Banana Walnut Bread

Easy Banana Walnut Bread made with greek yogurt and very simple ingredients. This banana bread is super moist, soft and fluffy with a lovely crispy exterior.

Lately, I’ve been obsessing over banana bread. It is just one of these things that I love having for breakfast and as a dessert. It also makes a perfect snack.

And when I say obsessing, I mean that I’ve been doubling the quantity and baking 2 loaves at once every single weekend for the past month!

My partner loves banana bread as much as I do, so it made it to all the lunch boxes that we’ve been taking to work with us. We also love this amazing Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread and these mouthwatering Apple Cinnamon Muffins.

I spend one or two days a week cooking (for the blog and for my family). And I do everything else during the 3 or 4 days that are left. So imagine all the meal prep that I have to do to make sure that I don’t spend much time in the kitchen when I should be working in the office. And this banana walnut bread is a real lifesaver! It is the moistest banana bread that I’ve ever had and made, and it’s just perfect for lunch boxes!

Why This Recipe Works

• Easy – This banana nut bread is so easy to make, that you don’t even need a mixer – just mix everything with a spatula or a wooden spoon. This makes it a great activity to do together with your children if they like to cook.
• Simple – It requires simple ingredients that you can find in your pantry.
• Perfectly sweetened – It’s perfectly sweetened using ripe bananas, Sweeten the banana bread with agave syrup and brown sugar. I used brown sugar to give this banana bread the lovely crunchy exterior..

Ingredients

The ingredients in this recipe are quite simple. Basically, things that you normally find in your pantry.

To make this banana nut bread you need:

• Bananas – use ripe bananas, but if you have overripe bananas, feel free to use them as well, as that would result in a dense but moist caramel like banana bread that you will love.
• Greek yogurt.
• Eggs – use eggs that are at room temperature.
• All-purpose flour and a pinch of salt.
• Baking soda and lemon juice to activate it.
• Sweetener – Sweeten the banana bread with agave syrup and brown sugar. I used brown sugar to give this banana bread the lovely crunchy exterior.
• Nuts – A handful of crushed walnuts or any other nut that you would like to use. Almonds work very well in this recipe too.

Complete list of ingredients with amounts and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make The Best Walnut Banana Bread

You could use a cake pan for this recipe, and make a round banana walnut cake. However, my favourite way to bake this banana bread is in the classic loaf pan. I also love the fact that loaf slices fit perfectly in lunch boxes.

1. Preheat and grease. Preheat your oven to 355°F/180°C. Grease the loaf pan with nonstick spray.
2. Mix the dry. In a bowl, combine the flour with the salt and set aside.
3. Mix the wet. Take another bowl, mash the bananas with a fork, then add the eggs along with the yogurt, agave syrup, brown sugar, lemon juice and mix well until combined.
4. Add baking soda. Add the baking soda to the mixture, and it will be activated by the lemon juice. This will ensure that your banana bread is moist and fluffy.
5. Make the dough. Combine the dry and the wet ingredients, and mix lightly with a spatula. Be careful not to overmix your batter. As that can result in a tough and super dense bread.
6. Fold in the nuts. Fold in the crushed walnuts, and pour the batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with more walnuts on top of the batter.
7. Bake. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the centre of the bread.
8. Serve. Wait for the loaf to be completely chilled before you start slicing and serving it.

Tips For Making Walnut Banana Bread

• Use eggs at room temperature to help them combine with the rest of the ingredients.
• Use ripe bananas to get naturally sweetened and moist bread.
• Be careful not to overmix your batter. As that can result in a tough and super dense or gummy bread.
• Baking soda requires an acid to be activated. In this recipe I’ve used both yogurt and lemon juice that will activate the baking soda. That will result in a super moist, soft and fluffy banana bread.
• You can use any nuts in this recipe. Walnuts as well as almonds work really well. You can also use pecans or hazelnuts.

Frequently Asked Questions

This best banana bread recipe can be ready in less than an hour. So make sure to try this recipe and let me know what you think!

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Banana Walnut Bread

Easy banana walnut bread made with yogurt and very simple ingredients. It is super moist, soft and fluffy with a lovely crispy exterior.

5 from 8 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana and Walnut Cake, banana bread with walnuts, banana walnut bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 305kcal

Equipment

• spatula
• loaf baking pan

Ingredients

• ▢ 1½ cups (190 grams) all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 bananas ripe, mashed
• ▢ ½ cup (120 grams) yogurt
• ▢ ¼ cup (50 ml) agave syrup
• ▢ ¼ cup (50 grams) light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ▢ 1 cup (125 grams) walnuts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C) and grease a loaf pan.
• In a bowl, combine flour with salt and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs then add mashed bananas, yogurt, agave syrup, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Mix well until combined.
• Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and mix lightly with a spatula. Make sure not to over mix the batter.
• Fold in crushed walnuts and pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Make sure that the loaf is completely chilled before removing from pan and slicing.

Notes

• Use eggs at room temperature to help them combine with the rest of the ingredients.
• Use ripe bananas to get naturally sweetened and moist bread.
• Be careful not to overmix your batter. As that can result in a tough and super dense or gummy bread.
• Baking soda requires an acid to be activated. In this recipe I’ve used both yogurt and lemon juice that will activate the baking soda. That will result in a super moist, soft and fluffy banana bread.
• You can use any nuts in this recipe. Walnuts as well as almonds work really well. You can also use pecans or hazelnuts.

Nutrition

Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg