Name: Nanny’s BEST Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Cups Sugar; 2 Cups Flour; 1 tsp . Baking Soda; 1/2 tsp . Salt; 3-4 mashed Bananas; 1 Cup Vegetable oil; 3 Eggs, lightly beaten; 1 Cup chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional, or a must for Papa); 1/2 cup stick or 1/4 of UNsalted butter, melted; 1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar; 1 tsp . Vanilla; 2 Tablespoons Milk; 1/2 tsp . salt

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Nanny's BEST Banana Bread is a lovely soft, moist cake and absolutely delicious with the glaze poured over! A nice, easy recipe and freezer friendly too!

Nanny loves to bake, and here, Nanny has kindly shared her super easy peasy Banana Bread recipe along with one of her favourite glazes.

Nanny hopes everyone will enjoy it as much as she does and will go on to make this recipe a 'keeper'. It's so popular with Nanny's grandkids, often requested, so please enjoy everyone! So let's see how to make Nanny's BEST Banana Bread

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Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 - 45 minutes

Serves

2 loaf pans or 1 regular bundt pan

Ingredients

2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. Salt
3-4 mashed Bananas
1 Cup Vegetable oil
3 Eggs (lightly beaten)
1 Cup chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional, or a must for Papa)

The Glaze

½ stick or ¼ cup of UNsalted butter, melted
½ Cup of Powdered Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Milk
½ tsp. salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a bundt pan.

2. In a separate bowl, sieve the flour together with the salt and baking soda. Set aside.

3. Mash bananas in a mixing bowl then add oil, then Eggs, then Sugar, and mix well, and then add a little at a time, the flour mixture, stirring so it is combined well.

Nanny's BEST Banana Bread, bananas peeled

This photo below shows the addition of macadamia nuts. You choose whichever nuts you prefer, or leave them out completely. Whichever suits you!

Nanny's BEST Banana Bread, with macadamia nuts

4. Transfer the batter to your baking pan (if using a loaf pan, don't forget this makes 2) and cook for 40 - 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

5. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes then turn out on cooling racks and let cool completely before you add the glaze.

6. To make the glaze, melt the butter then add the remaining glaze ingredients to the bowl and stir until all combined. Place some parchment or a plate under the bread to catch the drips, then drizzle the glaze all over the cooled bread.

Nanny's Notes:

This bread freezes very well so you could cut into slices and freeze or make up a batch and freeze whole.
Papa enjoys this bread when it is still warm, either cold or warm is nice but don't forget, the glaze should be added once the bread has completely cooled.

If you happen to have a few slices of Nanny's best banana bread left over, make our delicious Banana Cream Cake Trifle. It's quick, easy and soooo good!

Easy Banana Cream Cake Trifle is amazing! Delicious layers of creamy custard, bananas and homemade banana bread, topped off with freshly whipped cream and a sprinkling of white chocolate. Simply delicious!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of Nanny's Best Banana Bread recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

Here are some more of Nanny's very popular recipes:

Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake

Nanny's Best Chocolate Brownie Muffins

Nanny's Special Apple Pie

Nanny Pat's Special Apple Pie - This apple pie is an old family recipe and always very popular, especially for those who prefer a crustless pie!

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Nanny’s BEST Banana Bread

Yield: 2 loaves or 1 bundt pan

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Nanny's BEST Banana Bread is a lovely soft, moist cake and absolutely delicious with the glaze poured over! A nice, easy recipe and freezer friendly too!

Ingredients

2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Flour
1 tsp . Baking Soda
½ tsp . Salt
3-4 mashed Bananas
1 Cup Vegetable oil
3 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 Cup chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional, or a must for Papa)

The Glaze:

½ cup stick or ¼ of UNsalted butter, melted
½ Cup of Powdered Sugar
1 tsp . Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Milk
½ tsp . salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a bundt pan.
In a separate bowl, seive the flour together with the salt and baking soda. Set aside.
Mash bananas in a mixing bowl then add oil, then Eggs, then Sugar, and mix well, and then add a little at a time, the flour mixture, stirring so it is combined well.
Transfer the batter to your baking pan (if using loaf pan, don't forget this makes 2) and cook for 40 - 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes then turn out on cooling racks and let cool completely before you add the glaze.
To make the glaze, melt the butter then add the remaining glaze ingredients to the bowl and stir until all combined. Place some parchment or a plate under the bread to catch the drips, then drizzle the glaze all over the cooled bread.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 646Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 383mgCarbohydrates: 87gFiber: 4gSugar: 57gProtein: 7g

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88 thoughts shared

Vicky Todd
says:
July 16th, 2023 at 5:57 pm

My daughter and I make this with half brown sugar, and extra banana (or 2) and melted butter. It’s so so good. No glaze needed.

