Best Banana Bread Recipe with Streusel Topping

This is the best banana bread recipe around. Moist and delicious every time! And it's infused with just the right amount of banana flavor. Homemade banana bread really is the best!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 417kcal

Equipment

loaf pan
mixing bowls
Spatula
Measuring cups

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup sugar
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup toasted walnuts chopped coarsely {optional}
4 very ripe soft darkly speckled large bananas mashed well
2 eggs beaten lightly
6 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted, cooled and melted
¼ cup plain yogurt you can substitute Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Streusel Topping

3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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Instructions

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour the bottom only of a regular loaf pan, or grease and flour the bottom and sides of a nonstick loaf pan.
Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and walnuts (if using) together in a large bowl and set aside.
Mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla with a wooden spoon in a medium bowl. Gently fold the banana mixture into dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined. Don't over-mix.
Place batter into prepared loaf pan, add streusel layer evenly over the top with a spoon, and bake until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean - about 50-55 minutes.

Steusel Topping

Mix the sugars, flour, and melted butter in a small bowl to prepare the topping. It should resemble course sand.
Cool in pan for 5 - 10 minutes, then transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool the rest of the way.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Notes

FREEZING: Let it cool completely and wrap the loaf well with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place it in an airtight freezer-friendly container or plastic bag.

FROZEN BANANAS: You can use frozen bananas here. Thaw the frozen bananas. Drain off any excess liquid, mash, then use as instructed in the recipe.

CHOCOLATE: If you're feeling chocolatey, cut back on the sugar and add ¾ cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.

This bread is also good if you make it into an orange spice loaf - follow the recipe, but add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and 2 tablespoon grated orange zest to dry ingredients. Mmmm, delicious!

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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