Description
A delightful banana bread featuring a mesmerizing swirl of cinnamon-sugar, yielding rich sweetness and comforting spice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan generously.
- Combine the mashed bananas with the melted butter until creamy.
- Mix in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract.
- Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture, then stir in the flour until just combined.
- Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the batter layer.
- Spoon the remaining banana bread batter over the cinnamon-sugar layer.
- Finish with the rest of the cinnamon-sugar mixture on top, and swirl it through the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60-65 minutes.
- Let it cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For best results, use overripe bananas and avoid overmixing the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: banana bread, cinnamon bread, dessert recipe