Kristina
says:
January 8th, 2023 at 4:53 pm

I made this at the same time as I made my favorite go-to Betty Crocket banana bread recipe today. First off, I did notice a consistency difference with the batter. This recipe was not as thick as the other so I was worried. I used olive oil in this recipe since I don’t purchase vegetable oil. I also added a teaspoon of vanilla and used self rising flour instead of all purpose (omitting the baking soda and salt). I did not make the glaze. I have to say, the texture and flavor of this bread is better than my trusty Betty Crocker recipe! It is moist and so delicious. It is more of a cake consistency whereas the other was more bread like. I did end up having to bake it for about 10 minutes longer than the recipe stated, but it ended up with a delicious crunchy crust that is absolutely delightful. Move over Betty Crocker, this is my new favorite banana bread!

1. Lovefoodies
  says:
  January 8th, 2023 at 5:00 pm
  
  Hi Kristina!
  Yayyyy! So glad you loved the recipe. It’s certainly popular so make sure you bookmark this for making over and over again!
  
Lizzy
says:
July 26th, 2022 at 4:41 am

I absolutely love this recipe have been using it for about a year. My question is can I add chocolate chips instead of nuts?

1. Lovefoodies
  says:
  July 26th, 2022 at 7:22 am
  
  Hi Lizzy, yes yes yes! Chocolate chips will work and it will taste amazing!
  So glad you’re enjoying the recipe!
  Mary
  
Debbie
says:
June 9th, 2022 at 2:23 am

Made the banana bread several times always with great success. My family loves it.

Rochelle
says:
April 8th, 2022 at 1:04 am

How long to bake if i want to make muffins with this recipe?

Rose
says:
November 9th, 2020 at 2:04 am

I ❤️❤️ this recipe . So good I’ve made it twice so far and will be keeping this recipe . It’s amazing .❤️

Sara
says:
July 17th, 2020 at 12:08 am

This is the only recipe I use now! My 9 year old had it memorized and can bust out banana bread whenever she wants! We omit nuts and always use 4 bananas.

1. Linda
  says:
  August 3rd, 2020 at 11:58 pm
  
  Finally!!! A banana cake with simple ingredients and not fussy. I’ve tried many recipes, some good, some bad. Nanny, thank you so much for this wonderful cake recipe…will now be our favorite! Super moist and fluffy, my husband likes it without any glaze or frosting. Only changes i made were adding a tsp of vanilla extract and lessen the sugar by 1/2 cup. I also shifted the sugar with the other dry ingredients.
  Going to try out your other recipes next.
  
2. Krieger
  says:
  February 14th, 2021 at 7:13 pm
  
  Hi does anyone know what oil I could use instead as I’m out of the vegetable oil for any other oil oils as I’m in the process of making this please text me ASAP you have time would love to finish making this
  Thank you
  Sincerely
  Doreen
  Krieger
  
  1. Lovefoodies
    says:
    February 14th, 2021 at 7:22 pm
    
    Hi Doreen,
    Any oil or melted butter will be absolutely fine!
Jan
says:
April 21st, 2020 at 6:59 pm

My teenage daughter and I have been baking a lot together lately and we had a lot of ripe bananas that needed a new home so we made your DELICIOUS banana bread! We did not even make the glaze and it was absolutely delicious and so easy to make! What we loved the most about the banana bread is that it was kind of crispy/gooey on the outside and so moist on the inside. We ate it warm and couldn’t stop having just one more piece! Thanks for an amazing and super easy recipe! It’s going into my recipe box!

1. Lovefoodies
  says:
  April 21st, 2020 at 7:06 pm
  
  Hi Jan, sounds like you’ll need to make 2 next time!!
  Glad you enjoyed the recipe and it’s nice to hear the young ones are baking too!
  Keep safe and well

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