Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread

One comfort food you can eat all year round is banana bread. We’re getting ready for fall by creating an easy recipe for pumpkin banana bread. Adding a little pumpkin spice to make all things nice, this pumpkin recipe is one you will want to try this fall! 

Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread

Banana bread is one of those treats that never goes out of style, and it doesn’t matter if it’s in the dead of winter or the heat of summer; banana bread is always a welcome treat.

There’s something about banana bread that’s one part comfort food and one part instant nostalgia generator. Whenever I make banana bread for the family, we can’t wait until it comes out of the oven, and oh, the smell! The smell alone entices us and only makes us want a delicious slice even more.

And, when it’s out of the oven and cooling, it’s only a matter of time before it vanishes into sweet memories. Adding the pumpkin and autumn-inspired spices only made a good thing even better, and tossing in the chocolate chips didn’t increase its likelihood of sticking around. 

Whipped butter is a great pairing for banana bread.

I also made maple and cardamon whipped butter to go with the banana pumpkin bread, and it only increased the scrumptiousness by an ungodly yum factor. It was a hit, and now I want to go into the kitchen and make another loaf of this irresistible bread.

This Maple + Cardamon Butter is so good! 

And let’s get all ga-ga about this Maple + Cardamon Butter because it is something special yet straightforward to put together. Cardamom is a complex spice with profiles of mint, spiciness, citrus, and a noticeable herbaceousness on the palette. When mixed with cinnamon and pure maple syrup in the creamy medium of softened butter. 

Slathered on a warm and thick slice of our banana pumpkin bread, it’s a potent treat that bears repeating over and over again. So, have I piqued your interest yet? If so, the recipe is waiting for you down below. 

How to make Pumpkin Banana Bread

Dry Ingredients:

• 2 1/2  cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Wet Ingredients:

• 2 large fresh farm eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• whole banana sliced down the center
• two tablespoons of softened butter for greasing the pan

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Using your fingers or a brush, grease the bread pan with two tablespoons of softened butter.
3. Line the bread pan with parchment paper and leave enough paper to overhang the bread pan’s edge. 
4. Into a bowl, mix with a wire whisk or a fork the dry ingredients: sifted all-purpose flour, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and flaky sea salt.
5. Into the bowl of a stand mixer, add the wet ingredients: eggs, pure vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, mashed bananas, cream cheese, and coconut oil.
6. With the bowl mixer set to a low mixing speed, little by little, begin to add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients until the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. 
7. Next, fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
8. Butter a 9″x 4″ bread pan and line it with parchment paper with the parchment paper overhanging the sides. Brush melted softened butter onto the parchment paper as well.
9. Spoon the batter into the bread pan evenly, then place the bread pan on the center rack of a 350 degree preheated oven.
10. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
11. Remove from the oven and allow the Pumpkin Banana Bread to cool. 
12. Serve with our Spiced Maple + Cardamom Butter (recipe down below)

Spiced Maple + Cardamom Butter recipe | Great to pair with Banana Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 stick softened unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, add the softened butter, pure vanilla extract, cardamom, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Whip with a wire whisp until stiff peaks form. Use as desired on toast, pancakes, waffles, muffins, and most certainly, this banana pumpkin bread.  

Find more wonderful pumpkin recipes below:

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Spicy Pumpkin Hummus

Praline + Whiskey Pumpkin Pie Cocktail

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Apple Pumpkin Cream with Dark Chocolate

 

Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Banana Bread

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Ingredients

• How to make Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Dry Ingredients:
• 2 1/2  cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Wet Ingredients:
• 2 large fresh farm eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• whole banana sliced down the center
• two tablespoons of softened butter for greasing the pan

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
2. Using your fingers or a brush, grease the bread pan with two tablespoons of softened butter.
   
3. Line the bread pan with parchment paper and leave enough paper to overhang the bread pan's edge. 
   
4. Into a bowl, mix with a wire whisk or a fork the dry ingredients: sifted all-purpose flour, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and flaky sea salt.
   
5. Into the bowl of a stand mixer, add the wet ingredients: eggs, pure vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, mashed bananas, cream cheese, and coconut oil.
   
6. With the bowl mixer set to a low mixing speed, little by little, add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients until the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. 
   
7. Next, fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.