Everyone needs an ultimate Banana Bread Recipe in their repertoire! It’s the kind of treat that is so comforting and delicious it will always cure whatever ails you.
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This recipe is hands down my favorite because it’s moist and delicate and not too sweet. My favorite way to serve it is to slice it into large thick slabs and leave it on a cutting board allowing guests to serve themselves. It will disappear in minutes.
Speckled with walnuts and dark chocolate the texture and flavors are just divine! But the key to this bread is to use very ripe bananas, like the ones that look almost black! Because bananas that look like this have a lot more sugar in them, and will also give you a lot more flavor. Need to ripen up bananas in a hurry? Try these tricks!
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My Favorite Chocolate, this recipe really sings with a good quality bittersweet chocolate. This brand is my favorite and definitely worth the effort to chop it by hand as opposed to buying the chips. I find the flavor is better and it adds to the homey rustic look. 9 x 5 Loaf Pan, an essential pan in your baking arsenal and you’ll use it for so many other things. Walnut Boos Board I love this board because it’s a perfect size for quick chopping or for serving. I also use it as a platter to serve my homemade hummus and it just elevates the whole experience 🙂
PS: This also freezes beautifully, just slice in and put it in a ziplock bag. Then reheat the slices in the microwave for :30 and tastes like the day you made it!
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Ultimate Banana Bread Recipe
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Prep Time: 30 mins - Cook Time: 55 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 mins
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Yield: 1 loaf -
Category: Breakfast
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 4 overly ripe, mashed bananas
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) of canola oil
- ¼ cup (60 ml) of water
- ½ cup (100g) of sugar *I find this is enough sugar if adding the chocolate chips but if you have a sweet tooth I would increase it to 3/4 cup (150g)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla
- 2 ½ cups (300 g) of flour
- 1/2 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) baking soda
- ½ cup (75 g) of bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- ½ cup (75 g) of Pecans or Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (176C) degrees.
- Grease and flour a 9” x 5″ loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl mix dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix wet ingredients until combined. Combine the dry into the wet, 1/3 at a time, being careful not to over mix! (Or you will have tough bread!)
- Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with baking spray, or grease and flour.
- Bake for 55 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean. If bread starts to brown too much on the top, cover with foil and continue to bake until cooked through.
- Slice into thick slices and serve. Enjoy!
simply awesome recipe….I never get a moist cake…this recipe got me what it promised…ultimate banana bread…which is heavenly in taste and moissst!!…Thanx Beth!! 🙂
YAY! So glad it was a hit! 🙂
Hi Beth,
I’m dying to try out this fantastic looking bread but just a quick question. Can I substitute the plain flour for self-raising instead? If so, then I should probably omit the baking soda completely, no?
Many thanks in advance…
Oh sure you could do that. But check the label on the flour to see if salt has also been added, most self-rising flours also include salt, so you may want to omit the salt as well 🙂 Happy Baking!
Hi Beth,
Sorry I could not reply back earlier, but I made it and it came out just perfect! My first banana bread…
Thank you so much for this awesome recipe.
YAY! So glad it was a hit! 🙂
HI! Thank you for this awesome recipe, it was crazy delicious!The banana bread is quite unknown here in Finland so it was my first time to taste it. totally worth it to try! 🙂
YAY! So glad it was a hit 🙂 It really is such a yummy bread, and a very “American” treat I must say and such fun to know it has made its way to Finland!And that you enjoyed it 🙂 The distant cousin of banana bread is pumpkin bread, something we American’s really enjoy in the fall for Thanksgiving our national feast. If you can get canned pumpkin in Finland this one is great too! The flavors and spices could made it nice for the Holidays in Finland :)https://entertainingwithbeth.com/beths-extra-moist-pumpkin-bread-recipe/
Supperb banana cake, moist and sweetness just right ! Not too greasy , not crumbly. Friends and family absolutely love it! Thx for sharing this recipe ,Beth !
YAY! So glad it was a hit! 🙂
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I forgot to put water in, would that make a big difference?
hmmm, not sure it might just make it a bit denser and not as light. Bet me know how it turned out 🙂
Hi~ How many grams of butter to substitute the oil? Thanks!
Sure if swapping the oil for butter it should be 180g of butter melted to 180ml. Enjoy! 🙂
For those that are intolerant to wheat, I tried it with spelt flower, and it’s delicious!
