Best Banana Loaf Recipes

BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.

BANANA COCONUT LOAF

Steps:

• Mix together flour, coconut, baking powder, baking soda, salt, chopped walnuts, and cherries.
• Break eggs in a mixing bowl, and beat until light and frothy. Add sugar and melted butter or margarine. Beat well. Stir in mashed banana and flavoring. Add flour mixture, and stir just to combine. Spoon into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes, and remove from pan. Cool.

BANANA-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch (2-quart) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions of banana; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, by hand.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANA & WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 2lb loaf tin with some butter and line the base with baking parchment, then grease this as well.
• In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and egg, then slowly mix in flour and baking powder. Peel, then mash the bananas. Now mix everything together, including the nuts.
• Pour your mixture into the tin and bake for 1 hr, or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack before removing from the loaf tin. The loaf can now be wrapped tightly in cling film and kept for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 1 month. Defrost and warm through before serving. Serve in thick slices topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with a little Easy chocolate sauce (see recipe, below).

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP SOUR CREAM LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan OR 3 mini loaf pans.
• In a bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar, until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs and the salt; beat until well mixed.
• In a small bowl, dissolve the baking powder and the baking soda in the sour cream, and add to the creamed mixture; mix well until blended.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in the banana pulp.
• Gradually, add in the flour mixture, vanilla; mix well with a wooden spoon, until well combined.
• Add in the chocolate chips, and the chopped nuts (if using).
• Transfer the batter into a prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 1-1/2 hours (for 9x5" baking pan), or until cake test done.
• For the mini loaf pans, bake for 45-50 minutes, or until they test done.

BANANA, WALNUT & CHOCOLATE CHIP LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, mash together the bananas and the sugar with the back of a fork. Add the eggs and mix well with an electric hand whisk until fully incorporated, then add the butter and mix for a couple mins more to blend everything together. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold together with a spatula, then add the walnuts and chocolate chips. Give everything one final mix before tipping into the lined loaf tin.
• Bake for 1 hr 5 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then turn out and serve cut into thick slices, either warm or at room temperature. Any uneaten cake will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

BANANA PECAN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in pecans., Transfer batter to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and pineapple. Serve with bread.

BANANA & PECAN LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with a long strip of baking parchment. To make the loaf cake batter, beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Add the bananas in a few chunks and beat in with the eggs, flour, almonds, baking powder and milk until smooth - the whisk will mash the bananas. Stir in the pecans, then scrape into the tin. Bake for 45-50 mins until golden, risen and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then lift out.
• Beat the butter, icing sugar and vanilla. Spread on top of the cooled cake and scatter with more chopped pecans

BANANA CRANBERRY WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325°F.
• Grease 10x5 Loaf Pan. (smaller may cause spillage in oven by batter overflowing).
• Sift Flour Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt in Bowl (set aside).
• Mash Bananas, add sour cream then stir to blend (set aside).
• Cream butter with mixer (I use my Kitchenaid Mixer), add Sugar, then add eggs one at a time, beating well, stir in Vanilla Extract.
• Add Banana/sour cream mixture~ continue to beat 3 minutes.
• Add Flour Mixture into mixture, continue to beat 3 minutes, then stir in cranberries and walnuts.
• Pour mixture into Loaf Pan and Bake at 325 F (yes this low OT is correct) between 60-75 minutes ~ test with toothpick in center.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Slice ~ Serve ~ Enjoy! Can wrap tightly and store in refrigerator for immediate use or freeze.

VERY BEST BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Spray two 9 X 5 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• Using your food processor, puree the bananas, then remove the puree to another bowl and set aside.
• No need to clean the work bowl of your food processor, just add together and blend well the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
• Takes about 1 minute.
• Measure and mix together, in a separate bowl, all the dry ingredients except the nuts.
• Return banana puree to processor work bowl.
• Add dry ingredients and blend, pouring in the coca cola as mixture is blending together.
• Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Blend in nuts by hand.
• Divide mixture between the two loaf pans.
• Place loaf pans on a baking sheet in the oven.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes OR until loaves test done in the middle with a toothpick.
• Let cool about 10-15 minutes then turn loaves out of pans to finish cooling.
• These loaves keep well or can be frozen.

