Banana Walnut Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist banana bread with toasted walnuts, topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup walnuts chopped, toasted if desired
- 4 oz cream cheese softened, for the frosting
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened, for the frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar for the frosting
- 1 tsp vanilla extract for the frosting
Instructions
Cooking
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas and stir in the melted butter. Mix in the baking soda, salt, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Fold in the flour until just combined, then the walnuts.
- Pour into the pan and bake 55 to 60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth, then beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until creamy.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled loaf and sprinkle with extra walnuts.
Notes
Nutrition values are an estimate per slice with frosting, based on 10 slices. Refrigerate the frosted loaf up to 4 days. Freeze the unfrosted loaf up to 3 months.