Banana Nut Bread With Cinnamon (Printable)

Moist banana bread with crunchy walnuts and sweet cinnamon swirl

# What You'll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
06 - 2 large eggs
07 - 3 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
08 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Add-Ins

09 - 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

→ Cinnamon Swirl

10 - 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
11 - 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, cream softened butter with granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
04 - Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in mashed bananas and vanilla extract until well combined.
05 - Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and gently mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Fold in chopped walnuts until evenly distributed.
07 - In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and ground cinnamon for the swirl.
08 - Pour half the batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle half cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over batter. Add remaining batter, then sprinkle remaining cinnamon-sugar. Gently swirl a knife through batter to create marbled effect.
09 - Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
10 - Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

# Cooking Tips:

01 -
  • The cinnamon swirl creates these gorgeous ribbons throughout the bread that look fancy but take zero extra skill
  • This recipe turns those sad overripe bananas on your counter into something magical instead of throwing them away
02 -
  • Overmixing the batter once the flour is added will make your bread tough instead of tender
  • The toothpick test is crucial because the center takes the longest to bake through
03 -
  • Freeze overripe bananas if you cannot bake right now because they thaw perfectly for mashing
  • Let the bread cool completely before wrapping or the steam will make the crust soggy

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