Banana Raspberry Bread | One Bowl Recipe

October 30, 2024

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Essentially the most scrumptious, tremendous moist, cafe-style Banana Raspberry Bread recipe… loaded with pops of raspberries all through. A simple one-bowl recipe that takes simply 5 minutes to arrange.

A loaf of banana bread with raspberries with three slices cut.

Take pleasure in your favorite café-style banana bread at dwelling with added raspberries for a scrumptious breakfast or a lunch field deal with.

Filled with flavour from candy ripe bananas, my hottest café-style banana bread has a scrumptious new makeover right here, with the addition of juicy, plump raspberries.

Similar to my strawberry and yoghurt loaf, the addition of berries raises this candy loaf to a different degree of yumminess!

In search of extra candy recipes utilizing raspberries?

I’ve bought you coated!

Attempt my chocolate raspberry brownies for an indulgent chocolate hit, or my luscious white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake slice or raspberry and apple crumble cake for a candy and easy dessert.

A buttered slice of raspberry banana bread with a bite taken out.

Why You are Going To Love This Recipe

My café-style banana bread is one among my hottest recipes, add raspberries and you’ve got a one other style to boost this moist and versatile candy loaf!

Finest manner to make use of over-ripe bananas – in my home there’s both NO bananas as a result of they’ve all been eaten, or there’s some ignored brown ones hiding within the backside of the fruit bowl… and these are the right ones to make use of to make banana bread with raspberries!
Fast and straightforward recipe – raspberries, ripe bananas and fundamental baking substances, blended and popped into the oven very quickly – the outcomes are SO value it!
Freezer pleasant too! – freeze particular person slices of this loaf for ‘seize n go’ snacks.
Contemporary or frozen raspberries – frozen berries imply you can also make this banana raspberry bread all yr spherical, not simply when raspberries are in season!
Versatile loaf – this loaf is so versatile, whether or not it is as a slice, toasted and buttered for a further yummy breakfast, popped in a lunch field or with a mid-morning cuppa.
Typical and Thermomix – each strategies are included within the recipe card on the backside of the submit.

A pale pink baking tin with a baked loaf, dotted with raspberries on top.

What You Want

Moreover the raspberries and ripe bananas, the remainder of the substances are fundamental baking substances that, little question, you have already got readily available.

Be aware: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the substances portions and full detailed technique.

Ingredients set out on a bench for banana raspberry bread.

Butter – softened to room temperature. In case you’re utilizing salted butter, you may omit the pinch of salt.
Brown sugar – I used mild brown sugar on this loaf however you can too use darkish. Darkish brown sugar will give a slighter extra intense caramel flavour as a result of increased molasses content material.
Bananas – I take advantage of 4 effectively ripened bananas on this recipe for an extremely moist raspberry and banana loaf.
Eggs – massive (approx 60g), have your eggs at room temperature.
Plain flour – additionally referred to as all goal flour.
Bicarbonate of soda – in Australia, we regularly consult with this as bicarb soda, whereas abroad it’s typically often called baking soda.
Salt – including a pinch of salt completely balances the sweetness and brings out the scrumptious banana flavour.
Vanilla extract – use a high quality model vanilla comparable to Queen’s that has been extracted from the vanilla bean, and never synthetically flavoured – there’s fairly a distinction!
Raspberries – recent or frozen. No must defrost in case you are utilizing frozen berries.
Uncooked sugar – for sprinkling, non-compulsory.

Tools Required

In addition to a mixing bowl, sifter and spatula, additionally, you will want:

Loaf tin – 21cm x 11cm (8 inch x 4.5 inch) rectangular loaf tin, greased and lined.
Hand-held beaters, stand mixer or Thermomix.
Oven – my banana raspberry bread is baked for an hour at 160 levels celsius in a fan compelled oven, though all ovens can differ a bit of. In case your oven shouldn’t be fan compelled, merely enhance the temperature by 10-20 levels celsius.

Looking towards a loaf of banana bread with several slices cut.

