Homemade Starbucks Banana Bread is the perfect sweet treat to serve with your freshly home brewed hot cup of coffee in the morning. This copycat version of the delicious moist banana bread recipe with nuts is easy to make and tastes even better than at the coffee shop, if you can believe it!
The Banana Nut Loaf at Starbucks is a classic banana bread with buttermilk and has been a popular menu item at Starbucks stores for years. It is served warm or room temperature at the restaurant locations. I don't have the original recipe, but this certainly does taste just like the real thing and is well worth baking yourself.
Copycat Starbucks Banana Bread
Making this Starbucks Banana Bread recipe is a great way to hide out from the dreadful weather we have been having here in New England and use up some overripe bananas .
Just pop a Starbucks cup in your Keurig, grab some of this Starbucks copycat banana bread, and skip the trip to the coffee shop. Spring will be here soon enough for that. Try the moist and delicious bread with my Copycat Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino. They make a scrumptious combo!
How to Make Starbucks Banana Bread
Here is a quick visual guide of making Starbucks banana walnut bread. Full recipe below
The recipe will yield 10 servings.
prep time 10 mins|cook time 70 mins|total time 1 hour 20 minutes
Supplies:
- 9x5 inch loaf pan
- mixing bowls, whisk, spatula
Ingredients Needed
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose flour is fine
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 3-4 small extra ripe bananas mashed (1 ½ cup if you have larger bananas)
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil (flavorless oil of choice or melted butter can be swapped)
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk or milk
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup chopped Walnuts
- ⅓ cup chopped Pecans
Preparation
Now let's walk through the easy steps of making banana bread with pictures.
First, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix Wet and Dry Ingredients Separately
Stir the dry ingredients together in one mixing bowl and beat the eggs with sugar and oil in a separate bowl. Combine the eggs with flour mixture, then add in remaining wet ingredients and mix well to create the batter.
Add Mashed Bananas and Chopped Walnuts
Mash up your ripe bananas and add them. Then finally the walnuts go into the batter.
Bake
Mix then pour into a parchment paper lined or well greased loaf pan to bake for about 60 minutes to 80 minutes. It should be baked until the edges are golden brown and toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center of the loaf.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool for a few minutes before removing from loaf pan to cool on wire rack. For best results don't slice until you allow it to cool completely, room temperature is best. If you really adore a slice of warm banana bread with butter on it, reheating it or waiting as long as you can before slicing is best for texture.
How long does it last?
Since it's a homemade quick bread, it won't last very long on the counter or in your cabinets. Here is a quick guide to show you how to store the bread so it lasts longer. After all, once you make the best banana bread ever, you won't want to waste any!
Regardless if where you store it, the banana walnut bread needs to be well wrapped with plastic wrap or sealed in an airtight container.
- Room temperature - Like any other home-baked banana bread it will last up to two days out at room temperature.
- Refrigerate - If you refrigerate the Starbucks copycat banana bread it will last up to a week.
- Freeze - If sealed well to protect from frostbite this quick bread can last up to a few months in the freezer.
Q&A
Yes, you absolutely can freeze this recipe. Wrap loves or leftovers snugly with Saran wrap and place in a freezer bag to really lock out the frost. The banana bread will last for up to 3 months in the freezer.
Yes, you certainly can omit the walnuts and pecans from the banana bread recipe without hurting the results. If you don't have an allergy or sensitivity, you should try it with the chopped nuts. It gives the bread a deeper flavor profile and adds more texture to each bite. Of course you can try a different add in like chocolate chips or cranberries if you like.
If you are a chocolate lover, try my amazing Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
More Copycat Starbucks Recipes
Here are a few more delicious Copycat Starbucks recipes you might enjoy.
Enjoy a nice moist slice of this copycat Starbucks banana bread at home anytime!
Starbucks Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup mashed ripe bananas 3-4 small bananas
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil any flavorless oil is fine, melted butter can also be used
- 2 tablespoon Milk or buttermilk
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Walnuts chopped
- ⅓ cup Pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Grease a loaf pan and dust with flour.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until combined.
- In another bowl, mix the egg, sugar, and vegetable oil until combined.
- Add the dry mixture to the egg mixture and stir until blended.
- Add the milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix well.
- Fold in chopped walnuts and half the pecans, then pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Top with remaining pecans.
- Bake for 60-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Jennifer Williams says
My boys are going through a banana bread phase where that is all they want. I can not wait to try this, we moved so far away from civilization so running out for a cup of coffee and a slice of bread does not happen!
Scott says
I've actually never had the original, so will have to take your word for it being a perfect copycat!
Carlee C says
This is amazing paired with my morning coffee plus, it saves me going out and spending money.
Diane says
I've never tried the Starbuck's version, but this recipe reminds me of a banana nut bread that my mom used to make. It was sooo good!
Meg says
I tried this recipe on 6/11/22 and it was so good, I made another loaf on 6/12/22; it came out perfect each time; I added an extra tsp of vanilla and my baking time was 1 hour and 25 minutes. Thank you for sharing this recipe; I will not be returning to Starbucks for their version.
Janelle says
Have had the Starbucks version and am so happy to know how to make it at home! Can’t wait to try this, but didn’t know if you recommend using milk or buttermilk for this? Thanks!
Robin Gagnon says
If you have buttermilk on hand use it, but the amount is small and using regular milk makes very little difference in this recipe.
Aliz says
I made it today and it was very dry , the Starbucks Banana, Walnut & Pecan Loaf is more wet.
ShyGuy says
It's possible you didn't use enough bananas, I've noticed if you use 1 or 2 more bananas then in the recipe it comes out alot more moist! I always use 6 small bananas when making this and it comes out perfect!