Ingredients:

  • 3 large ripe bananas, mashed (approx. 1 ½ cups / 340g)
  • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (5g) baking soda
  • ½ tsp (3g) salt
  • 1 tsp (2g) ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp (25g) light brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (2g) ground cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F) and grease your loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mash the 340g of ripe bananas until relatively smooth.
  3. Stir in the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until the mixture is velvety and well combined. Note: Don't overbeat the egg, just incorporate it.
  4. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate small bowl.
  5. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture using a spatula, mixing only until no streaks of flour remain.
  6. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan.
  7. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar swirl mixture (2 tbsp brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon) evenly over the batter.
  8. Top with the remaining batter and use a knife to gently swirl the cinnamon layer into the Cinnamon Spice Banana Bread.
  9. Bake for 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown.