Description
Whipping up Cinnamon Banana Bread brings pure comfort straight from your kitchen, filling the whole house with warm, sweet aromas that make everyone smile. Grab those ripe bananas and get ready to bake a slice of pure happiness that’ll have your family asking for seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 3 bananas
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Optional Ingredients:
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Warm up your oven to 350°F and coat a 9×5 inch loaf pan with butter and flour to prevent sticking.
- Crush 3 very ripe bananas using a fork until they reach a mostly smooth consistency in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour ⅓ cup melted butter over the mashed bananas, then mix in ¾ cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until thoroughly blended.
- Grab another bowl and whisk 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg together.
- Slowly incorporate the dry ingredient mixture into your banana blend, stirring gently until ingredients are just combined. Avoid overworking the batter.
- If desired, fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts, then stir in 2 tablespoons milk until the batter looks smooth and uniform.
- Transfer the entire batter into your prepared pan, smoothing the top to create an even surface.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a wooden skewer – it should come out clean. Cover with foil if the top browns too quickly.
- Remove from oven and let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes before sliding onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Select super ripe bananas with plenty of brown spots for maximum natural sweetness and moisture in the bread.
- Avoid overmixing the batter, which can make the bread tough and dense instead of tender and soft.
- Sprinkle a bit of extra cinnamon on top of the batter before baking for a beautiful aromatic crust that adds extra flavor.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute the all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend to make the recipe accessible to more people.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50-60 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 204 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 197 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 28 mg