Lovely recipe, it’s the 4th time im making it now, love it.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing! So glad the recipe has been a hit! 🙂
Hello! This seems like such a brilliant recipe and I’m so excited to try it. Before trying my hand at it, I just want to be sure about how much baking soda to add. You’ve mentioned 2tsp or 10ml of baking soda in the recipe. But the salt that has to be added in 5ml or 1/2 tsp. So shouldnt baking soda be 1tsp, since it’s exactly double the amount of salt. I don’t think there will be a difference in the volume that the quantities change so much, but I want to be doubly sure about it.
Thank you!
I’ve never considered the salt in my recipes in relation to leavening. The salt is really just for the flavor. 14 grams of baking soda will do the trick. Hope you enjoy!
Hello! This seems lovely but I just wanted to be sure about the quantity of baking soda to be added. Would 10 grams be 2 teaspoons or 2.5?
sure 2 tsp would be 14 grams 🙂 (7 grams per tsp) hope that helps!
Can I use muffin tins for this one? If yes, what would be the baking time? Thank you..
Sure you could do that too. Just bake between 18-20 mins. Hope you enjoy!
Hello Beth,
I made your Banana Bread and I really loved it. That was an exceptionally nutty chocolaty Banana Bread!!Thanks So Much!
Just curious to know why do most Banana Bread recipes prefer Baking Soda to Baking Powder,though an acidic ingredient (like Buttermilk /Yoghurt) is not in recipe.
Great question! Baking soda I find will get you a quicker rise than baking powder, hence the term “quick bread”. It’s funny because most people say you only use the soda when there is an acidic ingredient, but I find I use it any time I want a quick rise or chewier texture like with cookies. Hope that helps!
Hello Beth,
This recipe is the best banana recipe. I use it in the cupcake form, and guess what?? my family love it. Very moist cake recipe…
Thank you for this yummy recipe Beth, I adore you so much.
Mega
Yay! So glad it was a hit! This recipe is one of my favorites too 🙂
Hi, Can I substitute the water with milk? Thanks!
Sure you could do that, but it would make for a denser cake, not as light as if you used the water. Water, because there is not fat content to weigh it down, will give you a lighter texture. Hope that helps!
Just baked this today. It was enough to make two loafs and it was delicious! My dad isn’t a chocolate chip fan but he loved it! Thank you for sharing your recipes <3
YAY! So glad it was a hit! 🙂
Made this banana bread for my dad for Father’s Day and he loved it! Best banana bread recipe!!!
Love all your recipes Beth!!❤️🙂
YAY! So glad it was a hit!
Hi Beth, I would like to make the Banana Nut Bread, but would like to leave the chocolate bits out of the recipe. How much more sugar would I have to add to the recipe to make up the difference of sweetness that the chocolate added? I noted in the recipe that you had an adjustment if someone wanted more sweetness with the chocolate. Thank you for your reply.
Linda M
Great question! If omitting the chocolate chips I would do 1 cup of sugar. Hope you enjoy!
Hi Beth
I plan making this. But I have a smaller loafpan. If am halving the recipe, how do I halve the egg number? Or would it be wise to pour extra batter to prep cupcakes?
Thanks in advance.
I would keep the recipe as is and pour the extra into cupcakes 🙂 . Always can be tricky halving a recipe with an odd number of eggs 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
Do u think I could just skip the nuts?
Oh sure you could definitely leave them out. No prob! 🙂
What does the water do in the recipe? So far I have never seen any banana bread recipe that calls for water.
Oh it’s the best kept secret 🙂 I use water in a lot of my quick bread and muffin recipes, as it makes them really light and moist and won’t weigh them down like milk does 🙂 Try it and you’ll see!
i have tried your banana bread recipe, huge success.
YAY! So glad it was a hit! 🙂
Hi Beth,
The recipie is really good
The bread turned out to be really moist
However I had small doubt,in the video 1 and half
Teaspoon of salt is said to be used and in the recipe on the site it’s half teaspoon of salt .
I put 1 and half teaspoon of salt in the bread I made and it turned to be salty. Please suggest what is the actual amount of salt to be used.
So sorry! The video is wrong, go by the printed recipe, it should only be 1/2 tsp. My apologies!
Hey Beth!
I was wondering for how long does the bread last in the fridge?
and if frozen?
Oh sure at least a month 🙂 Hope you enjoy!
Hi Beth,
Love your channel.Fantastic recipes.Just a quick question,would it be okay to reduce the number of eggs.Can I use two instead of three?Thank you.
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Sure I think that would be OK. It may just be a bit denser 🙂 . But still taste good! So glad you enjoy the recipes! 🙂