Banana Bread

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

5.00 from 3 ratings
Prep
15 mins
Cook
1 hr 15 mins
Total
1 hr 30 mins
Makes
10 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare: Preheat oven to 325 F.

  2. 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.

  3. Add Bananas: Add bananas to mixture and stir until dry ingredients are moist (Note 1).

  4. Add Chocolate & Walnuts: Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts to mixture, gently folding them in.

  5. Bake: Pour mixture into greased 9x5 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%

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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.

Discussion & ratings

7 comments · 5.00 / 5 from 3 ratings

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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★★★★★

Excellent and turns out just as described. Deadly rich.
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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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Fernando
Hi Julia. May I sub flour for oat flour? Thanks for all those amazing recipes Happy Holidays
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Hi Fernando! Happy holidays to you as well. Unfortunately, you can't sub with oat flour for this recipe.
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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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