Apple Banana Bread is a moist, tender quick bread that comes together with simple ingredients and bakes up soft, flavorful, and perfectly sweet. Along with my cinnamon apple bread and zucchini bread recipe, these simple quick breads are easy to prep and perfect for breakfast, snacking, or sharing.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights: Apple Banana Bread
- Flavor: Sweet and warmly comforting, with ripe bananas, juicy apples, and a nutty crunch from the walnuts.
- Why It Works: Mashed bananas, chopped apple, and Greek yogurt keep the bread moist and tender without needing butter or oil.
- Skill Level: Beginner-friendly with no mixer or special ingredients.
Total Time: 1 Hr 10 Mins (10 Mins Prep!) Yield: 10 slices Cooking Method: Oven
Ingredient Notes
- All-Purpose Flour: Spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level it off instead of packing it down.
- Bananas: Use very ripe, heavily spotted bananas for the best natural sweetness, moisture, and rich banana flavor.
- Greek Yogurt: I love using plain Greek yogurt, but vanilla Greek yogurt or sour cream can be used too.
- Walnuts: Chop the walnuts chunkier to give the bread a noticeable crunch and keep them from disappearing in the batter. Toast them before adding for a deeper, nuttier flavor.
- Apples: Use a Cortland apple for a sweet-tart flavor that pairs well with banana, or replace with Fuji, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, or Granny Smith. Chop the apple into small pieces, as oversized pieces can create wet pockets and make it harder to get clean slices.
My Favorite Variations
- Warm Spice: Add cinnamon or apple pie spice for a cozy fall flavor.
- Chocolate: Replace some or all of the walnuts with chocolate chips for a sweeter twist.
- Nut-Free: Simply leave out the walnuts without making any other changes to the batter.
How to Make Apple Banana Bread
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately.
- Fold together with apples and walnuts.
- Bake (full recipe below), then cool before slicing.
Storing Apple Banana Bread
Keep leftover apple banana bread tightly wrapped or in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Apple Banana Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large ripe bananas
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 Cortland apple peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, soda, and salt and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas and whisk in the sugars, yogurt, eggs, and vanilla. Fold in chopped apples and walnuts.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until combined, do not overmix. Add the batter to the prepared baking pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick comes clean from the center of the bread.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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This was lovely and so easy to make. I liked that it rose quite a bit. The amount of moisture is perfect and it’s not overly sweet. A great all rounder.
Thank you so much for leaving a comment, Caroline! Glad you loved this recipe.
Delicious, made this , so moist and the flavor with both apple and banana is perfect. Thank you for a great recipe that will go into my favorite recipe book. I will be making this again.
Excellent recipe! I just lessened the total amount of sugar to 3/4 cup coconut sugar and omitted the white regular sugar altogether. I also substituted 3/4 cup of oat flour to the 3/4 cup of AP flour called for in the recipe, and left the 1 cup AP flour in. I added a little bit more apples since I had so much. I also added more cinnamon (coz I love it so much), 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground cloves, and 1/8 tsp of cardamom. My total baking time at 350F was 35-40 mins. About 25 mins in, I had to tent mine with foil to prevent the top from burning. It came out great!!!! Not that sweet, just like I like it! Perfect!
Your version sounds delicious Kathy! Thank you for sharing all of your tips!
Can you substitute a non-dairy item for the yogurt? Is so, what could you substitute? This recipe sounds delicious and I have bananas and apples on hand.
Hi Julia, I would try a dairy-free greek yogurt for best results.
Loved it! Everyone makes adjustments, but other than extra apple and banana, I followed it. Will add cinammon next time. But moist, and full of flabor.
Great to hear you loved it, Anita!
Thank you for the recipe. Just made it and is so moist and yummy. Definitely a keeper.
So glad you loved the bread Rosemary!
yum! This banana bread look so delicious and so easy to make! Thanks for a great recipe ♥
Enjoy Natalie!