Easy, Instant Pot Low-Carb Banana Nut Bread is a quick pressure cooker recipe for homemade, healthy dessert with fruit. This bread is soft, moist, and delicious. You can even spread it with butter and serve it for breakfast!
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Growing up, my mom made banana nut bread often. Vividly, I still remember the old and tattered, yellow cookbook that she used for a lot of her recipes. She still has this cookbook today! It pre-dates me and is well over 30 years old.
Most Sunday mornings, my mom would whip together a small batch and throw it in the oven for my brothers and me before church. Before leaving for church, I would spread butter over a warm slice. Oh, the nostalgia!
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I created a similar vibe this past Sunday and whipped up this banana nut bread early in the morning. Sunday brunch plans were on the agenda for the early afternoon, so I had to exercise self-restraint and limit myself to just one slice.
I did a few things to lighten up this recipe. Instead of white flour, I used Bob's Red Mill Low-Carb Baking Mix. Using this mix, I was able to obtain really favorable macros for this recipe. This is my first time using this baking mix.
I will definitely use it again in future recipes. Also, instead of using a full stick of butter, my mom's recipe calls for this 🙂 I used 2 tablespoons and substituted the remaining serving for unsweetened applesauce. I have used applesauce in place of butter in a lot of my dessert recipes. It works really well. Greek yogurt is a great option, too. Next up sugar....I used a lot less.
The bananas you select for this recipe are VERY important. You want bananas that are fully ripe, to the point the bananas look like they are going bad. In hindsight, I believe this is why my mom made banana bread on Sundays. She was using the leftover bananas that remained from our "cereal with sliced bananas" breakfast that we ate each morning before school.
Fully ripe bananas are usually much sweeter than the greenish-yellow bananas, or even the fully yellow bananas. Brown spots indicate the sugar content has risen. This supports my take on why you should not have to add a ton of sugar to this recipe. A fully ripe banana does a lot of that work for you.
I was provided free samples of the baking mix used in this recipe from Bob's Red Mill. All opinions are my own.
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Instant Pot Low-Carb Banana Nut Bread
Instant Pot Low-Carb Banana Nut Bread is an easy pressure cooker recipe for homemade, keto friendly, healthy dessert with fruit.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Bob's Red Mill Low-Carb Baking Mix
- 2-3 medium bananas fully ripe and mashed, enough to produce 1 cup
- 2 tablespoons butter room temperature
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ¼ cup sugar (substitute for Stevia for less carbs)
- ¼ cup chopped nuts I used pecans
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mix sugar, softened butter, unsweetened applesauce, and eggs. Using a mixer or hand-mixer, beat until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl and ensure everything is fully mixed.
- Add the mashed bananas to the wet ingredients. Fully mix.
- Add the dry ingredients to a separate bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat for a short while until combined.
- Fold in the nuts.
- Grease the 7 inch pan. Add the mixture to the pan.
- Cover the top of the pan with foil to prevent water from getting into the bread.
- Add a cup of water to the pot. Place the trivet inside the pot. (This comes with the device).
- Create a foil handle to remove the pan from the Instant Pot. Fold a large piece of foil in half the long way. This will be used to wrap around the 7 inch pan to make it easier to lift out of the Instant Pot.
- Place the foil handle in the Instant Pot. Place the pan in the middle of the pot over the foil handle.
- Set the Instant Pot on manual, 50 minutes.
- After the Instant Pot alerts that 50 minutes have passed, allow the steam to settle without quick release for 10 minutes.
- Unfold the foil handle and remove it from the Instant Pot. Place the pan on a baking rack to cool. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcal
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Jill says
With the sweetness of the bananas I can definitely get on board with less sugar in this classic recipe! Looks delicious.
Ashley- Forking Up says
If I can ever figure out my off-brand instant pot, I am so making this. My freezer always has way too many bananas.
Kelly @ trial and eater says
My grandma always made banana bread with BLACK bananas. It took my mom a long time to realize they didn't have to be THAT ripe! This looks great 🙂
Ginny McMeans says
This is so friggin' smart! I have an instant pot and I'm making this!
Cathy says
I might be the only blogger I know who doesn't have an Instant Pot yet, but the more I see yummy and easy recipes like this one the more I'm beginning to feel convinced I NEED one.
Heather A Lawrence says
Yummy! We love banana bread in our house!
We normally swap out the butter for sweetened apple sauce and skip the sugar all together.
Totally going to have to try this recipe... it looks amazing!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish says
This looks delicious! I'm not fond of banana bread but my hubby is and I'm always looking for a good recipe so he can have his fix! He will thank me! So, I thank you!
cookilicious says
I had made banana bread in college and never tried making it post that. I am very tempted to make it again looking at your recipe. 🙂
Carrie Chance says
This looks like a great recipe. I may be the only person left that doesn't have an InstantPot but it is definitely on my kitchen wishlist
Rae says
Is there anything that an Instant Pot can't do?! Does it unload the dishwasher? 😉
Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen says
I still do not have an Instant Pot but should really get myself one because they are so versatile! If I can make a delicious, banana bread as good looking as yours, I'm sold!
Veena Azmanov says
OH I am so jealous I still don't have an instant pot!! This looks so good. I love the color and the texture. YUM!!!
Sandi G says
I had no idea you could make something like this in an instant pot
Lois Alter Mark says
That looks amazing, and I can't believe it was made in an Instant Pot! I think I'm finally going to have to buy one - it has so many benefits!
