Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
My kids were having friends over to play so I decided to make them some banana bread. I wanted to try something different and found a recipe for a cinnamon swirl banana bread at Lovin’ From The Oven that looked and sounded delicious. I adapted the recipe a bit by adding cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg to the batter. It was quite easy to make and made my house smell absolutely incredible while it baked. I served the bread with a big plate of fresh fruit for a tasty and fun afternoon snack that all of the kids loved.
How to Make Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a small loaf pan with cooking spray.
Mix the mashed bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together with a beater until creamy.
Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl then mix well. Gently add the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined. Don’t over mix.
Mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
Add half of the batter to the loaf pan and then sprinkle more than half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan.
Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the leftover cinnamon-sugar on top.
Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven then let it cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Slice and serve with butter if desired. Enjoy.
Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
Ingredients
- Banana Bread:
- 3 very ripe bananas smashed up
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- Cinnamon Layer:
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a small loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Mix the mashed bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together with a beater until creamy.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl then mix well. Gently add the flour mixture into the banana mixture until just combined. Don't over mix.
- Mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
- Add half of the batter to the loaf pan and then sprinkle more than half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan. Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the leftover cinnamon-sugar on top.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven then let it cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Slice and serve with butter if desired. Enjoy.
Pam this look delicious I love banana bread!
I love some banana bread, but with added spice – even more delicious!
Looks AMAZING Pam! I’m always looking for new banana recipes and this is perfect! Will be giving this one a try –pinning!
I love this cinnamon swirl touch!
Good morning Pam, That bread looks fantastic, gorgeous!!!! yum yum!!!!!.
I make a banana bread very similar to this…it’s soooooo good. Great twist on the classic version!
I always have over ripe bananas and I’m always looking for different ways of making banana cake and muffins. I love the idea of using cinnamon sugar in the middle. Can’t wait to try it.
Wow, Pam! This looks amazing… perfect for a long, lazy breakfast!
Banana bread is one of my all time favorite breads to make! I bet the cinnamon swirl in it makes it extra special!
I left my guys with regular banana bread when I went to Florida last week, and it was long gone when I returned. I’ll bet they would love the cinnamon swirl option!
That cinnamon swirl is definitely enticing!
I make cinnamon swirl bread often but I never thought to add banana. Great idea. Thanks for the reicpe.
Is there anything better?
I love banana bread and the spices would make it taste even better.
Love the cinnamon sugar swirl! The banana bread must be very delicious!
you sure know how to get my salivary glands a-workin’! this is one of the most magnificent versions of banana bread ever created.
What a great mom you are serving something so yummy (and fairly healthy!) at a play date. I’ll have to try this next time, I predict the little ones will gobble it up in no time.
what a fun and tasty twist on banana bread. I have never made it from scratch before!
I like to try different banana bread recipes. I should try this version with cinnamon next time.
Have to make this today for my 4 wounderful kids before they get home from school! It looks and sounds delicious:)
If I am falling short of a banana sometimes … how can I substitute or alter the recipe ?? Pls suggest