36 banana nut cake recipes

Syd's banana bread is a tender old-school loaf made with shortening, sour milk, mashed bananas, and a half cup of chopped walnuts or pecans. The kind of recipe passed down on a stained index card.

Banana crunch muffins with Grape Nuts cereal, whole wheat flour, mashed ripe bananas, and egg substitute. A fat-free breakfast muffin that delivers actual crunch in every bite.

Three delicious autumn quick breads are made with same bread base but different fillings. They are all super moist and tasty, and they don't last long in our house.

Reduced fat banana nut bread with non-fat sour cream and egg substitute, swirled with chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Half the fat of standard banana bread, all the moist banana flavor.

Butterscotch banana bread loaded with mashed bananas, butterscotch chips, chopped nuts, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg spice. Makes two full loaves or four mini gift loaves.

Banana bread with a twist: chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and plenty of nuts folded into a moist, mashed banana batter. Not your grandma's loaf, but she'd approve.

Macadamia nut banana bread loaded with mashed bananas and chopped macadamias for a Hawaiian-inspired twist on the classic. Makes two large loaves, five small ones, or a dozen oversize muffins.

Classic banana oat bread with buttermilk tang and crunchy walnuts throughout. Dense, moist, and sturdy enough to slice thick for the best banana bread toast.

Coconut hummingbird cake layers crushed pineapple, ripe banana, toasted nuts, and coconut into a cinnamon-spiced three-layer Southern classic finished with cream cheese frosting.

Rich, buttery banana bread with a full cup of melted butter, chopped nuts, and a generous helping of ripe mashed bananas. Makes one large loaf or two smaller ones. Freezes beautifully.

Hawaiian nut bread loaded with bananas, crushed pineapple, honey, and cinnamon. A tropical quick bread with no refined sugar that makes two full loaves.

A fruit-packed bundt cake with bananas, crushed pineapple, applesauce, and chopped nuts spiced with cinnamon. Stir-together batter, no mixer needed. Moist, dense, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Tropical banana pineapple bread with crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, and cinnamon. This big-batch recipe makes two full loaves with just 10 minutes of prep.

Moist banana bread loaded with mini chocolate chips and optional nuts, baked in a standard loaf pan. A one-bowl quick bread with melty chocolate in every slice.

Soft, cake-like banana cookies with buttermilk and chopped nuts, topped with a thin vanilla confectioners' sugar icing. Chill the dough for puffier cookies. A vintage recipe with 18 reviews.

Bread machine banana bread loaded with macadamia nuts, flaked coconut, and lemon zest. Tropical, buttery, and ridiculously easy with just 5 minutes of hands-on prep.