Banana Gingerbread adds another useful Hawaiʻi and Pacific-inspired recipe to the archive, built from source-backed ingredients and simple home-cooking steps. It helps round out the site with a practical dish readers can make beside the traditional coconut, taro, breadfruit, and seafood recipes already collected here.

If you enjoy this style of Pacific cooking, you may also want to try Pacific recipe gallery.

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
3 tbsp sour cream
⅓ cup banana, mashed
1 tsp tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
3 cups apples, cored and chopped
½ cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9"x 5" loaf pan.
Cream butter and sugars. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in sour cream, mashed banana and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Gradually add to butter mixture. Gently fold in apples and walnuts.
Spoon mixture into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Make sure loaf is baked through.

Helpful Tips

Prepare the ½ cup butter softened before you start so the recipe moves smoothly.
Taste and adjust seasoning or sweetness near the end, especially when fruit ripeness varies.

FAQ

Is banana gingerbread a traditional recipe?

This page is written from a Hawaiʻi Nutrition Center recipe source and is framed as a Hawaiʻi or Pacific-inspired home recipe rather than a claim about every island tradition.