The Tastiest Banana Pecan Bread

This Banana Pecan Bread is the perfect combination of sweet, nutty, and moist all in one! It's beginner-friendly and an ideal way to use up overripe bananas!

Ingredients

– 2 cups – all-purpose flour – ▢1 tsp. – baking powder – ▢1 tsp. – baking soda – ▢½ tsp. sea salt – ▢1 tsp. – ground cinnamon – ▢½ cup – organic sugar – ▢½ cup – organic brown sugar – ▢2 – large eggs – ▢1 tsp. – pure vanilla extract – ▢½ cup – melted unsalted butter – ▢½ cup – organic unsweetened apple sauce – ▢1 cup – overripe mashed bananas – ▢1 cup – toasted chopped pecans

yield

time

8 servings

1 hr 10 mins

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). In a bowl, mash ripe bananas with a fork. Add sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas and mix well.

Step 2

Add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the mixture and stir until combined. Fold in chopped pecans.

Step 3

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 5

Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.