Banana Nut Bread

I bought this awhile ago, tried it and didn’t really care for it. I love banana flavouring when it’s super strong and I must have understeeped it because the flavour was too weak for me.

This tea was calling my name today and I figured I’d give it another shot. I was very surprised at how much I liked this. I added a bit of agave to give it an extra kick and I’m thinking that next time I’ll try adding hazelnut agave.

The banana flavour is very authentic and the nuttiness fills it out nicely. As much as I like it, I don’t think I’ll buy it again because it’s expensive (darn heaviness!) and I doubt that I can get more than one decent steep out of it. That aside, it is delicious!

Edited to add: Okay, the resteep was pretty decent. Sigh, why do I ever doubt you, DavidsTea?

I had a sample of this from an online order. It was quite tasty. I gave it a generous steep, around 6 mins with the whole sample. It tasted like banana nut bread, but I enjoyed it because it was in liquid form ( since getting into a wider variety of teas, I’ve discovered I like the taste of nuts, just, not the texture.). Quite a tasty tea really. The liquor was a very pale yellow, almost like a first 30s steep of a green tea, but I still got a bit of flavour in it. I think I’ll get a 50g bag and hold this for next autumn.

This is the tea that sold me immediately by smell. This and pumpkin chai were what I brought home from the David’s Tea Fall menu.
They captured banana nut bread perfectly, my nose would have been convinced I was sniffing a fresh loaf.

My first thought to looking at the dry tea was “is this trail mix?”. Once I brewed it in my tea strainer, I noticed bits of it were dissolving/falling apart.

The tea itself was a light colour. Smelt lightly like banana and the taste was a light with a banana after smell. It was alright for a banana tea (not usually a fan of banana flavoured anything). But since I had some chocolate milk in the fridge that was about to expire I decided to warm it up a little and froth it with my Aerolatte and made myself a chocolate banana bread latte.

After sipping a bit of the latte, I picked at the bits in the strainer and realized it’d be a waste to throw it out (the tea was expensive for what it is) so I threw the rest of it into my cup and ate it, which a first for me haha. I suppose it was tea turned soup?

I don’t usually bake but I’m pretty sure you can toss this into something.

Seeing as how I begin every weekday morning with a warm thermos full of ‘Banana Nut Bread’ I find it fitting that this be the flavour choice for my second tea blog!

From the moment I opened my 75g bag of BNB and reluctantly walked out of DT, I knew that the aroma was not going to let me down once I had steeped myself a cup. At first whiff, banana was the most prominent flavour and was enhanced by the sweetness of the other fruits and nuts. After a seemingly long journey of anticipation to try this new tea, I arrived home and did not hesitate to start the kettle, grab my “HunchBack of Notre Dame” tea mug (given to me by my amazing Uncle when I was younger) and scoop two generous teaspoons of BNB into my infuser. Knowing that this was a herbal tea I decided to let it steep for as long as I was kept occupied with house work, as I figured this tea could only taste better with a longer steep time. Low and behold, 20 minutes later and BNB did not disappoint!

One of the first things I noticed about this tea, however, were the pale yellow colour and the thin layer of oil on the surface of the tea, which I assumed was from the nuts. Worried about the lack of flavour I was expecting to taste, having seen the colour of the tea, I was pleasantly surprised by the warm and subtle flavour that was left on my tongue. Contrary to the almost overpowering scent of banana from the dry tea, the nuts seemed to takeover the tastebuds once brewed.

Not being someone who is dependent on caffeine to wake me up in the morning, this is the perfect tea because it has all the flavour of fresh baked banana bread, minus the calories of course, with a sweet and smooth aftertaste that keeps me longing for more and happy the rest of the day.

I will note, however, that one of the only downfalls this tea has for me is its heaviness, which in turn drives the price of it up dramatically. Let’s just say that I won’t be spending upwards of $30 on a full tin of tea again anytime soon and am now using BNB as sparingly as possible without having to sacrifice flavour!

mmmm bananas and almonds! i was hoping for a bit of a sweeter taste from the dates and currants. it is there, just very subtle. i think this will be really nice before bed on those cold autumn evenings!
i will be stocking up :)

I had fairly decent hopes for this tea. Expecting something more along the lines of a “banana nut bread” flavor (as the title says), it seemed to turn out to be a sweet “banana tea” instead. I hardly tasted any of the nuts or dried fruits as I had hoped.
[EDIT] Rating has been bumped up. As suggested in the comments, I steeped the tea longer (7 mins at least), and found the extra time allowed the nuts and dried fruits to intermingle with the banana flavor resulting in a more enjoyable tea.

