Description
Banana bread from Hawaii brings tropical comfort right to your kitchen table. Warm, sweet slices pair perfectly with morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup melted butter
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup crushed pineapple
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or macadamia nuts
Seasonings and Leavening:
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Warm your oven to exactly 350F and grab a standard 9×5-inch loaf pan to prepare for baking.
- Mash those ripe bananas completely smooth in a spacious mixing bowl using a fork or potato masher.
- Pour ½ cup melted butter over the bananas and blend thoroughly until the mixture looks uniform.
- Add 1 cup sugar, 1 beaten egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the banana mixture. Stir until everything looks well combined.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt across the surface and mix gently.
- Sift 1 ½ cups flour into the bowl, stirring carefully to create a smooth batter without overmixing.
- Gently fold ½ cup drained pineapple chunks and ½ cup chopped nuts into the batter, distributing them evenly.
- Transfer the entire batter into your greased loaf pan, smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake exactly 60-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Allow bread to cool completely for at least 1 hour before slicing to ensure perfect texture.
Notes
- Drain pineapple thoroughly to prevent excess moisture from making the bread soggy.
- Chopped macadamia nuts add authentic Hawaiian flavor and delightful crunch to the bread.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend.
- Ripe, almost overripe bananas create the most intense sweet flavor and soft texture in the bread.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 229 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 166 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg