Banana bread is a classic, easy dessert that wins hearts. This is a perfect recipe to make when guests come into town. I love to bake up a couple of loaves and have them ready for breakfast as a treat. This Holiday Cinnamon Banana Bread even tastes like Christmas.
There have to be over a thousand banana bread recipes out there. And there is a reason why. Banana bread is so versatile. You can eat it as dessert. You can eat if for breakfast. You can wrap some up as a thoughtful gift for a neighbor or friend. It makes the best “candle” while baking. It’s just one of a kind.
This Holiday Cinnamon Banana Bread is no exception. What really makes this recipe is the Ceylon cinnamon. My sister gave me a bottle over Thanksgiving and boy, have I just upped my baking game. Ceylon cinnamon has a sweeter, more delicate flavor than cassia does, which makes it preferable for flavoring desserts and lighter dishes. You can purchase Ceylon cinnamon HERE.
I don’t think anyone ever “plans” to make banana bread. I know I at least don’t. Every time I make banana bread, it is usually because I sitting ripe bananas that I don’t want to go to waste. But, I am not complaining.
Adding the brown cinnamon sugar on top makes for the perfect texture combination. The top has this sweet crisp to it, while the banana bread is nice and moist on the inside.
Add this Holiday Cinnamon Banana Bread to your menu this season for an easy and yummy treat!
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Holiday Cinnamon Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups ripe mashed bananas (about three large)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Cinnamon Sugar Mix
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a bread pan and set aside.
- Using either a mixer or hand mixer, mix the butter, sugar and brown sugar together until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined. Add mashed bananas and stir in gently until mixed.
- In a separate bowl, combined flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until evenly combined. Don't overmix.
- Add a third of the batter to the pan and sprinkle a third of the cinnamon sugar on top. Repeat all three layers. Top bread with cinnamon sugar before baking.
- Bake for 55- 65 minutes. Cover banana bread with foil for the last 15 minutes if banana bread becomes too dark.
- Remove and let cool in the pan for ten minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Banana bread can be kept at room temperature for up to 5 days.