Maple, banana and walnut come together in this moist and delicious Maple Walnut Banana Bread with Maple Glaze sweetened with pure maple syrup and glazed with a maple flavored icing.

I was soooo excited to get my assignment for The Secret Recipe Club this month.  You see, I got assigned to someone I have grown VERY close to in the past few months.  She is a fellow Allrecipes Allstar and a fantastic friend!  I looked through her blog, as I have so many times before, trying to find JUST THE RIGHT RECIPE!!  I wanted it to be special.  I think I had contemplated and bookmarked about 20 recipes to try...no lie.  I couldn't choose!  But then I saw three fully ripe bananas sitting in the fruit bowl and I knew what I was going to make...her Maple Walnut Banana Bread.

My assigned blog is The Life and Loves of Grumpy's Honeybunch.  Now Shelby and I "talk" daily....so I can't even begin to tell you how difficult it was to keep this whole thing under wraps!  I am soooo glad today is here! 

Shelby's blog is full of all kinds of great recipes from indulgent to diet friendly.  A few I have bookmarked to try later is her ever famous Chicken Baseballs (perfect recipe to celebrate any game now that baseball season is here!), and her Apricot Quinoa Breakfast Cookies (yup, this one will remain on my "must make" list).  But today, we are going to talk about her Maple Walnut Banana Bread!  Yum!


This banana bread recipe appealed to me for several reasons:

1. I had those bananas that needed using up. 
2. I love maple, and the only real sugar ingredient in the bread itself is pure maple syrup. I tweaked the recipe just a tad.  Shelby said she thought the maple flavor overpowered the banana flavor, so I used all three bananas instead of two.  

I also decided to put the walnuts INTO the bread instead of on the top and I added a 1/2 tsp. salt to the batter to help balance the sweet. I omitted the sugar topping and glazed the bread with some maple flavored glaze. I replaced the butter with canola oil. With all the changes I made, I still had a pretty incredible tasting quick bread.

Whether you make my version or Shelby's version of this maple banana bread...if you like maple, you'll love this twist on traditional banana bread!   I cannot even begin to describe how incredible your house will smell as this bakes up.

Maple Banana Bread, Maple Walnut Banana Bread

Dessert

American

Yield: 16 servings

Author: Renee Paj

Maple Walnut Banana Bread with Maple Glaze

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 50 Mtotal time: 60 M

Maple, banana and walnut come together in this moist and delicious quick bread sweetened with pure maple syrup and glazed with a maple flavored icing.

ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 TBSP milk
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 fully ripe, mashed medium bananas
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (any grade is fine)
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp. maple extract
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. maple extract
• 1-2 TBSP milk

instructions:

How to cook Maple Walnut Banana Bread with Maple Glaze

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9" loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine the mashed bananas, maple syrup, oil, maple extract and milk.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until JUST combined. Add in the walnuts and spread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
5. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.
6. To make glaze: Combine the powdered sugar with maple extract and enough milk to make smooth. Pour over banana bread.

Calories
188.74

Fat (grams)
8.57

Sat. Fat (grams)
0.78

Carbs (grams)
26.06

Fiber (grams)
0.74

Net carbs
25.32

Sugar (grams)
12.31

Protein (grams)
2.52

Sodium (milligrams)
174.75

Cholesterol (grams)
11.88

Nutritional Information is an estimate.

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