Best Banana Spice Bread Recipes

PUMPKIN BANANA ZUCCHINI SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Don't be afraid to leave the mixer in the cupboard! I always stir this up by hand w/ no trouble & I have rheumatoid arthritis.
• In large mixing bowl combine: eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, butter, sugars, pumpkin etc., vanilla. I usually give each ingredient a good stirring before adding the next one. Mix well.
• In separate bowl combine & mix dry ingredients. If you don't have a flour sifter, hold a whisk over measuring cup & sprinkle flour above it. It makes SO much difference to sift your flour. If you simply cannot do it, then cut flour back about 1/4 cup. Gradually add flour mix to first mixing bowl & beat together until smooth.
• Grease & flour 2 loaf pans & evenly divide batter among them. Bake for 50-60 minutes until toothpick test comes out clean. Allow to cool 15-20 minutes (If you can wait that long!) and invert pans to rack to complete cooling. You'll likely need to run knife around edges & tap or even bang on the bottom a bit to remove.
• Slice & Serve. Because it is such a moist bread, I always bag the 2nd loaf & hold it in the fridge until we finish the 1st loaf, just to guard against spoilage. I've heard it freezes lovely as well, but I've never made enough that it lasted long enough for me to try.
• Note: This will be my first try at posting a recipe, though I've been lurking & gleaning marvelous ones for ages on here. I'm from that sect of guard your recipes or don't give exact instructions, lol -- however, it occurred to me it was time to share back -- hope you all enjoy! -Oz.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE PUMPKIN-SPICE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with additional I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread; set aside.
• Combine mashed banana, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except Glaze until blended. Spoon into prepared pan.
• Bake 60-70 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely.
• To make Glaze, combine confectioners sugar, melted Spread, vanilla, orange peel and 3 to 4 teaspoons warm water in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled banana bread.

HONEY-SPICE WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Toast in preheated oven until nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Coarsely chop walnuts.
• Place walnuts in a large bowl. Add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg; mix until combined.
• Mix mashed bananas, honey, eggs, yogurt, coconut oil, butter, and vanilla extract together in another large bowl. Add banana mixture to flour mixture, mixing with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until batter is just blended.
• Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges and top are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE PUMPKIN-SPICE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• For the banana bread
• Preheat oven to 350°. Brush 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with additional I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread; set aside.
• Combine mashed banana, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except Glaze until blended. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely.
• **Pumpkin pie spice is sold in jars in the supermarket. You can create your own by combining 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground ginger, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg or allspice and 1/4 tsp. ground cloves.
• For the orange glaze
• To make Glaze, combine confectioners sugar, melted Spread, vanilla, orange peel and 3 to 4 teaspoons warm water in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled banana bread.

CHAI-SPICE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. In a large mixing bowl, mix butter into mashed bananas. Add sugar, egg and almond extract. Sprinkle baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt over entire mixture and mix well. Add flour and nuts last and mix well. Pour batter into buttered loaf pan. Bake 60-75 minutes. Cool on a rack before removing from pan.

CINNAMON-SPICE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly coat the bottom and about 1/2 inch up the sides of an 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine mashed bananas, brown sugar, milk, egg whites, and oil. Add banana mixture all at once to flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). If desired, fold in 2 tablespoons of the walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan. Cool on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

HEATHIER BANANA PUMPKIN SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease a large loaf pan (approx. 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2.
• In a large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, pumpkin puree, oil, eggs and vanilla until combined well.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, erythritol (or sugar), baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients in large bowl and stir until just combined.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake until top is deeply browned and springs back when touched gently, about 70 to 85 minutes.

BANANA SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. pre-heat oven to 325deg. soften butter in large bowl (can be a little runny) cream it well together with both sugars, eggs, and vanilla. using a potato masher, blend in the bananas and mix it all together. (batter should be pretty runny)
• 2. add 1 cup of flour and mix, add 2nd cup and sprinkle the baking soda and cinnamon or pumpkin spice over the flour. mix well while adding the last bit of flour. Use a well greased bread pan and pour in the mixture. Do not smooth out the top with anything. (this can make the bread stick) Just let it settle on its own. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Test with toothpick. When done let bread settle for about 10 min then plop it out and let it cool on a wire rack. serve alone or with honey butter

TROPICAL SWIRLIN' SPICE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Place dough ingredients in the bread pan in the order suggested by bread machine instructions.
• Set for white bread, dough stage.
• Press start.
• When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a lightly floured board and punch down.
• Let rest a few minutes.
• Roll the dough into a rectangle 9 inches wide.
• Spread the softened butter over the dough.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, nuts,and coconut.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over dough.
• Roll up the dough, jellyroll fashion, starting with a short (9-inch) side, forming a loaf; pinch the edge to seal.
• Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray.
• Place the shaped loaf in the pan, seam side down.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until done.
• Remove bread from pan and cool on cake rack for 1 hour before slicing.