Cranberry Walnut Banana Bread with Cinnamon Streusel

two slices of cranberry walnut banana bread laying in front of loaf on wood board with gold knife beside, fresh cranberries, white flowers, and walnut pieces around.

Cranberry Walnut Banana Bread with Cinnamon Streusel

The perfect holiday loaf! This Cranberry Walnut Banana Bread with Cinnamon Streusel is so simple to make and oh so delicious. Every bite is sweet, loaded with cranberries and walnuts, and just SO. GOOD.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories: 446kcal

Ingredients

Bread

6 medium overripe bananas
¼ cup buttermilk
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
5 large eggs room temperature
1 cup vegetable oil
4 cups all purpose flour*
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups chopped walnuts
2½ cup dried cranberries

Streusel

1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
⅝ cup all purpose flour
6 Tablespoons salted butter

Instructions

Streusel

In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, cinnamon, and flour.
Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or fork. Set aside.

Bread

Heat oven to 350° F.
Spray three 8 inch x 4 inch loaf pans with baking spray. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mash bananas and buttermilk together. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix sugars, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
Mix only to combine.
Add bananas and stir until well combined.
Stir in cranberries and walnuts.
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
Top each loaf generously with streusel.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until done.

Notes

*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g to the measurement for each cup of flour.

Check the expiration date on your baking soda and baking powder.
When mashing the bananas, be sure to not leave any large chunks of banana!
This recipe makes 3 traditional size loaves. Perfect for gifting the other two!
Make sure to use DRIED cranberries in this recipe.
Be careful to not over-mix the batter.

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