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Banana Bread on a platter with a slice cut off and showing and bananas in the background.

Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread

Sweet banana bread has a ribbon of cinnamon sugar in the middle.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • 1/2 cup salted butter melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup quick oats

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • In large bowl combine the mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix well to combine.
  • In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • In another small bowl combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Pour half of the banana bread mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over top of the batter in the pan. Carefully pour the remaining banana bread batter over top of the sugar mixture.
  • Add the oats to the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture and mix well. Sprinkle over top of the bread.
  • Bake for 60-65 minutes or until golden brown and baked through. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
  • Run a knife around the edges of the pan and remove the bread from the pan. Cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Recipes by Lucy