Poppy Seed Banana Bread
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Enjoy this moist and crunchy poppy seed banana bread for breakfast, brunch or an afternoon snack. This recipe has no butter, no oil in it & is low in sugar.
Guys, today I have for you this poppy seed banana bread.
To make it I used my easy recipe for banana bread and twisted it a bit by adding poppy seeds and Greek yogurt in it. I was extremely pleased with the result – a moist loaf of poppy seed banana bread!
By the way, I found these tips for baking with Greek yogurt quite helpful, so if you are interested, check it out.
Now this poppy seed banana bread is not the only quick bread we love!
Classic homemade banana bread, orange loaf cake and honey cranberry bread are our favorites as well!
What quick bread do you like?
Why should you make this bread?
- Because you love banana bread.
- Easy & quick preparation – It takes 10 minutes tops to make it!
- This bread can be made with or without a mixer.
- It’s a bit healthier than your ordinary banana bread thanks to lower amount of refined sugar and no oil or no butter used!
How to make banana bread with poppy seeds
So like the title says this quick banana bread has poppy seeds in it. I think it’s a great and simple way how to turn your ordinary homemade banana bread into something a bit different.
The preparation takes about 10 minutes, maybe even less. It will depend on how fast you can measure, mash and mix. I usually start with lining my loaf tin with baking paper. Now guys, if you don’t have a loaf tin, don’t panic! Use a bundt cake pan instead.
A 5-6 cup bundt pan should be perfect for this poppy seed banana bread. The bread won’t be as tall as if it was made in a loaf tin but tastes equally delicious!
At the same time turn on the oven. It takes about 10 minutes to heat it up which is exactly the prep time needed to make this banana poppy seed bread.
Now get a large bowl and throw in the bananas. Cut them and mash them. Add sugar, Greek yogurt and one egg. I used a hand mixer to combine these ingredients. You can use a wooden spoon as well. Just make sure they are all well combined.
Then it’s time to stir in the flour (combined with baking soda) and poppy seeds. The batter is now ready to be poured into your prepared tin.
Baking will take about 50 minutes. Bear in mind that every oven bakes differently. Just insert a wooden skewer and if it comes out clean, your poppy seed banana bread is ready.
Ingredient substitution
- Granulated Sugar – use brown sugar, if preferred.
- Greek Yogurt – sour cream can be used instead of Greek yogurt.
Watch how to make poppy seed banana bread
Poppy Seed Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 bananas , ripe (large)
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour (220 grams)
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- 1 egg (large)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cut the bananas and mash them using a fork.
- Add the sugar, Greek Yogurt and egg. Mix well with a hand mixer or wooden spatula.
- Add flour (combined with baking soda) and stir well.
- At last stir in poppy seeds.
- Pour in a loaf tin lined with baking paper and bake at 360° Fahrenheit /180°Celsius for 50 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Best served with butter, jam or honey!
Can I use milk in place of yogurt or sour cream
Hi Roberta. I have not tested it with milk so can’t say. However, milk is runny while yogurt and sour cream are rather thick. For that reason I think it could affect the final result and would not substitute.
I have yet to try your simple and delicious bread recipe. I have a question whether we need to soak the poppy seeds. Am very keen to try soon while waiting for the bananas to be ripen soon
Thanks
Hi Sue. No, there is no need to pre-soaking the poppy seeds. They will give your bread nice crunchy texture. Please do let me know what you think when you give it a go!
I never baked a banana bread that it’s chewy , the center is moist but the crust it’s almost like eating a crusty bread . When I squeeze the slice between my fingers it bounces like it’s springy . I like the taste but I don’t care for the texture very weird . I didn’t follow the recipe maybe that’s why . I didn’t have yoghourt so I used milkademia milk with 1 table spoon of lemon juice , coconut palm sugar to replace white sugar 1 tsp baking powder , I don’t like baking soda and some comment said it didn’t rise much so I thought it would be ok ….so It’s not the recipe it’s probably all the changes I made ..good taste though .
Hi, never made banana bread with poppy seeds. So I tried it today. Replaced apf with whole wheat flour. Added 1/6 tbsp of milk and 2 tbsp of water to make the batter. Came out well.
Hi Binu. Thanks so much for the feedback and also letting us know how to make it using whole wheat flour!
Wow! This looks so amazing! I’m going to make it right now!
Real talk – I’m doing the MC Hammer dance back and forth right now because I just poppy seeds a couple days ago for another recipe. In the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to make poppy seed muffins or bread, or something. Then boom, you come along with this delicious sounding recipe helping me make up my mind on what to make. Thank you, I’m going to make me some poppy seed banana bread!
Could gluten-free flour be used here?
Hi Cheryl, I have never used gluten-free flour so I am not sure about this. However, I would give it a shot. If you try, please let me know how it turned out for you.
Love how you’ve turned banana bread up a notch by making it poppy seed cake. Delicious!
:) Thanks, Ginny!
I love the ingredients and the taste but mine seems to deflate after I take it out of the oven, and seems to dense. I bake it for 60 minutes, tired adding baking powder, etc but can’t get it right. Any tips??
Hi Allison. I am not sure what could have gone wrong as this bread usually doesn’t collapse. The quantity of bananas could mess slightly with the ratios, but I’ve never seen extra large bananas, so the 1.5 cups should work fine. I’ve just read that a small (overfilled) baking tin can cause the bread to fall in as there is not enough space for it to rise properly (I used a 2-pound/1kg loaf tin). Hope this helps!
Wow! It looks so moist and absolutely yum! I love that this contains poppy seeds. I always have overripe bananas and this recipe is going on my to-do list this week. Thanks for sharing! :-)
Thank you, Meliann! Let me know what you think when you make it!
I’m drinking my morning coffee right now. Can’t think of anything that I wouldn’t want more than a slice of this bread.
Oooo, this bread is perfect with a cup of coffee! :)
we eat a lot of banana bread. I have never tried one with poppy seeds in it.
I’d say it’s the highest time you tried it so! :)
That is a gorgeous banana bread, and I love the poppy seeds in it! I was just thinking about banana bread this morning.
Thank you, Jeni!