Banana Bread Bonanza

This top-rated banana bread recipe comes from a Cooking Light reader and has extra health benefits from flaxseed meal, walnuts, and yogurt.

What could make a loaf of banana bread better other than the addition of chocolate chips?

Peanut butter is whipped into the basic recipe for a moist banana bread with a hint of nutty flavor. A small amount of chopped roasted peanuts offers delightfully surprising crunch.

A top-rated favorite, this recipe updates the standard banana bread recipe with a coconut crunch and a tart lime glaze. Dark rum adds a festive Caribbean-inspired flavor.

Recipe: Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze

Chocolate and bananas pair nicely in sweet desserts, so give them a try in this top-rated bread. Our reviewers went bananas for the flavor and moist texture of the loaf.

Recipe: Marbled-Chocolate Banana Bread

Take the flavor you love on the go with this tasty muffin. Packed with yummy ingredients like brown sugar and cinnamon, this baked good also offers a healthy dose of fiber and Vitamin E, thanks to the walnuts.

Recipe: Banana Nut Muffins with Oatmeal Streusel

When company is in town, wake them up with the sweet aroma of freshly baked bread. Blueberries add an extra punch of tart flavor and a vibrant purple hue.

Recipe: Blueberry-Banana Bread

Try a favorite banana bread recpie and add fun ingredients, like dried apricots. Other favorite additions include dried cranberries, white raisins, or chopped nuts. Personalize the loaf and gift it to friends and family.

Recipe: Banana-Apricot Bread

Dress up slices of store-bought banana bread by adding rich goat cheese and tart apricot or pear preserves. Broil the bread first to give it a crisp bite.

Recipe: Banana Bread Bruschetta

Even if you usually swear by icings, drizzles, and toppings, a classic banana bread recipe, perfect on its own, is hard to beat. With over 100 reviews, this is one of our top-rated favorites.

Recipe: Classic Banana Bread

My mom's recipe was the model for this banana bread. The new version is liked so much we make it all the time--at least every two weeks. I think the miniloaves would be a perfect holiday gift.

This adult interpretation switches all of the sugar to brown sugar and cooks the mashed bananas with butter and cognac or dark rum. And it's topped with a slightly boozy glaze.