COPYCAT Starbucks Banana Bread
COPYCAT Starbucks Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 super ripe bananas, to yield about 1 1/2 cups mashed banana
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, about
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil, or less, about 5 drops
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, or about 240 grams
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 shake nutmeg
- 1/3 cup pecans
- 2/3 cup walnuts
- as needed butter or cooking spray, for loaf pan
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 325°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 325
- 2
Take 3 or 4 super ripe bananas and mash them up in a large mixing bowl. You will need about 1 1/2 cups of mashed banana.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
To the mashed bananas, add 1 large egg, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Mix these ingredients together very well with a whisk until the mixture is cohesive.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add about 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of milk to the wet ingredients. Mix these in.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add a tiny, tiny bit of sesame oil, about 1/8 of a teaspoon or less (approximately 5 drops). Mix it in.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
In a separate, smaller mixing bowl, add 2 cups of all-purpose flour (or about 240 grams), 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and about a shake of nutmeg. Whisk these dry ingredients together thoroughly.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Pour the wet banana mixture into the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Mix the batter with a spatula just until there are a few flour spots left. Be careful not to overmix it. The batter should look something like a thick, lumpy consistency.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Set the batter aside. In a Ziploc bag, combine 1/3 cup of pecans and 2/3 cup of walnuts. Roughly crush these nuts up in the bag. Shake the bag to ensure a good mix of crushed nuts.
⏱️ 3 min
- 11
Take about half of the crushed nuts and mix them into the batter, folding them in with a spatula.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Butter or spray a standard 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pan. Butter the bottom and a little bit up the sides (not all the way to the top) to allow the batter to grab onto the sides as it bakes. If you butter too much, use a paper towel to wipe off the excess.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Take the rest of the crushed nuts and sprinkle them right on top of the batter in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Place the loaf pan in the preheated 325°F oven for about 45 minutes. Then, start checking for doneness. The bread will probably be done right around the 50 to 55-minute mark, but may take up to 65 minutes. You'll know it's done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Avoid opening the oven frequently; let it sit for at least 45 minutes before checking.
⏱️ 65 min•🌡️ 325
- 16
Once baked, let the banana bread cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Then, remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack. This cooling process will likely take an hour or two.
⏱️ 120 min
- 17
Slice and serve. The creator notes that slicing and freezing the banana bread, then thawing it, can make it taste even better, similar to how Starbucks handles their banana bread.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
COPYCAT Starbucks Banana Bread
- 3 super ripe bananas, to yield about 1 1/2 cups mashed banana
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, about
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil, or less, about 5 drops
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, or about 240 grams
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 shake nutmeg
- 1/3 cup pecans
- 2/3 cup walnuts
- as needed butter or cooking spray, for loaf pan
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 325°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 325 - 2
Take 3 or 4 super ripe bananas and mash them up in a large mixing bowl. You will need about 1 1/2 cups of mashed banana.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
To the mashed bananas, add 1 large egg, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Mix these ingredients together very well with a whisk until the mixture is cohesive.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add about 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of milk to the wet ingredients. Mix these in.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add a tiny, tiny bit of sesame oil, about 1/8 of a teaspoon or less (approximately 5 drops). Mix it in.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
In a separate, smaller mixing bowl, add 2 cups of all-purpose flour (or about 240 grams), 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and about a shake of nutmeg. Whisk these dry ingredients together thoroughly.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Pour the wet banana mixture into the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Mix the batter with a spatula just until there are a few flour spots left. Be careful not to overmix it. The batter should look something like a thick, lumpy consistency.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Set the batter aside. In a Ziploc bag, combine 1/3 cup of pecans and 2/3 cup of walnuts. Roughly crush these nuts up in the bag. Shake the bag to ensure a good mix of crushed nuts.
⏱️ 3 min - 11
Take about half of the crushed nuts and mix them into the batter, folding them in with a spatula.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Butter or spray a standard 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pan. Butter the bottom and a little bit up the sides (not all the way to the top) to allow the batter to grab onto the sides as it bakes. If you butter too much, use a paper towel to wipe off the excess.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Take the rest of the crushed nuts and sprinkle them right on top of the batter in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Place the loaf pan in the preheated 325°F oven for about 45 minutes. Then, start checking for doneness. The bread will probably be done right around the 50 to 55-minute mark, but may take up to 65 minutes. You'll know it's done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Avoid opening the oven frequently; let it sit for at least 45 minutes before checking.
⏱️ 65 min•🌡️ 325 - 16
Once baked, let the banana bread cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Then, remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack. This cooling process will likely take an hour or two.
⏱️ 120 min - 17
Slice and serve. The creator notes that slicing and freezing the banana bread, then thawing it, can make it taste even better, similar to how Starbucks handles their banana bread.