Yesss, Maple Walnut Banana Bread 🍌🍁 is like wrapping your hands around a warm mug on a rainy morning — soft, nutty, and perfectly sweet with a cozy depth from that maple twist. It’s the banana bread you bring to brunch and sneak a slice of at midnight. A golden loaf of pure love. 💛
🍌 Maple Walnut Banana Bread
Ingredients:
- 3 ripe bananas (the spottier, the better)
- ⅓ cup melted butter or coconut oil
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup 🍁
- ¼ cup brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (or a 50/50 blend with whole wheat)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (plus extra for topping) 🌰
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a loaf pan.
- Mash those bananas in a large bowl. Whisk in melted butter, maple syrup, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients:
Stir in baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Fold in chopped walnuts gently. - Pour into pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle extra walnuts for ✨aesthetic crunch✨.
- Bake 50–60 mins until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool (if you can wait) before slicing.
Serving Vibe:
Best enjoyed with a cup of chai, soft background music, and maybe a sweater that’s way too big. Bonus points if the kitchen smells like vanilla and you do a little happy dance when it comes out of the oven 💃🍞
Want a reel plan (mash-pour-bake-slice) or a dreamy caption to go with that golden loaf moment? I got you 🫶🍂
