Pumpkin Banana Bread

Pumpkin Banana Bread
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5 Reviews
Banana bread and pumpkin bread. This spicy, moist nut bread gives you both in one easy recipe.
15 min
Prep Time
2:10
Total Time
24 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups
sugar
3/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Margarine , softened
3
large Land O Lakes® Eggs
1 cup
mashed cooked pumpkin*
2 medium (1 cup)
ripe bananas, mashed
3 cups
all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
1 teaspoon
pumpkin pie spice**
1 cup
chopped walnuts or pecans
 
*Substitute 1 cup canned pumpkin.
**Substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and ground cloves.

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans; set aside.
  2. Combine sugar, margarine and eggs in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is creamy. Add pumpkin and bananas; continue beating until well mixed. (Mixture will have curdled appearance.) Add all remaining ingredients except nuts; beat at low speed just until moistened. Stir in nuts.
  3. Spread evenly into prepared pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.

Recipe Tips

If using two (9x5-inch) loaf pans, bake 40-50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories
210
Cholesterol
40mg
Carbohydrates
28g
Protein
3g
Fat
10g
Sodium
260mg
Dietary Fiber
1g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

Excellent and very easy. I added approx. 3/4 cup of sweetened dried cranberries (chopped).

Posted January 08, 2016 by Betty

Rating

My husband and I loved this recipe! I took the advice of others in their reviews and added extra cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon) and loved the result .... I also used the called-for 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. I may try adding extra spices next time to see if I like it with more flavor. I love that this makes two loaves ..... one to eat and one to share. In fact I'm taking one today to a friend who is in the hospital. It's a great recipe!

Posted April 18, 2013 by Victoria

Rating

Used frozen banannas, 1 full tsp of cinnamon, used almost 1/4 tsp of cloves, 1/2 tsp nutmetg, 1/8 ginger .. added an extra 1/2 cup of pumpkin .. used walnuts .. Yum!!

Posted November 12, 2011 by Janet W.

Rating

i added 3 sm banana's because i had less than a cup of pumpkin puree left over. it was libby's pumpkin pie mix so i only added 1/2 cup of sugar. The only spice i added was a couple shakes of cinnamon & the required salt. instead of nuts i added my left over milk chocolate chips. Everything else was the same. cooked VERY quickly but i was able to keep an eye on it & catch it in time. made a crusty moist not so sweet bread. i'm glad i added the chocolate chips to make a sweeter taste for my liking. i'll make this again!

Posted December 10, 2010 by Maggie

Rating

This was a good bread but it lacked pumpkin flavor. And I used fresh pumpkin spice. If you're looking for a mild tasting bread, then you will enjoy it. I personally was looking for a strong pumpkin flavor.

Posted February 09, 2010 by Dianna

Rating

MY HUSBAND WANT'S MORE. I USED THE MINI LOAF PAN'S AND GAVE OUT THREE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAPPENED TO BE HERE WHEN I WAS TAKING THEM OUT OF THE OVEN. WE TRIED IT TOGETHER. SHE WANTED THE RECIPE ALONG WITH ANOTHER PIECE. I SENT HER HOME WITH TWO AND TWO FOR HER DAUGHTER.

Posted November 30, 2008 by Joanne

Rating

i added 1 tsp cinnamon and it is even more delicious than ever! highly recommended.

Posted November 17, 2008 by debra

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