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Banana Bread

Updated Jun 16, 2023Published Aug 3, 2016 By Julia 7 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
Here is an easy recipe for banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. This banana bread is wonderfully moist on the inside and has a nice crunchy golden crust on the outside.
overhead view of banana bread

Banana Bread

5 from 3 votes
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Prep: 15 minutes mins
Cook: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Yield: 10 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed (Note 1)
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (1/2 cup mixed in, 1/4 cup sprinkled on top)
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (1/2 cup mixed in, 1/4 cup sprinkled on top)
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon table salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Prepare: Preheat oven to 325 F.
  • Mix Ingredients: Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl. Mix canola oil, sugar, and eggs in another mixing bowl. Combine both dry and wet ingredients together until well mixed.
  • Add Bananas: Add bananas to mixture and stir until dry ingredients are moist (Note 1).
  • Add Chocolate & Walnuts: Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts to mixture, gently folding them in.
  • Bake: Pour mixture into greased 9×5 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/4 cup walnuts on top. Bake until top is browned and toothpick comes out clean in center of loaf, about 75 minutes. Let cool. Run knife around inside of pan to release banana bread.

NUTRITION

Makes 10 Servings
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 520 (48% from fat)  
Total Fat 28g 42%
   Saturated Fat 5g 23%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 380mg 16%
Net Carb 64g  
Total Carb 67g 22%
   Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
   Sugars 42g  
Protein 6g  
Vitamin A 1% · Vitamin C 5% · Calcium 2% · Iron 7%

PHOTOS

overhead view of banana bread
banana bread in loaf pan
slicing through banana bread loaf
close up view of banana bread

NOTES & TIPS

(1) Bananas. Make sure your bananas are very ripe. If they aren’t, you may need to use a hand mixer to help you mash the bananas with the other ingredients.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Per Serving: More Than 10g Net Carbs Tagged With: 6-10ingredients, baking soda, banana, chocolate, eggs, flour, more60min, oven, sugar, vegetarian, walnuts

About Julia

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes in a user-friendly format. She typically prefers savory foods over sweet, hence the name of the site. Contact her at julia@savorytooth.null.com.

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Jo Butler

This is now my go to Banana Bread recipe! Made it countless times & delicious everytime. Only thing that differs for me is bake time- closer to around 90 mins for me. Thanks for this amazing recipe!

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5 years ago
Peachy

Hi, Julia?… 3bananas is equal to how many grams?… i just wanna be sure since we do have many banana varieties here in our country… thanks!

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8 years ago
Julia

Each banana is about 120 grams, so 3 bananas = 360 grams.

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8 years ago
Fernando

Hi Julia. May I sub flour for oat flour?
Thanks for all those amazing recipes
Happy Holidays

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8 years ago
Julia

Hi Fernando! Happy holidays to you as well. Unfortunately, you can’t sub with oat flour for this recipe.

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8 years ago
Jessica Ferrante

OMG, thanks for the recipe. Made this yesterday, delicious!!!! Love the crunchy nuts and chocolate. My husband just commented “This is the best banana nut bread you’ve made!!!”

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8 years ago
Mike

Excellent and turns out just as described. Deadly rich.

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8 years ago

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