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Banana Sour Cream Bread

This banana bread recipe with sour cream is just wonderful! I know, you're probably thinking, "Oh no! Another banana bread recipe!" But this one is a little different: the sour cream makes this one so moist it melts in your mouth. This one is great for gift giving and holidays. Loaves freeze well.

Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
32
Yield:
4 7x3-inch loaves
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 32 servings

  • 3 ¼ cups white sugar, divided

  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided

  • ¾ cup butter

  • 6 very ripe bananas, mashed

  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream

  • 3 eggs

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 3 teaspoons baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

    Ingredients to make banana sour cream bread

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  2. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3-inch loaf pans. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a small bowl until well combined; dust the greased pans lightly with sugar mixture.

    Four small greased loaf pans, coated with cinnamon sugar, with one being sprayed with nonstick spray

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  3. Beat remaining 3 cups sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

    A glass bowl with butter and sugar being whipped together with a hand mixer

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  4. Add mashed bananas, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon; continue to beat until well-blended.

    A bowl of sour cream, eggs, vanilla, butter, sugar, and cinnamon being mixed with a hand mixer

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  5. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts and divide batter evenly into the prepared pans.

    A large bowl of banana sour cream bread batter being mixed with a hand mixer

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  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

    Four small loaves of baked banana sour cream bread in loaf pans, resting on a wire cooling rack

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  7. Serve and enjoy!

    A sliced loaf of banana sour cream bread, served with a small bowl of butter

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

263 Calories
10g Fat
40g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 32
Calories 263
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 10g 13%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 200mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 40g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 23g
Protein 4g 7%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 144mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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