topic Re: Banana pumpkin bread in Recipes

Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:38:22 GMT

Doesn't that sound good? Well I made it yesterday and ---against my usual safe guard of only making 1/2 a recipe if it is a new recipe to me ---I DOUBLED the recipe!!!!! With plans on gifting small loaves here and there----well---for whatever reason--it isn't great!!! It looks nice and you can taste the banana and pumpkin, but the texture is off--can't explain it but maybe it is too pancakey-----you know what I mean? It has height to it so it didn't "fall". Anyway, now what to do with it all. Dang it!!!!

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

haddon9 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:45:25 GMT

Well if you really don't like it I would toss it. Why eat something that you don't care for.

It does sound good and I'm not a baker but both banana & pumpkin have strong flavors. Were they competing with one another?

I'm going to make a pumpkin chip cake with frosting tomorrow for my dd's birthday. She & her dh are vegan so the cream cheese frosting will be made with vegan ingredients. I hope it turns out well. I never made this cake before.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

msgb — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:37:52 GMT

I make bread for my husband to have with his coffee each morning and I made banana pumpkin early this month. It usually is enough for three smaller breads. As far as I know my husband liked it. Perhaps it was the recipe you used. I know my husband would not have eaten it if he didnt like it. The bread that is next in rotation is apple cider

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

PinkyPetunia — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:33:04 GMT

@wagirl Sorry it didn't turn out to your liking. Maybe others would appreciate it.

You said you made small loaves? Can you bring them to folks in the area? Does your building have a service staff? Any local stores closeby that you patronize? It's a shame to throw it away.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

deepwaterdotter — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:48:39 GMT

I've made a tasty recipe for this bread from the allrecipes site. I bake it a little longer than written.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

Q-Checker — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:01:04 GMT

If it is just a texture problem, could you cut it into small chunks and add it to pudding? To ice cream? A blender mix fruit drink?

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:36:29 GMT

@haddon9 ---the flavors didn't cancel each other out--you can taste both and are not bad tasting---its just the mouth feel----I think if I thought about it--I would have added nuts and or choc chips

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:40:45 GMT

@PinkyPetunia --yes I did make them into small loaves and wanted to gift them to my DD co workers who gave us things from their gardens-- but don't want to get a bad rep for not being a very good cook because I am a very cook/baker and if something doesn't taste good to me, I will not share.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:43:06 GMT

@msgb --yes, the recipe was a new one for me and as I stated, I usually only make 1/2 of a new recipe in case it doesn't turn out. Apple cider in anything can't be bad

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

rockygems123 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:45:57 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@PinkyPetunia --yes I did make them into small loaves and wanted to gift them to my DD co workers who gave us things from their gardens-- but don't want to get a bad rep for not being a very good cook because I am a very cook/baker and if something doesn't taste good to me, I will not share.

@wagirl

Same, if I don't like it then I won't give it to others.

Made a simple chicken soup recently and used a different Italian seasoning, we just didn't like it. It has added chili flakes in it, too spicy and/ or just the wrong flavor and we like spice.

Threw out the leftovers no one wanted it.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:47:55 GMT

@rockygems123 ---the very thing I try NOT to do by only aking 1/2 a new recipe!!! And I DOUBLED it!!!!!! Just makes me crazy!!!!

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

rockygems123 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:51:43 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@rockygems123 ---the very thing I try NOT to do by only aking 1/2 a new recipe!!! And I DOUBLED it!!!!!! Just makes me crazy!!!!

@wagirl

You took a chance, frustrating though isn't it?!

I made a chicken orzo greek lemon soup yesterday for the first time and made 1/2 of the recipe.

It is delicious but I don't always do the 1/2 rule for the first time, we like to take our chances don't we lol.

Now let's see how the chicken northern white beans green chilies soup that is on the stovetop is going to come out, so far so good.

Someone posted the recipe in the Crocktober thread yesterday as chili and I've adapted it to soup and stovetop.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:58:45 GMT

@rockygems123 ---wow--sounds delicilous--keep me posted!! I do love the orzo soup and have made that one alot--the bean one sounds good too!! I am reading the Crocktober post too---

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

rockygems123 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:02:21 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
@rockygems123 ---wow--sounds delicilous--keep me posted!! I do love the orzo soup and have made that one alot--the bean one sounds good too!! I am reading the Crocktober post too---

@wagirl

The recipe posted looks great and of course we have to tailor recipes to our own needs.

The cayenne amount is pretty high in the posted recipe and I just used a pinch and it has a great kick to it.

Also lowered the number of beans to 3/4c dried, soaked and then added to the soup.

Used just 1 can of chopped green chiles.

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

candys mine — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:33:01 GMT

@wagirl PANCAKEY you Say? If it's edible at all how about "French Toasting" it?

Slice it up, fry in some butter to warm it and crisp it a bit, then douse it with some maple syrup or a sugar glaze like a cinnamon bun.

Would it do well in a bread pudding situation?

How about Parfaits?

Re: Banana pumpkin bread

wagirl — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:24:47 GMT

@candys mine --OMgosh!!! All of that sounds amazing!! But after letting it sit for a couple days, it tasted just fine. I think what it needed was some nuts and/or choc chips mixed in for some texture. And think adding 2 soft ingredients together like the pumpkin and the banana just made it a bit soft. We ate it and I gave a loaf away to DDs co worker who loved it!!