Blackberry Banana Bread
Juicy blackberries, extra ripe bananas, and spicy cinnamon flavor this moist and delicious bread.
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If you are a blackberry lover like me, you might try to add blackberries to everything. Sometimes it works… and sometimes it doesn’t! Well it DEFINITELY works in this blackberry banana bread recipe. The juicy blackberries pair amazingly well with cinnamon spice. This bread is a great bake for the transition out of summer and is sure to get you in the mood for fall!
Recipe Tips for Blackberry Banana Bread
Beware of over mixing the bread batter. Over mixing can lead to a tough, untextured loaf that is no fun to eat. Try mixing the ingredients by folding the batter with a spatual until just combined.
Placing foil over the bread over half way through the bake time will help provide an even bake and greatly reduces the risk of burning the crust. Nobody wants that.
How to Store Blackberry Banana Bread
Store blackberry banana bread at room temperature in an air tight container for up to two days, or store in the refrigerator for up to five days. If stored in the refrigerator, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes, or pop in the microwave for five to ten seconds to warm to room temperature.
You can also freeze blackberry banana bread easily. Just place (fully baked and cooled) in an air tight freezer container and store in the freezer for up to three months. Remove from the freezer and place in the refrigerator 24 hours prior to serving.
How to Make Blackberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
Bread
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
3 Ripe Bananas (best with a blackened peel)
1/3 cup Unsalted Butter, melted
2 tablespoons Bourbon
2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
3/4 cup Raw Turbinado Sugar
1 1/2 cups Fresh Blackberries, rinsed and dried with a paper towel
Crumble Topping
1 tablespoon Raw Turbinado Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, softened
Directions
Prep
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 x 8 inch loaf pan.
Make Crumble Topping
Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Add the unsalted butter. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the sugar mixture until butter pieces are fine, roughly the size of a lentil.
Make the Bread
In a medium sized bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves with a fork. Set aside.
In a large bowl, smash bananas with a fork. Add unsalted butter, bourbon, pure vanilla extract, egg, and turbinado sugar and mix with a fork until well incorporated.
Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture and mix with a fork until combined. Do not over mix, batter should look slightly lumpy.
Using a spatula, fold blackberries into batter gently. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and sprinkle the Crumble Topping over the batter. Place the pan in the preheated oven.
Bake for 40 minutes, then place a piece of foil over the pan and bake for another 20-25 minutes.
Check bread readiness by inserting a toothpick or a knife into the center of the bread, then remove it. If the toothpick or knife comes out clean, the bread is done baking.
Run a knife around the sides of the bread to loosen the crust from the pan. Then let cool in the pan for about 20 - 25 minutes before removing.
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Blackberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 x 8 inch loaf pan.
- Make Crumble Topping: mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Add the unsalted butter. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the sugar mixture until butter pieces are fine, roughly the size of a lentil.
- Make the Bread: in a medium sized bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves with a fork. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, smash bananas with a fork. Add unsalted butter, bourbon, pure vanilla extract, egg, and turbinado sugar and mix with a fork until well incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture and mix with a fork until combined. Do not over mix, batter should look slightly lumpy.
- Using a spatula, fold blackberries into batter gently. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and sprinkle the Crumble Topping over the batter. Place the pan in the preheated oven.
- Bake for 40 minutes, then place a piece of foil over the pan and bake for another 20-25 minutes.
- Check bread readiness by inserting a toothpick or a knife into the center of the bread, then remove it. If the toothpick or knife comes out clean, the bread is done baking.
- Run a knife around the sides of the bread to loosen the crust from the pan. Then let cool in the pan for about 20 - 25 minutes before removing.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
319Fat
10 gSat. Fat
6 gCarbs
51 gFiber
4 gNet carbs
48 gSugar
27 gProtein
4 gSodium
221 mgCholesterol
45 mg*Nutrition is auto-calculated by recipes generator.