Pistachio Cherry Banana Bread
Sour cream makes this banana bread really moist, and adding pistachios plus dried cherries puts it over the top!
Servings: 8
Calories: 459kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 over ripe bananas mashed
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup shelled pistachios
- ½ cup dried cherries chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a glass or metal loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until well blended.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
- Mash bananas, then slowly add to mixer.
- Add sour cream and mix until just incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients together.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture on slow speed.
- Try not to over mix.
- Stir in pistachios and dried cherries.
- Pour into 9 X 5 greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for at least 1 hour. In my oven, it takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Test by inserting a toothpick in middle. Continue baking if it doesn't come out clean.
- Let banana bread cool for at least 1 hour before cutting.
Notes
- Add ½ cup chocolate chips and ½ cup walnuts instead of pistachios and cherries if you wish, or leave out the extras all together!
Nutrition
Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 2mg