Each slice of this cinnamon swirl banana bread contains a moist crumb, plenty of banana taste, and a thick ribbon of cinnamon sugar swirled by the middle. High with a easy vanilla icing to show this fast bread into a pleasant dessert-like deal with.
You recognize I like a superb cinnamon sugar swirl. (I imply, have you ever tried this home made cinnamon swirl bread?? Put it in your Baking Bucket Checklist!) Whereas I additionally love a superb crumb streusel topping, there’s simply one thing additional particular about slicing right into a espresso cake or a chai spice Bundt cake and discovering a surprise-inside layer of cinnamon-sugar.
Banana bread isn’t any exception.
Reader Erin commented: “I usually make your ‘Finest Ever Banana Bread‘ recipe, however determined to attempt one thing new yesterday—my household thanks you, Sally!!!! The loaf is gone. 2 teenage boys and my husband standing on the counter devouring this bread is kind of the testomony to how a lot taste is on this bread. All of them beloved the cinnamon swirl within the center—plus I sprinkled extra on the highest throughout baking. Everybody’s ready for the bunch of bananas on our counter to ripen for the subsequent loaf!!!! ★★★★★”
What You’ll Love About This Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
- A scrumptious mash-up of my super-popular banana bread and cinnamon swirl fast bread recipes
- Fast and straightforward to make
- Makes use of much less butter than most banana bread recipes
- Candy flavors of banana, vanilla, and cinnamon sugar
- Cake-like texture stays moist and tender for days
- Glorious use for over-ripe bananas; or you may thaw frozen bananas
- Scrumptious with or with out the short & simple vanilla icing
- An amazing deal with any time of day
- Freezes effectively, so make forward and inventory your freezer for banana bread emergencies!
Right this moment’s recipe was initially revealed in 2012, and the predecessor of my unique banana bread recipe. Due to the added richness and sweetness within the glaze and cinnamon-sugar ribbon, I don’t use fairly as a lot sugar and butter within the bread itself. I normally obtain lots of questions on substitutions, so let me evaluate a number of the key substances you want and why.
Key Components You Want & Why
- Flour: I usually use all-purpose flour on this recipe, however I’ve made it with entire wheat flour every now and then… and it’s nonetheless unimaginable. So in the event you’d like to incorporate some entire grain in your bread, go forward and use entire wheat flour with no different modifications within the recipe wanted. (Like a richer, sweeter model of my wholesome entire wheat banana bread!)
- Floor Cinnamon: We’re utilizing cinnamon within the banana bread batter in addition to the cinnamon swirl.
- Sugar: You want common white granulated sugar for the cinnamon swirl, so you may go forward and use that within the bread as effectively. If you happen to’d like, be happy to make use of brown sugar within the bread batter as an alternative.
- Butter: You want 4 Tablespoons (1/2 a stick, or 57g) of butter for this loaf. The bread bakes up moist and tender from the Greek yogurt, bananas, and cinnamon swirl, so there actually isn’t any want for extra butter.
- Ripe Bananas: You want about 3 massive bananas or 4 medium bananas—and the riper, the higher. You need to use thawed frozen bananas, too. See The best way to Freeze & Thaw Bananas for Baking.
- Plain Yogurt: Common or Greek, any fats proportion. If you happen to don’t have yogurt, you may substitute bitter cream.
The batter comes collectively simply. I normally use my electrical mixer to mash bananas, however a fork or potato masher work too. Since this batter requires creamed butter and sugar, I normally mash up the bananas first, take away them from the bowl, then add the butter and sugar to cream. (I don’t even clear out the bowl—no want.)
Count on a thick batter:
Create a Lovely Cinnamon Swirl in Your Banana Bread
You want 2 substances for the cinnamon swirl, and each are used within the banana bread batter: granulated sugar and cinnamon. I don’t use fairly as a lot cinnamon swirl as my cinnamon swirl fast bread, and that’s principally as a result of there’s lots of taste within the banana bread itself. (The common cinnamon swirl bread doesn’t have that different taste, ?)
To assemble the swirl, layer half of the banana bread batter right into a greased loaf pan. There’s about 3 and 1/2 cups of batter. It doesn’t should be good, so simply eyeball the quantity. High with the entire cinnamon sugar. Pour and gently unfold the remaining batter on prime. Utilizing a knife, make a big swirl down the loaf of the pan. Keep away from over-swirling as a result of then you definitely’ll wind up with cinnamon banana bread, minus a swirl.
This is similar means we swirl apple cinnamon bread. It’s very easy, so no have to over-complicate it!
After baking, cool the bread utterly utilizing the detailed recipe directions under. After the bread cools, drizzle all the loaf with vanilla icing. You could be asking, “is vanilla icing actually crucial right here?”
