This incredibly moist olive oil banana blueberry bread is a delicious twist on the traditional banana bread recipe. Bananas and blueberries give it a natural sweetness. The olive oil and poppy seeds add delicious rich flavor to make it irresistible. This quick bread is perfect for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert.

sliced olive oil banana bread with blueberries and butter.

why I love this olive oil banana bread

I'm a sucker for homemade baked goods. My Mom always had a pound cake or apple pie slices for snacking on the kitchen counter. I think it's in my DNA to have a cookie, muffin or brownie always on hand.

This olive oil banana bread is my latest baking obsession. There's always a few overripe bananas stashed in my freezer just waiting to be baked into this incredibly moist banana bread.

There's a few blueberries sprinkled throughout the bread to add a burst of fresh flavor. The poppy seeds add a nutty crunch while the olive oil imparts a savory richness. It's so easy to mix up the batter by hand. No mixer is needed for this quick bread recipe.

I love this banana bread toasted and smeared with butter and made into French toast too.

I'm so excited to share this recipe with you!

black bananas, flour, brown sugar, eggs, blueberries, olive oil, poppy seeds.

the ingredients

salted butter
all purpose flour
baking soda
baking powder
kosher salt
cinnamon
nutmeg
poppy seeds
blueberries
light brown sugar
olive oil
large eggs
mashed bananas ~ the riper the better!
pure vanilla extract
turbinado or sanding sugar

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the recipe details

Quick breads like this olive oil banana bread are some of my favorites to bake. They use only a couple bowls and utensils and most times they can be mixed by hand.

adding poppy seeds to dry ingredients for olive oil banana bread.

Grab a bowl and combine all purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder, kosher salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and poppy seeds. Toss in the blueberries. A little coating of flour keeps the berries from sinking to the bottom of the batter.

Grab a second bowl and combine the wet ingredients. This is the recipe to use those overripe, black bananas in your fridge or freezer. They have loads of intense banana flavor. Combine light brown sugar, olive oil, large eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract. Fold the flour mixture into the banana mixture.

olive oil banana bread batter in a bowl with a spatula.

olive oil banana bread batter in a metal loaf pan.

Butter a metal loaf pan and line it lengthwise with parchment paper. The bread will be so easy to unmold. Pour the batter in the pan, sprinkle with sanding sugar, some poppy seeds and a few more blueberries. Bake for about an hour. Let the bread cool in the pan about 15 minutes before unmolding it.

It's that easy!

suggestions and recipe tips

Use a metal loaf pan for baking this banana bread. It conducts the heat quickly and more evenly than a glass baking pan.
If you are a fan of nuts, add about a cup of chopped walnuts, almonds or pecans along with the dry ingredients.
Use an instant read digital thermometer to check the doneness of the banana bread. It should have an internal temperature of about 200 to 205 degrees F when baked to perfection.
Let the bread cool about 15 minutes in the pan after baking before unmolding.

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sliced olive oil banana blueberry bread.

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