/cold or even toast it and spread a generous amount of butter/margarine and enjoy with a good cup of tea.

INGREDIENTS

3 ripe bananas

2 egg, beaten

2 cups flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup chopped walnut

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan. Mash the bananas and mix together, with the eggs, in a large bowl. Stir in the dry ingredients. Add the walnuts and blend. Pour the batter into pan and bake for 1 hour. Remove from pan and cool on rack.

I hope you enjoy these banana bread recipes and happy cooking to you!

INGREDEINTS

125g sugar

50g unsalted butter, softened

2 large eggs

4 ripe bananas, mashed

4 tbsp plain yogurt

1 tsp vanilla powder

260g all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

60g walnuts, small pieces

DIRECTIONS

Cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy. Stir in eggs. Stir in bananas, yogurt, vanilla and walnuts. Gently stir in flour mixed with baking soda and salt. Pour into a 9×5x3 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour.

INGREDIENTS

½ cup margarine

1 1/3 cup sugar

1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs or eggbeaters

¼ cup milk

2 cups flour

3 mashed bananas

(optional) ½ cup walnuts, chopped

(optional) ½ cup chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat all ingredients for 4 minutes in mixer bowl. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Test with toothpick. If still wet, leave in for another 10-15 minutes.