Easy Banana Bread with Streusel Topping

Here is banana bread the simple way.  This recipe is easy to make and wonderful to eat.  I developed it when I had some very ripe bananas and didn’t want to toss them but didn’t have the time or ingredients to make a scratch banana bread.  It has a tasty streusel topping that adds a delightful crunch.

For bread:

5-6 medium bananas

1 yellow cake mix

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger

1 cup chopped pecans (you could substitute walnuts)
milk

Streusel topping:

5 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 Tablespoons white sugar

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

½ cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray or butter/grease two loaf pans.  Put peeled bananas in a large mixing bowl.  Using your hand mixer on low, blend the banana to make a slightly chunky (but not watery) banana mash.  Add dry cake mix, oil, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.  Mix 3 minutes or until all ingredients are well blended.If mixture is too thick, add one tablespoon of milk at a time until slightly thicker than a cake mix.   Fold in chopped nuts. 

Pour batter in loaf pans.

Put butter, flour, sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl.  Use your fingers to incorporate all ingredients to make a crumble.  Slowly, mix in pecans. 

Sprinkle crumble topping on the top of loaves.  Lightly press the crumble down but not into the batter. 

Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of loaves comes out clean