Carrot Banana Bread
"This recipe was in one of those mailer flyers. I haven't tried it yet but know that if I don't post it I will loose it. I sounds very good. When I bake it I am going to try using Splenda for 1/2 the sugar. Will update let you know how it goes."
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 -3 medium bananas, ripe, mashed
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a non-stick 9-inch by 3-inch loaf pan with vegetable spray.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the oil and sugar; add eggs, mixing well.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas.
- Mix in carrots and pecans.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan, then remove from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Questions & Replies
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If I use this recipe for muffins, how would I modify baking temperature and time?
Reviews
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Ok made this bread but discovered no carrots in fridge at the last minute. Sooooo... made without the carrots. Sprinkled cinnamon sugar on top before baking loaf. Yummy & super moist. Can only imagine how moist with the added carrots. (No nuts either) remember to sift the flour ingredients together before mixing with creamer ingredients. Super soft that way!
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Just baked this a few hours back. I replaced 1/3 cup of oil with 1/3 cup applesauce, reduced the sugar to 50g, used 2 medium banana, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and used raisins in placed of pecans. Baked for 60mins and the bread is soft and adequately moist. Can't wait to have it for breakfast tomorrow. -
This is a great moist bread, and I was excited to find a way to use up some bananas and grated carrots that I had in the freezer. I left out the nuts because I didn't have any- sprinkled some raw sugar on top before putting the loaf pan in the oven to bake (mine took about 70minutes). -
Fantastic! We added walnuts and white raisins. Love the applesauce idea instead of all the oil. -
The taste is good, i used brown sugar insted of the classic one... The think that I did not like was that it was a little dry... Any advice?
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Tweaks
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No nuts, no carrots.
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Turned out great! I used 2/3 cup of applesauce, 1/2 cup of sugar (mix of brown and white), and I added some allspice, vanilla, and a dash of cayenne pepper. I added a 1/3 cup of milk as well. Baking took about 65 minutes.
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I make this all of the time with banana leftovers. Yummy & good for you too. Like having to use the oil instead of butter -
This is wonderful! I made it for my family and they loved it. I substituted the pecans with walnuts. Everyone loved this. Thanks a tonne for sharing!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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