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Banana And Passionfruit Loaf

Modified: Apr 23, 2025 · Published: Jul 30, 2012 by Claire Cameron · This post may contain affiliate links · 21 Comments

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Overripe bananas and no desire to make another banana bread? This is your new go-to. Banana and Passionfruit Loaf takes the comfort of classic banana bread and gives it a tropical twist with the sweet tang of fresh passionfruit.

A few more of our favourite banana recipes include: Choc-chip Banana Bread Cookies, Banana Bread Coconut Bliss Balls and Allergy-Friendly Banana Bread.

Banana and passion fruit loaf - two slices cut on wooden chopping board on white marble bench.

Quick look at Banana and Passionfruit Loaf

  • ⏲️ Ready in 1 hour.
  • 🛒 Ingredients: Just 8 (probably in your pantry)!
  • 🍽️ Makes: About 12 slices.
  • 🧑‍🍳 Difficulty: Easy - kid-friendly recipe.
  • 🗃️ Make ahead: Keep for 3 days or freeze for 3 months.
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Why Make This Banana and Passionfruit Loaf

  1. A little bit different - something a bit fancier than our Regular Delicious Banana Bread.
  2. One bowl recipe - something the kids can make too!
  3. Freezes well - freeze individually-wrapped slices for easy grab-and-go snacking & lunchboxes.
  4. Flavour - the brown sugar (here's how to make brown sugar yourself) gives it a lovely hint of caramel & the passionfruit a tropical twist.

Whether you’re baking for lunchboxes, morning tea or just need a slice of something special with your coffee, this loaf will have everyone asking for the recipe (and another slice). One bite and you’ll wonder why you didn’t try this combo sooner!


Recipe Ingredients

Ingredients in banana and passionfruit loaf - bowl of flour, sugar, butter, brown sugar - bananas, passionfruit & an egg on white bench top.
  • Self-Raising Flour - We prefer to make our own self-raising flour with baking powder and plain flour.
  • Passionfruit - We leave the seeds in but you can strain them out. If you can't get fresh passionfruit, you can use passionfruit from a tin or frozen passionfruit pulp.
  • Bananas - use medium-sized, about 100g each.

How to make Banana and Passionfruit Loaf

Lined loaf tin on marble bench. Bowl with banana being mashed.

Step 1 - Grease & line a loaf tin so the parchment paper extends over the sides. Step 2 - Mash the bananas.

Passionfruit on mashed banana in glass jug. Sugar and butter in mixing bowl with hand held mixer on white marble bench.

Step 3 - Scoop the flesh from the passionfruit into the banana & stir it through. Step 4 - Use and electric mixer to beat the sugars and butter together until creamy.

Mixing bowl with butter & sugar and 2 eggs. Next step adds flour and a wooden spoon.

Step 5 - Beat in the eggs until just combined. Step 6 - Sift in the flour and bicarb and then mix through. It will seem a little dry at this point but don't worry.

Mixing bowl with banana and passionfruit & wooden spoon. Passionfruit banana loaf batter in loaf tin ready for baking.

Step 7 - Add the mashed banana and passionfruit and stir them through. Step 8 - Spread the batter into the cake tin and bake at 160C fan-forced for 55-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Take the bowl off the stand and sift in the flour and bicarb then stir it through.

Freshly baked banana passionfruit loaf in tin & then on cooling rack on white marble bench.

Step 9 - Leave the cooked loaf cake to rest in the tin for 5 minutes. Step 10 - Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice of banana and passionfruit loaf spread with butter with a bite out held above full loaf.

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Recipe

Banana and passion fruit loaf - two slices cut on wooden chopping board on white marble bench.

Banana passionfruit loaf

A fancy twist on traditional banana bread.
4.67 from 33 votes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Australian
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 221kcal
Author: Claire Cameron

Ingredients

  • 225 g 8oz self-raising flour
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 100 g 3.5oz butter, softened and cubed
  • 100 g 3.5oz caster (superfine) sugar
  • 75 g brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 3 passion fruit
  • 3 very ripe bananas mashed

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 160C(320F) fan-forced.
  • Grease and line a loaf tin so that the paper extends over the long sides to make handles.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until light and creamy.
  • Add a the eggs and mix until just combined.
  • Take the bowl off the stand and sift in the flour and bicarb then stir them through until there are no dry bits.
  • Add the passionfruit and mashed bananas to the bowl and stir them in until just combined.
  • Spread the batter into the tin and smooth out the top.
  • Halve the passion fruit and scoop out the pulp into a sieve over a bowl.
  • Bake the cake for 55 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin.