This tea is absolutely delicious. I am drinking it as desert with a tsp of German Rock Sugar and it is a perfect dessert tea. It tastes exactly like it smells, like a rich sweet banana nut bread with only 25 calories! I feel like I really need to stock up on this blend before it’s retired for the season.

This is a great banana tea for those of you who like me don’t normally like banana teas, it kinda reminds me of carrot cake tea but it’s even better :)

I had always wanted to try this one, and I’m glad DT brought it back! It’s pretty tasty. I prefer Copabanana still, but I’m honestly glad that they brought back one similar to it.

I bought 25g and used most of it to make a small pitcher of iced tea. I added a bit of agave to it and it’s delicious! I think it will be good hot later on in the season. The almost clear look is a bit deceiving for “tea”.

I was prepared to not like that tea, seeing it actually contains only dried fruits and nuts (no actual tea), and after infusion, the water remains mostly transparent as if nothing had infused. I was prepared for a bland infusion that doesn’t taste of much.

I was proven wrong on my first sip. It was definitely like drinking a slice of banana nut bread. The rich taste of banana nut bread is all there, and left me in awe. Like the previous reviewer, I let the tea infuse the whole time, and the taste was perfect this way. I’m very impressed!

This is another personal favourite from David’s Tea. I do agree with some of the negative aspects reported here: occasionally there is an oily residue on top, it does make a mess in the steeping ball/basket and you do need to pack a bit more in there to get a stronger flavour. Given the large size of the pieces, it isn’t the most economical tea, but it’s a nice treat.

With that being said, the banana nut aroma is delicate and a great accompaniment to a morning muffin. I also find that you don’t need to add any sweetener and this is one of the few that I drink ‘straight’.

I add 1 1/4 spoonfuls like the package says and find it the perfect, non-caffeinated afternoon tea after I’ve already drank plenty of caffeine in the morning. It’s pleasant, not overly sweet (although, if you prefer more sweetness, you can definitely add your own), and has a nice light banana taste to it.

I have no problems with it. If you want a stronger taste (as in, find it underwhelming), just simply add more spoonfuls!
If you’re in for a full day of paper writing like me, I’m sure you’d appreciate this to accompany your day :).

I got a couple cups’ worth of this from a sample.

It’s okay, and I don’t like banana-flavoured things, so I guess that’s not bad. It does smell just like banana nut bread, and the taste isn’t that far off. It actually seems really sweet to me, though. I let it over-steep once and that was not good. I find it gets kind of sickly-sweet/rich towards the end.

I wouldn’t buy it but would certainly recommend trying it if you like banana flavours.

This one’s alright, but weird since there’s not actually any tea in it! I almost wanted to just snack on it haha!!

My only real complaint about this tea is the MESS it leaves after it’s been steeped.. gross. But the flavour is great!!

I like the smell and the taste of this tea. I too don’t understand how is this mixture called tea.
There is not one ounce of tea in it.
I am starting to get a bit turned off by artificial flavouring and try to stick to the natural David’s teas.

So I finally got around to purchasing some Banana Nut Bread before they took it off the shelves for the winter collection. I am not 100% sure if tea goes bad or how long it sits there or if the stuff at the bottom of the canister is dried out. I only bought 25g to test it out cause my friends have told me how its the best one they have. However when i took it home and brewed my first cup i was kind of disappointing, i don’t taste banana at all just nuts. Which is not a bad thing because i do love Forever Nuts but i really was hoping to taste banana :(

I like this one, but I think it should be a black tea.

This really does smell and taste like banana bread! I’m not sure I love banana bread tea, but it’s pretty amazing how they captured the flavors without that weird artificial banana flavor.

absolutely fabulous!! must steep tea in the t-sac filters or else it’s major sludge! I truly hope that it will be brought back this fall, as i love love love it!!!! actually when filling up the t-sac, a little sample goes in my mouth … yummmm =)