How to Make Spiced Maple Banana Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something so comforting about the warm and inviting aroma of freshly baked banana bread. And when you add a touch of spiced maple flavor, it takes this classic treat to a whole new level of deliciousness. This spiced maple banana bread recipe is the perfect way to use up those overripe bananas sitting on your kitchen counter. The combination of sweet bananas, warm spices, and rich maple syrup creates a loaf that is moist, tender, and bursting with flavor.

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Ingredients

  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
  • Servings: 10
  • Yield: 1 loaf

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. Set aside.
  • Mash bananas until mostly smooth but some chunks remain. Add eggs, oil, maple syrup, sugar, and vanilla extract; mix with a wooden spoon. Add flour mixture and walnuts. Mix just until flour is moistened. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert bread onto the wire rack to cool completely.
  • Nutrition

    346 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 37mg
    • Sodium: 263mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 42g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 18g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 3mg
    • Calcium: 29mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 229mg