Step By Step Directions

That is a one bowl recipe, and the whole lot is blended collectively in 5 minutes flat! Sprinkle with a bit of uncooked sugar for an further crunchy café-style prime!

Be aware: Scroll to the recipe card on the backside for the substances portions and full detailed technique.

Step 1 – Cream The Butter And Brown Sugar

Preheat oven to 160 levels celsius (fan-forced), and grease and line a 21cm x 11cm (8 inch x 4.5 inch) rectangular loaf tin. Put aside.

Cream the softened butter and brown sugar in a bowl utilizing a stand mixer or hand-held beaters for 2 minutes on excessive, or till pale and fluffy.

Butter and brown sugar creamed in a white mixing bowl.

Step 2 – Add Mashed Bananas And Eggs

Add mashed bananas and each eggs to the creamed butter combination, and beat for 30 seconds on excessive till effectively mixed.

Eggs and mashed banana mixed through the creamed butter and sugar mixture.

Step 3 – Add The Dry Elements And Vanilla

Sift the plain flour and bicarbonate of soda into the bowl.

Add the salt and vanilla extract and fold collectively utilizing a spoon to mix.

Sifted flour and bicarb soda added to the mixing bowl.

Step 4 – Add The Raspberries

Utilizing a picket spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold half of the raspberries by means of the combination, taking care to not break them up.

Be aware: In case you’re utilizing frozen berries there is no such thing as a must defrost them earlier than including to the loaf combination.

Frozen raspberries added to be gently stirred through with a rubber spatula.

Pour the combination into the ready tin, then place the remaining raspberries on prime. Sprinkle the highest of the loaf with uncooked sugar (non-compulsory).

Banana and raspberry loaf mixture in baking tin, with more raspberries placed on top before being baked.

Bake banana raspberry bread for 1 hour, or till a skewer inserted into the center comes out clear, or with only a few crumbs.

Professional Ideas

You merely cannot go flawed utilizing my 5 star banana bread recipe with raspberries added, however this is a number of little factors to notice.

My recipe makes use of 4 ripe bananas (greater than most recipes) which makes the banana bread extremely moist!
Use both recent or frozen raspberries – if utilizing frozen raspberries, there is no must defrost them earlier than including to the combination.
Crunchy cafe-style prime – sprinkling a bit of uncooked sugar excessive of the loaf earlier than baking provides it a café-style crunchy sugar topping (non-compulsory, however HIGHLY beneficial).
In case you discover banana raspberry loaf over-browning throughout cooking time, merely cowl with a sheet of foil and proceed cooking.
Check to see if it is cooked – insert a skewer into the center of the loaf. If it comes out clear or with only a few crumbs, it’s cooked.
Go away the raspberry banana bread within the tin till it has fully cooled.

A buttered slice of banana raspberry bread on a plate.

FAQs

How lengthy does banana raspberry bread retailer for?

Raspberry and banana loaf might be saved in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 4 days.
Alternatively, it may be wrapped effectively, both as an entire loaf, or as particular person slices, and frozen in an hermetic container for as much as 3 months.
Permit to defrost at room temperature earlier than consuming.

Which is finest, recent or frozen berries?

While nothing fairly compares to scrumptious recent summer season raspberries, frozen berries are wonderful high quality too, being snap frozen. The benefit of frozen berries is that they’re out there all yr spherical, and are sometimes extra economical than recent berries that may be premium priced as a consequence of their quick shelf life.
Both are completely appropriate to make use of for this banana raspberry bread.

Do I defrost frozen raspberries?

There is not any must defrost frozen raspberries, because the baking time is lengthy, and frozen berries may also maintain collectively higher when mixed within the combination.
If utilizing recent berries, gently fold them by means of in order that they do not break aside when blended.

Might I take advantage of different berries as a substitute of raspberries?

I am positive strawberries or blueberries would additionally make a scrumptious banana berry loaf.

Overhead shot of raspberry banana bread in a pink baking tin.

Here is a number of extra recipes which are good for utilizing up these forgotten and over-ripe bananas. The riper they’re, the higher!

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