And the reply is sure, vanilla icing is all the time crucial. 😉
Vanilla Icing
The vanilla icing recipe under is my common vanilla icing recipe, solely halved. You don’t want a lot. Seize some confectioners’ sugar, heavy cream or milk, and a bit vanilla extract, and whisk all of it collectively. Drizzle over the bread earlier than serving.
Slice and simply wait till the iced banana bread reveals its interior magnificence: the beautiful little cinnamon ribbon hiding inside.
Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
Prep Time: quarter-hour
Prepare dinner Time: 55 minutes
Complete Time: 3 hours
Yield: 1 loaf
Class: Bread
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
Take pleasure in tremendous moist and flavorful banana bread swirled with a thick layer of cinnamon-sugar and topped with a dreamy drizzle of vanilla icing. This is sort of a dessert model of traditional banana bread. Take pleasure in!
Banana Bread
Cinnamon Swirl
Vanilla Icing
Directions
- Alter the oven rack to the decrease third place and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Decreasing the oven rack prevents the highest of your bread from browning an excessive amount of, too quickly. Grease a steel 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray. Put aside.
- Make the banana bread batter: Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt collectively in a medium bowl. Put aside.
- Utilizing a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and sugar collectively on excessive velocity till clean and creamy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer operating on medium velocity, add the eggs separately, beating effectively after every addition. Then beat within the mashed bananas, yogurt, and vanilla extract till mixed. With the mixer operating on low velocity, slowly beat the dry substances into the moist substances till no flour pockets stay. Don’t over-mix. You’ll have round 3 and 1/2 cups of batter.
- Cinnamon Sugar Swirl: Combine the sugar and cinnamon collectively. Spoon half of the banana bread batter into ready loaf pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Pour and unfold remaining batter on prime. The highest layer of batter will need to persist with the cinnamon sugar filling, making spreading a bit more durable to do, however use a spoon to rigorously unfold it out as greatest you may. Utilizing a knife, swirl the batter down the middle of the loaf pan. Keep away from over-swirling, which is able to combine the layers collectively an excessive amount of.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes, ensuring to loosely cowl the bread with aluminum foil midway by to stop the highest from getting too brown. The bread is finished when a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out clear with just a few small moist crumbs. All ovens differ, so start checking each 5 minutes across the 55-minute mark.
- Take away bread from the oven and permit the bread to chill within the pan set on a wire rack for 1 hour. Take away bread from the pan and funky bread straight on the wire rack till cooled utterly.
- Whisk the icing substances collectively. (I normally use heavy cream, which guarantees a thick icing.) Drizzle over bread earlier than slicing.
- Cowl and retailer banana bread at room temperature for two days or within the fridge for as much as 1 week. Icing seeps into the highest of the banana bread additional time, so the tops of the slices turn out to be a bit additional moist.
Notes
- Freezing Directions: It’s greatest to freeze this bread with out the icing, and ice the bread after thawing and earlier than serving. Freeze baked & cooled loaf for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge. If desired, convey to room temperature earlier than serving. To be taught extra particulars about find out how to freeze fast breads, see my put up known as Make-Forward Baking.
- Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Whisk | Electrical Mixer (Stand Mixer or Handheld) | Loaf Pan | Cooling Rack
- Can I Use Entire Wheat Flour? Sure, you may substitute the all-purpose flour with entire wheat flour with no different modifications required.
- Butter: If wanted, you need to use salted butter on this recipe with no different modifications wanted.
- Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread Muffins: Use this banana bread recipe to make 2 dozen cinnamon swirl banana bread muffins. Pour the batter into lined or greased muffin pans and bake for five minutes at 425°F (218°C) then, maintaining the muffins within the oven, scale back the oven temperature to 350°F (177°C). Bake for a further 16-17 minutes or till a toothpick inserted within the middle comes out clear. The entire bake time for the banana bread muffins is about 22-23 minutes. The preliminary burst of sizzling air helps these muffins rise good and tall! Or attempt my banana chocolate chip streusel muffins. (Be happy to go away out the chocolate chips in that recipe.)
- No Bitter Cream or Yogurt? Be happy to make use of 1/3 cup mashed banana (along with the 1 and 1/2 cups), unsweetened applesauce, and even canned pumpkin puree.
- Frozen Bananas: You need to use frozen bananas right here. Thaw the frozen bananas. Drain off any extra liquid, mash, then use as instructed within the recipe. See The best way to Freeze & Thaw Bananas for Baking. Strive to not mash an excessive amount of or else you’ll be left with 2 cups of banana-y liquid; some chunks are nice.
- Can I Flip This into Banana Bundt Cake? There isn’t sufficient batter. I like to recommend utilizing my extraordinarily comparable, scaled up recipe for chocolate marble banana Bundt cake as an alternative. You may miss the chocolate swirl in that recipe, and substitute with 2/3 cup (135g) granulated sugar blended with 1 Tablespoon cinnamon.
Key phrases: cinnamon swirl banana bread