CRANBERRY BANANA TEA LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Set oven at 350 degrees. Combine the first 4 ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
• 2. Cream shortening and sugar in a bowl. Add the two eggs and mix well. Alternately, fold in the dry ingredients, banana, and cranberries, ending with cranberries. Last, fold in the nuts.
• 3. Bake in a prepared loaf pan for 1 hour. Don't overbake.
• 4. I can hardly wait to get it out of the pan before cutting into it and then slathering it with butter! It cuts cleaner and thinner if you can wait until it is completely cool.

BANANA PECAN LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in mashed bananas.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in pecans.
• Transfer batter to a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing loaf from pan to a wire rack.
• For an equally delicious spread: combine 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened, and 1 cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained. It's delicious as a spread for your banana bread.

BANANA SOUR CREAM-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and bananas.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternating with sour cream, stirring well after each addition.
• Fold in walnuts.
• Pour into greased and floured 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours or until loaf tests done.
• Cool in pan for 20 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator.

BLUEBERRY BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a bowl combine the flour with the next 4 dry ingredients.
• In a bowl, cream the butter with sugar and vanilla until fluffy (about 4-5 minutes until no sugar granules remain, this is important!).
• Add in eggs, and beat well (about 2-3 minutes).
• Mix in the mashed banana until combined, then using a wooden spoon mix in the flour mixture just until combined.
• Fold in the blueberries.
• Transfer to prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

HEALTHY & DELICIOUS BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Mash bananas with a potato masher (if you have a fancier or better tool, go for it).
• Mix with wet ingredients. (not raisins).
• Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
• Fold in raisins. Try not to mix too much.
• Pour into a 8x5 or 8x4 or 8x3 pan. Whatever you have on hand.
• Cook about 45 minutes. I think it's closer to 1 hour, but my oven is really old and doesn't cook normally.
• *Once the top is set, I usually mix about 1 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp brown sugar and cinnamon and glaze the top. You can sprinkle some oats on there too!
• Hope it turns out good for you!

BANANA COCONUT LOAF

Steps:

• Break eggs in mixing bowl.
• Beat until light and frothy.
• Add sugar and melted butter.
• Beat well.
• Stir in mashed banana and flavouring.
• In another bowl, measure in remaining ingredients.
• Stir until well mixed.
• Pour over batter.
• Stir just to combine.
• Spoon into greased loaf pan 9 by 5 by 3 inch.
• Bake for 1 hour in 350 degree oven until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Cool.
• Wrap.

BANANA LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175C fan forced (for conventional I would recommend about 185C).
• Grease and line (with baking paper) a standard loaf tin.
• Sift flour, bi-carbonate and baking powder together.
• Cream butter and sugar with a stand mixer or hand held mixer until well mixed.
• Add the egg and mashed banana and mix well together.
• Add the sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated and mix well and then add the 2 tablespoons milk and mix through.
• Add sifted flour and baking powder till incorporated.
• Pour mix into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, test with skewer for doneness (should come out clean).
• Would recommend to leave in pan for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out.

ABC-1 2 3 (APPLE, BANANA, CARROT) LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8 mini-loaf pans (3-1/2 x 6) or muffin tins (may use paper liners).
• Peel and core apple and put through food processor, or grate by hand. Put carrots through processor, then bananas. Set aside.
• Combine dry ingredients in large bowl and whisk together to combine.
• In a small bowl, add sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
• Add wet ingredients to dry in large bowl. Mix with wooden spoon. Batter will be thick.
• Add fruit and nuts of your choice, and stir in.to distribute.
• Fill muffin cups or mini-loaf pans almost to the top (this batter does not rise a lot).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes (loaf pans) or 25 minutes (muffins). Depending on how many wet to dry ingredients, baking times may vary. Test with clean butter knife before removing from oven. Butter knife should come out clean when inserted into center.

CHOCOLATE BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl cream together melted chocolate chips, butter, brown sugar and banana until smooth.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, mix well.
• Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture, add milk.
• Stir in nuts if using.
• Spoon into greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 50 -60 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes turn out on wire rack to completely cool.