Rebecca Bryant says
I enjoy a nice slice of warm bread. Banana nut is one of my all time favorites.
Milena says
Well, I just learned two things! One- that you can make bread in an Insta-pot. Two that you can buy low carb baking mix! Awesome!
Star Traci says
Wow! I love Banana Nut Bread but would never have thought you could make it in a One Pot. Very cool!
🙂
Traci
Kristin Cheuvront says
Loving all of these instant pot recipes! This looks like a great one!
Alicia says
I haven't tried making bread in my instant pot yet so I'm putting that on my list to do! There's nothing better than some warm homemade bread slathered in butter -or I guess plain if you are cutting down on the calories 🙂 lol
Keikilani says
I love a good banana bread! I don't have an instant pot yet, but saving this for when I do!
Ali Gilbert says
Pinning this to my low carb board on Pinterest. We are doing the low carb thing and I am dying for some new recipes. Thanks so much!!
reesa says
No way! You can make this in your instant pot?! How awesome is that!
Alicia Taylor says
What? Dessert bread in an Instant Pot? I didn't even know that was possible. I don't have one, but I keep seeing reasons to get one!
symerr says
I have a hard time believing this is low carb and that the macro's listed above are liget.
staysnatched says
You're free to put the ingredients by serving into your favorite calculator. I use MyFitnessPal.
Lisa says
Made this today. It's okay but it needs work, we didn't feel like it was sweet enough or have enough banana flavor.
staysnatched says
Hi there! I am not a fan of rich and overly sweet foods, so this is the perfect balance for me. This recipe is designed to be low carb, if you wish to add more sugar, I recommend using the brand Swerve, that is natural, zero-calorie, and has no aftertaste. If you would like more banana flavor, I recommend adding a little banana extract. Thanks for trying my recipe!
Christine Snyder says
can this recipe be cooked in a regular oven? I see no difference in the time from any read recipe. I do not have an instant pot.
staysnatched says
Hi there! Yes you can make it in the oven. I have not tested this combination of ingredients outside of the Instant Pot.
Judy T says
I wanted to thank you for the Instant Pot recipe! i have only been using my instant pot for about a month now, but I read everything I could find before starting to use mine! Shame on me as I received it for Christmas from my sister 2 years ago!! She bought me an 8 quart Instant Pot because I love to doing home canning! I am the youngest child in my family of origin, and my mother was older when she gave birth to me, so I was given a lot of skills from my precious mother, that many in my generation do not have! Canning, growing vegetables. Preserving jams /jellies, making all kinds of relish, pickling dills or Kosher, bread and butter pickles, making butter from our milk cow (it was my job to milk the cow, and she was a mean ol heifer),, and she had bug horns, and would try to hook me every time I walked into the barn before I could get to the milking stool and and milking bucket, plus is was at 5:00 am and still dark out side! We had huge rattle snakes on our property, and in cold months they would often work their way into the barn, or outside in the corral.
Sorry for the side track but my parents are both deceased now, and banana nut bread takes me back to my pleasant childhood! So, I identify with your post!
About to make this recipe in my instant pot, but I am not cutting carbs or cholesterol because my weight is about the same as high school, and college, and my labs are great! Thank Gid! I will give you an update once It’s done!
Thanks so much!
staysnatched says
Please update me! So happy to have you try the recipe.
Patritia says
Hi. I am anxious to try this bread today in the instapot. However, you don't mention where you're adding the flour or your Bob Mills product. So when you say add the mashed bananas to the wet mixture you must be talking about number one in directions. It may be common sense to add the flour to that first mixture and will that be wet when I'm finished? First time doing it in an instapot I want to make sure I'm doing things right.
Thank you, sorry for the silly question.
staysnatched says
Hi there. It's added in step 3. The mix is a dry ingredient. When baking, flour, sugar, salt, etc are referred to as dry ingredients.
Roberta says
Hi there, This recipe looks so delicious ,,but ,I don't have an instant pot. Can I use a loaf pqn,? and what would be the temp.,and time of bakeing? Thanks so much, Berta
Kathy says
I used a loaf pan and conventional oven. 350° for 55 min to an hour.
staysnatched says
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Kathy says
I tried this recipe and loved it. I didn't have a round pan that fit in my Instapot, so I baked it in a loaf pan and conventional oven. 350° for about 55min to an hour.
I also substituted almond flour instead of the low carb baking mix because I couldn't find it. And just a reminder if one uses Stevia instead of sugar, cut down on the amount.
I am NOT a baker and this bread turned out great! Yummo!
staysnatched says
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Jane says
This was the best banana bread I've made. Not too dense, very cake-like, simple. I used Bob's Red Mill GF flour blend instead of the low-carb blend. I realized that the apple sauce I had was sweetened, so I omitted the sugar. It turned out perfectly. I will definitely make this again.
staysnatched says
Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Jennifer says
Can you use honey or maple syrup instead of the 1/4 cup of sugar? 🙂
staysnatched says
You can use whatever you like. I don't use sugar, I use monkfruit.
Wendy says
What are the carbs/net carbs in this? The only thing displaying for me under nutrition is 182 kcal.
Robert says
Where can I find the nutritional values for the banana nut bread?
staysnatched says
You input the ingredients and measurements into the nutritional value calculator of your choice.