Enjoy this simple banana pecan bread recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas. This easy maple pecan banana bread with brown sugar is baked in a loaf pan. You could make this banana nut bread with pecans or walnuts.
Does this maple pecan banana bread have your mouth watering? Yeppers, mine too! Always around this time of the year, I start craving it. But I really don’t limit myself to a seasonal craving, I make this bread all year long. Anytime I allow my bananas to get a little overly ripe.
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This slice of banana bread that is sure to be a big hit at your house. Don’t throw out those overripe bananas, they are total gold using this recipe.
How to make maple pecan banana bread:
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Ingredients Needed:
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 medium bananas
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray your 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In another large bowl, mash bananas with a potato masher. Then add brown sugar and combine well.
Add in eggs, mix again until just incorporated. Add vanilla, maple syrup, and melted butter, mix again.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing as you add. Mix until just incorporated, careful not to over-mix. Gently stir in chopped pecans.
Pour the batter into your loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes. Tent the pan with foil for the last 20 minutes or so, to avoid too much browning on top.
Let this banana nut bread with pecans cool before slicing and then serve with your morning coffee or a cold glass of milk.
Other Fall Recipes:
- Boozy Banana Bread with Rum
- Maple Walnut Blondies with White Chocolate Chips
- Butter Pecan Bundt Cake
- Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 medium bananas
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray your 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, mash bananas, then add brown sugar and mix. Add in eggs, mix again until just incorporated.
- Add vanilla, maple syrup, and melted butter, mix again.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing as you add. Mix until just incorporated, careful not to over-mix. Gently stir in chopped pecans.
- Pour the batter into your loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes. Tent the pan with foil for the last 20 minutes or so, to avoid too much browning on top.
- Let the bread cool, and then serve.
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