Banana Nut Bread with Pecans
Banana nut bread with orange glaze is a classic banana bread recipe. It's easy to make and will become a family favorite.
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 415kcal
Ingredients
Banana Bread
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 large ripe bananas mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans reserve half for sprinkling over the top
Orange glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest grated
- 3 Tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees and grease two 5" x 9" loaf pans. (If your pans are a little bit different in size, that is ok).
Banana Bread
- In a medium-sized bowl add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix together and set aside.
- Grab another large bowl and add the softened butter and cream cheese.
- Next, add the sugar. Cream the ingredients together.
- Add the eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract and mix together well.
- Now, add a little bit of the flour to the banana mixture and mix. Keep adding a little at a time until all of flour is mixed in.
- Sprinkle half of the pecans into the mixture and fold in.
- Pour into two 5" x 9" prepared loaf pans and sprinkle the rest of the pecans on top.
- Bake for 75-minutes (cover with tinfoil if the top begins to get too brown toward the end of the baking process).
- Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before removing bread from bread pans. Once cooled, the bread should slide out easily.
Orange Glaze
- Add the powdered sugar, orange juice, and orange zest to a small bowl.
- Mix together and pour over the warm banana bread.
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Notes
If the top seems to be browning too fast while baking, lay a piece of aluminum foil on top of the bread pan until done baking.
This freezes well. Make sure you store in an airtight container or freezer bag. When you're ready to eat it, take it out of the freezer and let it thaw to room temperature.
You can also slice the bread into individual slices and wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. Simply take out of the freezer and allow it to thaw and toast.
You can give the easy banana nut bread recipe away as gifts. After the bread cools and the glaze hardens, wrap the bread in plastic bags and seal with a twist tie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 415kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 274mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g