Description
A delightful twist on traditional banana bread, combining ripe bananas with cinnamon and sugar for a cozy, flavorful loaf.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
- Mash bananas in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Mix wet ingredients: Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir until combined.
- Whisk dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Combine mixtures: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, alternating with milk. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Add topping: Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the batter.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Slice & enjoy!
Notes
Ensure bananas are very ripe for the sweetest flavor. Don’t overmix the batter for a tender loaf.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg