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    Home » Recipes » Banana Breads and Muffins

    Published: Feb 21, 2021 by Nicole This post may contain affiliate links.

    Pistachio Banana Bread

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    This pistachio banana bread recipe is simple, easy, and oh so much fun to make and eat. With green batter comes a golden brown loaf of moist and flavorful banana bread that's perfect for snacking.

    pistachio banana bread drizzled in glaze and topped with crushed pistachios

    Where I live, pistachios are a more expensive nut to purchase, thankfully boxed pudding is not!

    With a box of pudding mix in the banana bread batter, we can create a good pistachio flavor without the huge costs and at the same time, we add more moisture into the loaf!

    Now I've always been a huge fan of making cookies with pudding in the mix (see Santa's Favorite Cookie Recipe or my Valentine's Cookies as examples) but adding it to my banana bread didn't occur to me until recently.

    And let me tell you, I've been missing out! Seriously, it adds flavor, texture, moisture, and oh so much into every bite that I may never want to make banana bread any other way again. Obviously, swapping out pudding flavors as desired, but still. It's sooo good!

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🍽 Equipment Needed
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🍴 Recipe Tips
    • 💭 FAQs
    • 📖 Recipe
    aerial view of an angled pistachio banana bread with glaze and nuts on top

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Ripe Bananas
    • Baking Soda
    • Salt
    • Vanilla
    • Egg
    • Sugar
    • Boxed Pistachio Pudding Mix
    • Flour

    For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

    🍽 Equipment Needed

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    • Measuring cups
    • Measuring spoons
    • Mixing bowl
    • 8x4 bread loaf pan
    • Whisk

    🔪 Instructions

    Check out how to make pistachio banana bread with these simple step-by-step instructions:

    To make the bread:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas.
    3. Stir in oil or melted butter.
    4. Mix in the baking soda and salt.
    5. Mix in the vanilla, egg, and sugar until smooth.
    6. Stir in pistachio pudding mix and flour until no streaks remain.
    7. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
    8. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

    To make the Glaze:

    1. Whisk together milk and powdered sugar in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled loaf.
    2. Sprinkle chopped pistachios over the top of the glaze and let rest about 5 minutes to set before slicing and serving.
    a glazed and garnished loaf of pistachio banana bread on parchment paper

    🍴 Recipe Tips

    This banana pistachio bread recipe is super simple and easy to make but there is a sad thing worth noting. The bread (as you can see) doesn't stay green once baked.

    While the batter will appear green in the bowl, and up through most of the baking, by the time the final countdown happens, the bread has already turned shades of golden brown.

    If you would like your banana bread with pistachios to remain a green color, adding in green food coloring would be advised. You can use gel food coloring or liquid, but I always recommend gel because it's more efficient and needs less to get a good color.

    💭 FAQs

    Can banana bread be made into muffins?

    You can make banana pistachio muffins using this banana bread recipe. Simply divide the batter amongst a greased or lined muffin pan and fill them ⅔s of the way full. Then bake for about 15-20 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

    Can banana bread be frozen?

    You can freeze this banana bread after the bread has cooled completely. Simply wrap it well in plastic wrap and store it in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw before eating.

    How do you know when banana bread is done?

    Your banana bread with pudding mix will be finished baking when a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean. The internal temperature of the bread will be about 200 degrees F if you wanted to check it with an instant-read thermometer.

    sliced loaf of pistachio banana bread with pistachios and a banana in background

    More great banana recipes to try

    • Stovetop Banana Bread
    • Banana Pound Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
    • Mango Banana Bread
    • Red Velvet Banana Bread
    • Banana Bread With Strawberries
    • Fruity Pebbles Banana Bread

    📖 Recipe

    a sliced loaf of pistachio banana bread with a bowl of pistachios and a banana in background
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    Pistachio Banana Bread

    This pistachio banana bread recipe is simple, easy, and oh so much fun to make and eat. With green batter comes a golden brown loaf of moist and flavorful banana bread that's perfect for snacking.
    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
    Servings: 10 slices
    Calories: 250kcal
    Cost Recipe $3.14 / Serving $0.31
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    Equipment

    • 8x4 Bread Loaf Pan
    • Mixing Bowls
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Whisk

    Ingredients

    • 1 cups mashed bananas (about 2-3 ripe) ($0.75)
    • ⅓ cup oil (can use melted butter) ($0.16)
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda ($0.01)
    • ¼ teaspoon salt ($0.02)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla ($0.02)
    • 1 large egg ($0.08)
    • ½ cup granulated sugar (can add up to ½ cup more for sweeter) ($0.19)
    • 1 3.4oz box pistachio pudding mix ($0.98)
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ($0.12)
    • 3 drops green food coloring *optional ($0.04)

    Glaze

    • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar ($0.35)
    • 2 Tablespoons milk ($0.01)
    • ¼ cup chopped pistachios *optional ($0.41)
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside.
    • In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas.
    • Stir in oil or melted butter.
    • Mix in the baking soda and salt.
    • Mix in the vanilla, egg, and sugar until smooth.
    • Stir in pistachio pudding mix and flour until no streaks remain.
    • Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
    • Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

    Glaze

    • Whisk together milk and powdered sugar in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled loaf.
    • Sprinkle chopped pistachios over the top of the glaze and let rest about 5 minutes to set before slicing and serving.

    Notes

    Recipe Tips

    The bread (as you can see) doesn't stay green once baked. While the batter will appear green in the bowl, and up through most of the baking, by the time the final countdown happens, the bread has already turned shades of golden brown.
    If you would like your banana bread with pistachios to remain a green color, adding in green food coloring would be advised. You can use gel food coloring or liquid, but I always recommend gel because it's more efficient and needs less to get a good color.
    Your banana bread will be finished baking when a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean. The internal temperature of the bread will be about 200 degrees F if you wanted to check it with an instant-read thermometer.

    Muffins

    You can make banana pistachio muffins using this banana bread recipe. Simply divide the batter amongst a greased or lined muffin pan and fill them ⅔s of the way full. Then bake for about 15-20 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

    Freezing

     You can freeze this banana bread after the bread has cooled completely. Simply wrap it well in plastic wrap and store it in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw before eating.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
    Author NicoleDurham
    Course brunch, Snack
    Cuisine American
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