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Toffee Pecan Banana Bread

Toffee Pecan Banana Bread. Old fashioned, moist delicious banana bread with the addition of crunchy pecans and toffee chips. Perfect for lunchboxes, coffee breaks or a grab and go breakfast.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword banana, pecan, toffee
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12 or more servings
Calories 319 kcal
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 3 medium bananas. mashed
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup toasted pecans
  • 3/4 cup toffee chips like Skor bits

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Toast the pecans on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn them after 5 minutes.
  3. Allow them to cool to room temperature while you prepare the rest of the recipe
  4. Beat sugar and oil in a bowl. Add eggs and mashed banana.
  5. Sift together dry ingredients and fold into banana mixture alternately with orange juice.
  6. Give the cooled pecans aa rough chop with a knife and then fold them into the batter along with the toffee chips.

  7. Pour batter into 1 large or two small greased and parchment lined loaf pans.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending upon pan size. A toothpick inserted in the centre which comes out clean is the best indicator that the loaf is fully baked.
  9. Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely

Recipe Notes

Don't worry if this banana bread does not bake in one hour in your pans or oven. It will tolerate more time. Just keep checking it and let the toothpick test be your guide.


The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.