Banff Alpenglow's Famous Banana Bread

"This is the best banana bread I've ever had!"

If we got a dollar for each time we heard that said from the back seat as we toured around Banff, well maybe we'd no longer be running any tours! What started as a simple snack has turned into a fan favourite around the world. I'm pretty confident we can at least claim it's the best in the Bow Valley.

And today is your lucky day! I am finally going to share with you our famous banana bread recipe. When we started Banff Alpenglow three years ago, we knew we wanted to add a little something extra to our tours that would be memorable to our guests. As very food motivated people, we figured our guests could also use a little energy boost on a long tour. So as we brainstormed ideas, the avid baker in me innocently asked "What if we made banana bread?"

Had I known that this idea would turn into a signature of our tours, would I still have suggested it? After making hundreds of loaves of banana bread over the years, I think the answer is still yes. While I imagined it as being an easy job for just me, I very quickly had both of the boys baking up a storm too. It soon became the iconic banana bread that sets our tours apart.

Banana bread is so nostalgic for many people, with recipes passed through families. There are so many different ways you can change the recipe, which is what makes it so fun.

Did I do the thing? The thing where recipe bloggers write their life story and you're thinking, "just give me the dang recipe already?" Who the heck knew I'd even have so much to say about banana bread! It just banana bread after all. So here you go, Banff Alpenglow's Famous Banana Bread:

While I'd love for you to give this recipe a try, I'd love it even more if we could bake it for you and share it on an adventure. Who knows, is it really the best banana bread, or is that just the magic of Moraine Lake? There's only one way to find out!