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Chai Spiced Banana Nut Bread with Honey Butter

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Fusion
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 53 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 345kcal
Classic banana nut bread made even better with chai spices and homemade whipped honey butter
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Equipment

  • 2 mixing bowls
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 loaf pan
  • 1 hand mixer or stand mixer

Ingredients

For the Chai Spiced Banana Nut Bread

  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom
  • teaspoon ground clove
  • teaspoon allspice
  • teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 bananas (the riper the sweeter and easier to work with)
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • cup butter melted
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg

For the Whipped Honey Butter

  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon milk ice cold
  • 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

To Make the Chai Banana Nut Bread

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Add flour, walnuts, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, clove, allspice, and black pepper to a mixing bowl and stir until uniform, making sure to coat the walnuts in the dry mixture.
  • Peel two bananas and place into another mixing bowl. Mash bananas into a kind of puree or paste using a kitchen spoon or the back of a fork.
  • Add brown sugar, melted butter, milk, vanilla extract, and egg to mashed banana and mix until combined.
  • Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until just combined. Some bits of flour will remain around the walnuts and that's OK.
  • Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan. Peel remaining banana then cut it down the middle, lengthwise (as you would for a banana split). Lay the pieces, cut side up, on top of batter and gently press.
  • Place pan on center oven rack and bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for at least 15 minutes before removing loaf from pan.

To Make the Whipped Honey Butter

  • While banana bread cools, combine honey, butter, milk, and sea salt in a bowl and beat with hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth and uniform.

Notes

How to store it? Store banana bread in plastic wrap or wrapped in paper towel and sealed in an airtight container to keep it fresh and soft.
How long does homemade banana bread keep? Banana bread made at home keeps for up to five days at room temperature when stored properly. To keep it longer, I recommend freezing.

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 373mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 382IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg