Moist Banana Nut Bread Recipe with Pecans (So Easy) - Restless Chipotle (2024)

Each bite of this easy quick bread is moist and full with flavor.

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Made this today - it's the best banana bread/muffins we've ever had! ~Robin

❤️ Why you'll love it

Do you need to use up some brown, over-ripe bananas that the family won't touch?

Well then, this is your new favorite recipe! It's super easy to make and it freezes well.

Brown sugar keeps it sweet, but not too sweet. It's bound to bring up some wonderful memories with each bite.

And if not? Well now is a great time to start making those memories for your family and friends. You'll get rave reviews! This moist banana bread recipe is just the best.

It's a bake sale favorite, too.

🧾 Ingredients

This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

📖Variations

There's nothing like a classic banana bread recipe but there's always room for a little variety.

• Oilis used along with butter - it keeps the bread moister longer. Use a light oil - I prefer peanut oil but walnut, light vegetable oil, or sunflower oil will work. You can use all butter or all oil if you want but your results will vary.
• Butteradds that flavor we all love. You can use all butter or all oil in this recipe but I think you get the best results with both.
• Buttermilkkeeps baked goods tender. It makes this a very moist banana bread! I use a full-fat buttermilk but you can use what you have. Here'show to make an infinite amount of buttermilkusing milk and a little starter
• Pecan banana bread is my favorite but walnuts are also good.
• Leave the chocolate chips out or use white chocolate chips. Yum!

🔪 Instructions

This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.

1. Mix the wet ingredients.
2. Blend in the dry ingredients.
3. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
4. Add to prepared pans.

🥫 How to store leftovers

You can store most quick breads, wrapped well or in an airtight container, on the counter for up to 2 days. After that you risk mold so freeze for longer storage.

It's even better the next day.

My favorite way to freeze banana bread is to let it cool completely, slice, and then freeze with parchment paper or wax paper between the slices.

That makes it so easy to grab just one or two pieces at a time without thawing the entire loaf.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: Don't over stir the batter. It will be thick and a little lumpy.

• Substitute walnuts, macadamias, or other favorite nuts for the pecans.
• Add ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips for chocolate chip banana bread.
• I love crunchy pecans. If you toast them for a few minutes in the oven they will maintain their crunch.Moist Banana Nut Bread Recipe with Pecans (So Easy)
• I like just a dusting of powdered sugar but you can also make a thin Confectioner's glaze to go over it by mixing confectioner's sugar with enough melted butter to give it the right consistency for a glaze.
• Omit the nuts if you want to!
• Don't over bake or it will be dry. Bake just until moist crumbs cling to a toothpick or cake tester.
• You can make banana muffins with this recipe. Fill prepared muffin pans ¾ of the way full and bake at 375F for about 15-20 minutes.
• Sweet bread makes welcome gifts! I like to bake the batter in mini loaf pans for about 25 - 30 minutes.
• Bananasshould be as ripe as possible. I will wait until mine are almost liquidy. I used large bananas in this recipe.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

Quick bread recipes have always been a part of my life.

My mom used to make the most luscious peanut butter banana bread. She called it Savannah bread - I have no idea where she got the recipe but it's delish!

Here are more recipes that help you use up bananas!

🍽️ Serve with...

Buttermilk banana bread is delicious warmed up with a little butter or cream cheese. I love this easy mock Devonshire cream on it, too.

📞 The last word

It's been my experience that when you add buttermilk (instead of whole milk) to a classic banana bread recipe it makes it even more moist and delicious!

Next time try this amazingsouthern peach bread!

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!

If you love this recipe please give it 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

First published August 6, 2021. Last updated June 24, 2023 for editorial improvements and clearer instructions.

✍🏻 A note from Marye...

I know y'all don't always like the stories bloggers tell so when I have one I try to put it at the very bottom so you can read or skip as you like.

I love finding great deals on bananas at the grocery store. Our store will have one of the big grocery bags of almost brown bananas marked $2.00 every couple of weeks and I snatch them up.

Of course, that means that within a couple of days I have gooey, overripe bananas, oozing banana gunk all over the counter. No one wants to eat them except the fruit flies that seem to appear out of nowhere.

Anyone else have that problem?

If there's a lot of them (bananas, not fruit flies) I'll blend them and freeze in 1 cup measurements to use later on.

Just add a little lemon juice so they don't get too dark.

My grandma's buttermilk banana bread is rich, moist, and buttery - almost like a pound cake. It tastes like my childhood!

Also, if you toast the pecans the flavor is so much better! Just put the chopped pecans on a cookie sheet and bake at 350F, stirring often until they become fragrant. So easy.

Quick breads are the perfect addition to brunch or a weekend breakfast. Of all of the varieties, banana bread recipes seem to be perennial favorites!

Try this recipe and be sure to let me know your thoughts.

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