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December 26, 2021

Buttermilk Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

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Banana bread is a classic recipe that’s been around for ages but adding buttermilk to the batter will produce a softer, airier, and richer loaf. This quick and easy recipe is easy to whip up and is not only impressive – it is perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack!

For my whole life, I’ve almost exclusively made Martha Stewart’s Banana Bread Recipe. Banana Bread made with sour cream has a sourness that is really good and the recipe is just reliable. This recipe using buttermilk is just as good – if not better and it uses more bananas and less sugar. You still get the subtle sourness from the buttermilk but the bread is lighter and fluffier.

A loaf of buttermilk banana bread with cream cheese frosting drizzled over the top.
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  • 🥘 Ingredient Notes
  • 🍽 Equipment Needed
  • 🥣 How to Make It
  • 🔢 Recipe Yield
  • 👩‍🍳 Recipe Variations
  • 🥫 Storage/Shelf Life/Reheating
  • 📋 Expert Tips
  • 🙋‍♀️ Frequently Asked Questions
  • Buttermilk Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

This buttermilk banana bread is a quick and easy recipe that makes for a delicious breakfast or afternoon snack.

The recipe calls for just ten ingredients and can be made in just about an hour.

🥘 Ingredient Notes

The ingredients in buttermilk banana bread laid out and labeled.
  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Baking Powder
  • Kosher Salt
  • Chopped Walnuts (optional)
  • Sugar
  • Salted Butter
  • Egg
  • Buttermilk
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Mashed Ripe Bananas

🍽 Equipment Needed

  • A Mixing Bowl
  • Measuring Spoons and Measuring Cups
  • A Rubber Spatula or Spoon

🥣 How to Make It

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare a loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper or greasing it.
  3. Mix together in a medium sized bowl the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and walnuts. Set the bowl aside.
  4. In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Then mix in the egg. Add in the buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas.
  • The ingredients in buttermilk banana bread being creamed together.
  • Eggs and butter being creamed in a white bowl.
  • Bananas being mashed on a white plate.
  1. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Unbaked banana bread batter in a white bowl.
  • Unbaked buttermilk banana bread in a white loaf pan.
  1. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing banana bread from the pan.

To Make The Icing

  1. Beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth and spreadable.
  2. Place the icing in a cake decorating bag with an icing tip and drizzle over the completely cooled banana bread. Or, simply spread some on with a knife.
A loaf of buttermilk banana bread with cream cheese frosting drizzled over the top.

🔢 Recipe Yield

👩‍🍳 Recipe Variations

Here are five different ingredients that can be mixed into your banana bread to add a unique texture and some fun variations:

  • Walnuts or Pecans (I recommend chopping the nuts up, but banana nut bread or banana nut muffins are always a hit at our house!)
  • Marshmallow crème (this ingredient adds a delicate sweetness and an interesting creaminess – trust me, it’s good!)
  • Cranberries or blueberries (they add tartness and a pop of color – it sounds weird, but they are really good!)
  • Chocolate chips (chocolate chips are always an excellent addition – chocolate chip banana bread is always a favorite at our house!)
  • Coconut flakes (coconut flakes add a nice crunch – if you like coconut, this is a tasty and unique taste!)

🥫 Storage/Shelf Life/Reheating

Once cooled, store banana bread in an air-tight container. Buttermilk banana bread is really moist, so enjoy it within 3 – 5 days. It is really good leftover if heated up in the oven, toaster, or air fryer with a little bit of butter.

📋 Expert Tips

The following tips will help you to make the perfect banana bread recipe:

  • Use ripe bananas. You should use ripe bananas that are getting brown. If they are green at all, you definitely want to wait because they won’t be sweet enough.
  • Do not overmix. Do not over mix your ingredients, but make sure that they are all mixed together well – if you overmix the batter, it won’t rise.
  • Grease your pan. Use a loaf pan that is greased with butter or cooking spray and lined with parchment paper.

🙋‍♀️ Frequently Asked Questions

Can you bake buttermilk banana bread into muffins?

Yes! Banana nut muffins are delicious. Just spoon the batter into a paper-lined muffin tin and bake the muffins for about 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes. Another one of my favorite muffin recipes is a plain Buttermilk Muffin recipe from Southern Bytes. They are simple but so good!

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Buttermilk banana bread sliced down the middle.

Buttermilk Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

Course: Breakfast/Brunch
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: banana bread, buttermilk banana bread, easy banana bread
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Banana bread is a classic recipe that’s been around for ages but adding buttermilk to the batter will produce a softer, airier, and richer loaf. This quick and easy recipe is easy to whip up and is not only impressive – it is perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack!
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Equipment

  • loaf pan
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • mixing bowl
  • rubber spatula

Ingredients

Buttermilk Banana Bread

  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts optional
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup salted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 large mashed bananas

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • ⅛ cup butter
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

To Make the Bread:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare a loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper or greasing it.
  • Mix together in a medium sized bowl the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and walnuts. Set the bowl aside.
    1 ½ cups flour, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  • In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Then mix in the egg. Add in the buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas.
    ¾ cup sugar, ¼ cup salted butter, ½ cup buttermilk, ½ teaspoon vanilla, 3 large mashed bananas, 1 large egg
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • Bake at 350°F for 60 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing banana bread from the pan.

To Make the Icing:

  • Beat together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth and spreadable.
    ⅛ cup butter, ½ teaspoon vanilla, ¾ cup powdered sugar, 2 ounces cream cheese
  • Place the icing in a cake decorating bag with an icing tip and drizzle over the completely cooled banana bread. Or, simply spread some on with a knife.

Notes

📋 Expert Tips
The following tips will help you to make the perfect banana bread recipe:
  • Use ripe bananas. You should use ripe bananas that are getting brown. If they are green at all, you definitely want to wait because they won’t be sweet enough.
  • Do not overmix. Do not over mix your ingredients, but make sure that they are all mixed together well – if you overmix the batter, it won’t rise.
  • Grease your pan. Use a loaf pan that is greased with butter or cooking spray and lined with parchment paper.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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