Carrot Cake Banana Bread
Carrot cake and banana bread are two fabulous treats that are always crowd pleasing but put them together and it's practically show stopping. This carrot cake banana bread recipe is so good you won't want to share.
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 210kcal
Cost: Recipe $4.53 / Serving $0.45
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Banana Bread
- 1 ½ cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 to 3 bananas ($0 .75)
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil ($0.23)
- ¼ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.03)
- 1 large egg ($0.15)
- ½ cup granulated sugar ($0.18)
- ½ cup brown sugar ($0.22)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ($0.08)
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ($0.02)
- ¼ cup carrots, finely grated ($0.36)
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped ($0.41)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ($0.20)
Optional Topping
- Cream cheese frosting, warmed ($1.88)
- Pecans, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat and prep. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until smooth.
- Add wet ingredients. Stir in the vegetable oil, salt, and baking soda until combined. Add the vanilla extract, egg, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, and mix until smooth.
- Add spices and mix-ins. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, grated carrots, and chopped pecans until evenly distributed.
- Add flour. Gently stir in the flour just until no dry streaks remain. Do not overmix.
- Bake. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool and finish. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, drizzle with warmed cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with additional pecans.
- Serve. Slice and serve.
Notes
- Nut swaps. Pecans can be omitted or replaced with walnuts. Add ¼ to ½ cup raisins if desired.
- Oil options. Vegetable, canola, melted butter, or coconut oil all work well.
- Muffin option. Fill greased or lined muffin cups about ⅔ full and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Freezing. Cool completely, wrap tightly, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.3g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 8.3g | Saturated Fat: 1.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 18.6mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 149.9mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 14.2g | Vitamin A: 9.1IU | Vitamin C: 2.9mg | Calcium: 10.2mg | Iron: 1.1mg
