What’s your favorite way to eat naner bread? Fresh out of the oven, slathered in Nutella, or toasted with a little butter? On a road trip, or maybe with a quiet cup of tea on a lazy summer afternoon.
I like d) all of the above.
I always overestimate my banana hunger at the store. I buy a bunch of 5 mostly green/semi-yellow bananas and eat one a day. But then there’s always that one day that I forget to grab a banana on my way out the door and eventually it gets those nasty brown spots and it sits there until it’s mushy and gross. (I’ve even let it get so bad that fruit flies swarm it…yeeesh…)
I had an overabundance of overripe bananas – I like to keep them in the freezer – and decided it was time to do something with them. The shelf was running out of room. I remember when my mom would make banana bread as a kid and the smell that would fill the house. There is no Yankee candle that can compare to that wonderful smell of fresh baked banana bread. She’d always take it out of the oven just before it was done so the center would be a little goey from the banana. Some people think this is gross. I think it’s amazing.
{Yes, there’s egg in banana bread. And yet, after all those years, here I am.}
Here’s a better banana bread recipe that won’t leave you feeling the slightest bit guilty after slathering on the Nutella. It tastes as good as this one but you won’t find it on your hips later. 🙂
Better Banana Walnut Bread
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup all-natural applesauce
- 3/4 cup honey
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 medium over-ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts + 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C). Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup chopped walnuts on top.
Tamera says
Hmmmmm, I will have to try your recipe and see if it's better than mine! Although NOTHING is better than mine! ;^) I love banana walnut bread slathered in butter. I have yet to try it with Nutella. Something tells me that would be extremely dangerous. Like I'd eat all of the banana bread and all the Nutella in one sitting. Must… resist…