Banana Walnut Bread
This is our go-to recipe for moist, nutty banana bread. This is great sliced and spread with strawberry cream cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 medium bananas, mashed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- Combine softened cream cheese, sugar and butter, blending well.
- Blend in bananas, vanilla extract and eggs.
- Combine dry and add to banana mixture, mixing just until moistened.
- Fold in nuts.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Notes
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Find it online: https://simplygreatrecipes.com/banana-walnut-bread/