Cinnamon Banana Bread recipe

close up of a sliced loaf of cinnamon banana bread with bananas behind it.

Course: Bread and Baked Goods

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: slices

Calories: 207cal

Author: Ashley Fehr

Cinnamon Banana Bread is so easy to make! Soft, moist banana bread is all dressed up with a warm ribbon of cinnamon sugar baked into the middle and even more sprinkled on top. It smells incredible while it bakes!

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Ingredients

4 ripe bananas (450-475 grams peeled or 1 ¾ cup mashed)
⅔ cup granulated sugar (133 grams)
⅓ cup oil
⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt (85 grams)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour (260 grams)
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Cinnamon Sugar

¼ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a loaf pan with non stick spray (I use a glass loaf pan that measures 8×4" at the bottom and 9×5" at the top — a 1.5 quart capacity)
In a large bowl, mash bananas well.
Whisk in sugar, oil and yogurt. Add eggs and vanilla and stir until combined.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir just until there are no more white streaks.
Cinnamon Sugar: stir together the ¼ cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
Spread half of the batter into prepared pan. Spoon most of the cinnamon sugar on top of the batter (reserve 1 tablespoon for the top), then carefully spread the remaining batter over the top.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, then cover lightly with a piece of foil (when golden brown on top) and continue baking until a toothpick comes out clean, about 10-20 more minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes before removing and cooling completely on a cooling rack or cutting board.

Notes

Weighing your bananas:
*If your mashed bananas are less than 475 grams (or 1 ¾ cups) you can add extra Greek yogurt or unsweetened applesauce to make up the missing amount, so that you have the right ratio of wet to dry ingredients (and a moist banana bread!)

Substitutions:

Oil: if you prefer to use butter, you can substitute 1/2 cup melted butter for the oil.
Greek yogurt: if you need to swap it, you can use regular yogurt (though it has a higher water content) or unsweetened applesauce.
Whole wheat flour: I make this recipe often with 100% whole wheat flour. It works great!

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