THE BEST BANANA BREAD

5 from 43 votes

This homemade banana bread truly is the best banana nut bread recipe out there. It uses melted butter to make it truly unique (and moist!)

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 hr 10 mins

Total Time1 hr 25 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Best Banana Bread

Servings:

Calories: 497kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

For the bread:

3 very ripe bananas mashed
2 eggs
⅓ cup melted unsalted butter
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon banana extract optional
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup chopped walnuts

For the (optional) Streusel Topping:

¼ cup flour
2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
2 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
Spray loaf baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a medium bowl, combine mashed bananas, eggs, butter and sugar and extract.
Mix thoroughly, then add dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Mix until combined then stir in chopped walnuts.
Pour batter into baking dish.
Make streusel topping.
Combine flour, butter and sugar until crumbly.
Sprinkle on top of batter.
Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Allow to cool before slicing.

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Notes

You don’t need the banana extract to make this taste better. I just enjoy a strong banana flavor. You can substitute with vanilla extract if you’d like.

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