I have to start by saying Wow! When you take your first bite, you are greeted with a toasty crumble topping that’s warm and super duper moist. The Fig Walnut Jam and ripe bananas in this bread serve sweet deliciousness throughout the entire bread!
Can I just say that I truly adore making banana bread? From classic banana bread to banana oatmeal muffins. They all bring a sense of sweet warm comfort into my world. Starting with the heavenly aroma that flows throughout the home when baking banana bread. And that my friend just screams comfort.
Now you are probably wondering about Bananas and figs? Well, I used Fig Walnut Jam. Yep! That’s right. So easy to make and adds another layer of flavors that taste so heavenly.
So I have to admit that whenever I visit stores like Homegoods or World Markets, I head right on over to the food aisle first! LOL, One day I was in Homegoods and saw this beautiful jar of jam. I have a weakness in the packaging and presentation of a product. Nevertheless, it was enough to get me to purchase and you already know that I could not wait to try it out. My first thought was I will try this jam on some good ole homemade buttermilk biscuits. I did and I loved it!
But guys as you know that it didn’t stop there. I have been wanting to try this out in one of my banana bread recipes but wasn’t sure if the banana and fig could coexist together in the same bread space. I was worried that both the banana and the Fig in the jam would be competing for attention. But to my surprise, it was a hidden match made in heaven!
Jam
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Where to find
The Fig Walnut Jam is so delicious that I honestly think I am obsessed with it! My wish is that it was more of this product available here locally. So just to give you a little bit of info on this Jam. This Jam is out of Portugal and the company has more flavors that I can’t wait to try.
Now of course there are other figs Jam out there available in many grocery stores. Whichever Fig Jam brand that you decide on I’m sure that it will also work with this recipe. Please let me know in the comments which brand has the best fig jam out there.
Baking with Fig Jam
The absolute best thing about baking banana bread is taking a classic recipe and making it versatile. The options are endless. When adding Jam to any bread, I like to use ingredients that are natural or organic for the best taste possible.
In this recipe, I used 2 tbsp. of the Fig Walnut Jam mixed into the batter and added 2 tbsp. on top as an added topping right before baking in the oven.
Recipe Ingredients
- 3-4 Ripe Bananas Mashed
- 1 Egg at Room Temperature
- 1 Stick of Unsalted Butter (Soften)
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp. All Spice
- 1 1/2 Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Half n Half
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 4 tbsp. Fig Walnut Jam
- 1/2 cup Walnuts
Ingredient Swap
- Milk – In this recipe, I used Half n Half, but feel free to use Whole Milk or Almond Milk I honestly can say that I have tried all three, and guys they all taste very good with this recipe.
- All Spice – The absolute best part about making this recipe is that you can easily make little swap such as swapping out the All Spice with just Cinnamon.
- Walnuts – Don’t like walnuts? that is perfectly ok. you can leave the walnuts out or swap them with pecans or almonds.
Delicious Banana Bread made with Fig Walnut Jam
Ingredients
- 3 Large Ripe Bananas
- 1 Egg
- 1¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter Softened
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 Half n Half
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. All Spice
- 4 tbsp. Fig Jam
- ¼ cup Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350°F. Grease or Spray Loaf Pan.
- First peel the Bananas. In a medium to large bowl mash up the bananas until the banana’s have a smooth texture and set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the sugar and soften butter by using a hand mixer or stirring by hand until the butter and sugar is well combined. Then add in the egg, milk and vanilla extract.
- Next, Add in the mashed bananas and 2 tbsp. Fig jam. Mix well.
- In another bowl add the Dry Ingredients: All Purpose Flour, Salt, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and All spice. Whisk all together. Then add in the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Use the fold in method to combined everything together.
- Then transfer the batter into the prepared loaf dish. Add the split Banana and Walnuts on top. then bake in the oven for 1 hour or until bread is nice and golden. Or stick a toothpick in the center of the bread and if clean, then it’s done.
- Allow bread to cool for 10-15 minutes. Then remove Bread from Loaf Pan. Cut Slices and Enjoy!