Family Banana Nut Bread Recipe

This family banana nut bread recipe is a moist and flavorful classic, with just the right balance of sweetness from bananas and crunch from walnuts.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 450 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs, well-beaten
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Beat bananas, cream cheese, sugar, butter, and eggs together in a large bowl until very smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, and baking soda until just combined; fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cool completely on a wire rack, about 50 minutes.