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Slow-Cooker Bourbon Banana Bread

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 1, 2023
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This banana bread is full of surprises. First, it’s spiked with the flavors of bourbon, pecans and chocolate chips (topped with a bourbon glaze and more pecans for good measure). And because it’s baked in your slow cooker, there’s no need to heat up the oven.

Slow-Cooker Bourbon Banana Bread

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 40 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Bread

  • 2 2/3 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Glaze

  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon
  • 1 teaspoon hot water

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Grease bottom only of 3 1/2- to 4-quart round slow cooker with shortening or cooking spray. Sprinkle lightly with 2 teaspoons of the Bisquick mix.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir bananas, granulated sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter, 2 tablespoons bourbon, the vanilla and eggs until well blended. Stir in remaining Bisquick mix, the cinnamon, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of the pecans until well blended. Pour into slow cooker.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Turn off slow cooker; uncover, and remove ceramic base from cooker to cooling rack. Let cool 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Loosen edge of bread with thin metal spatula. Remove bread from slow cooker to cooling rack. Cool 1 hour.
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and consistency of thick syrup. Drizzle over top of bread. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup pecans.

Nutrition

310 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
41g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
310
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
22%
Saturated Fat
6g
29%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
50mg
16%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
160mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
24g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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