Banana Bread
By Let's Cook It · December 23, 2025
Moist, warmly spiced banana bread that's perfect for using up ripe bananas. Not too sweet, with a tender crumb that's ideal with tea or coffee.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 15 min
- Serves
- 8
- #breakfast
- #baking
- #dessert
- #sweet
- #easy
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4-5 bananas)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup crushed walnuts
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- 2
Mix the wet ingredients (eggs, mashed bananas, butter, sugar) in a large bowl
- 3
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt
- 4
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until just combined
- 5
Fold in the crushed walnuts
- 6
Pour batter into a lightly buttered loaf pan
- 7
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
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- 8
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack
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