Best Banana Walnut Bread Ever! | Quick & Simple Recipe

This easy homemade banana walnut bread is moist, soft, and full of sweet banana flavor with a satisfying crunch from toasted walnuts. In this step-by-step baking tutorial, I’ll show you how to line your loaf pan, mix the batter for the best texture, and bake it to golden perfection.

Perfect for breakfast, a mid-day snack, or dessert, this recipe is made with simple ingredients: ripe bananas, butter, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, and crunchy walnuts. No stand mixer? No problem, you can mix it all by hand!

What you’ll love about this banana bread:

Fluffy, moist, and never dense

Sweet banana flavor + nutty crunch

Easy, no-fail method, great for beginner bakers!

Works as muffins too!

Whether you’re looking for a cozy baking project or a quick banana bread recipe to use up ripe bananas, this one is a keeper. Serve warm with butter or enjoy as is, whichever way, it’s irresistible!

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Full Recipe
Banana Walnut Bread
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Butter (1 Stick) Softened
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Bean Paste ( or Extract)
3 Ripe Bananas
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Quick Oats
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 Teaspoons Salt
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts

Equipment
Stand Mixer (large bowl and whisk if you don’t have a stand mixer)
9 x 5 Loaf Pan

Instructions
1. Line your baking pan with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a stand mixer or large bowl beat the butter until smooth. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar and cream together ( beat it for about 2 minutes until it is fluffy), making sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
3. Add 2 large eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla bean past. Beat well until incorporated, again scraping the sides.
4. In a small bowl, use a fork mash the 3 ripe bananas. Add the mashed banana to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated.
5. Into a separate bowl sift 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. After those are sifted remove the sifter and add 1/2 cup of quick oats and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. Then add all dry ingredients to the mixer of wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Lastly fold in the 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top.
8. Bake at 350 for45-55 minutes. Every oven is different so you can start checking with a wooden skewer at 45 min to see if the center is cooked through. Add time if its not cooked through all the way until the skewer comes out clean from the center of the loaf.
9. Let the bread rest to cool at least for 20 minutes before slicing into it.
10. It can be stored covered on the counter for up to 2 days. After that store it in the fridge.

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