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Four thick slices of moist Banana Bread with Sour Cream, topped with walnuts, displayed on a white plate.

Banana Bread with Sour Cream

This recipe yields a moist banana bread using sour cream for texture. It makes two loaves.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Course: Baking
Cuisine: American
Calories: 292
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 large very ripe bananas mashed
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour or white whole wheat
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped, optional

Equipment

  • Two loaf pans (approximately 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches)
  • Large bowl

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and generously grease two loaf pans that are approximately 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches in size.
  2. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and mix well. Add sour cream, mashed bananas, vanilla and stir to combine.
  3. Add the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using.
  4. Divide the batter evenly between prepared loaf pans.
  5. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 284mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 259IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg

Notes

If using smaller bananas, 5 are recommended. The more ripe your bananas are, the better the bread will be!

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