Description
This pumpkin banana bread is ultra-moist, warmly spiced, and packed with cozy fall flavor. It’s the perfect quick bread for using up overripe bananas and leftover pumpkin puree.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
2 medium very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup melted coconut oil or unsalted butter, cooled
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dry Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Optional Ingredients:
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper if desired.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth.
- Stir in pumpkin puree until fully combined.
- Add eggs, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Fold in chocolate chips and/or nuts, if using.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- If the top browns too quickly, loosely tent with foil during the last 15 minutes.
- Bread tastes even better the next day once flavors fully develop.
- Store at room temperature up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- Refrigerate up to 7 days.
- Freeze slices for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60-70 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Fall Baking, Snack
- Cuisine: American