Notes

Tip: If you don't like passionfruit seeds, you can strain the pulp and just use the juice in the batter. 
Serve: It's most delicious served as a thick slice toasted & spread with butter. 

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Claire Cameron says

    July 17, 2025 at 9:16 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious toasted with a good spread of butter.

    Reply
  2. Kristy-lee Cocks says

    February 21, 2017 at 10:00 am

    Yum! This sounds delicious. I only have two bananas and two passionfruit... would it still work?

    Reply
    • Claire says

      February 27, 2017 at 3:20 pm

      Hi Kristy-lee. It will definitely still work but might be a bit dry. Maybe add a bit of yoghurt or something like that in place of the extra banana and passionfruit?

  3. Sandra says

    March 10, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    Fantastic receipe have made it a few times now - it's also really good with crushed walnuts - yum yum!

    Reply
    • Claire says

      March 13, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      Great idea Sandra!

  4. vickie says

    October 06, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    My kids are all grownup and gone on holiday so I have. Passion fruit,banana and pear I will combine all this and since I'm diabetic I will only put 1 table spoon of brown sugar and serve with cranberry juice. What do you think?

    Reply
    • Claire says

      October 08, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      That sound pretty perfect to me Vickie!

  5. molly kelly says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:44 am

    I KNOW it was very yummy cos I got to eat it all!!
    Mum xx

    Reply
    • Claire says

      August 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

      Glad you liked it! x

  6. Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says

    August 04, 2012 at 12:02 am

    Your jazzed up banana bread sounds delicious! I've decided I like the aisle seat better too. :)

    Reply
    • Claire says

      August 04, 2012 at 10:30 am

      It seems to be the most popular seat. I'm lucky because in the past I've nearly always traveled with my sister or my now husband who both like the window.

  7. Jess says

    August 02, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    Oh that airplane gossip would have made me nuts - sitting in the very last row really is the worst! I never would have thought of this twist on banana bread, but what a great combination. I would definitely keep the seeds in from the passion fruit as well - love that little crunch.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      August 02, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      It was seriously annoying! The crunch is essential in my books.

  8. Hotly Spiced says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    What a shame the gossip wasn't more entertaining. Pity their lives are so dull. I love the look of this banana loaf and served warm with that smear of butter it would be so good - and nothing like what you get served in the back row of an economy budget airline flight with your seat backing on to the galley! xx

    Reply
    • Claire says

      July 31, 2012 at 3:10 pm

      You're right Charlie, nothing like it! Although I hate to admit I did enjoy my cheese and crackers.

      I know! No juicy gossip at all.

  9. The Café Sucré Farine says

    July 30, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    Absolutely delicious sounding Claire, what a wonderful combination. I love banana bread but passion fruit would be a whole other experience!

    Reply
    • Claire says

      July 30, 2012 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks Chris! Yes it does add a nice summery fresh burst.

  10. Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says

    July 30, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Oh yeah, include the seeds! Nothing better than biting into one of those crunch seeds.

    I'm an aisle person. It's on my airline profile. I get barfy by the window and that's all I have to say to ensure I'm on the aisle. I hate the back rows unless I MUST travel internationally in cattle class. The last two rows have only 2 seats in them and there's room down the side for more stuff.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      July 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm

      I don't understand people who throw them out personally.

      Ahh yes it's good to know where the two-seaters are if you're in cattle class although being near the toilet isn't a good thing on long-haul. I'll have to remember the 'barfy' line.

  11. Kirsty says

    July 30, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    Snap! I'm an aisle seat gal myself. I can't stand being blocked in by other people.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      July 30, 2012 at 1:54 pm

      I'm glad I'm not the only one Kirsty. I get a bit claustrophobic if I'm wedged in too!

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