Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
This Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread is soft, moist, and packed with banana flavor with a sweet brown sugar and cinnamon swirl in every slice. Add chocolate chips for an extra treat, or leave them out for a delicious classic cinnamon banana bread that's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking.
Ingredients
Banana Bread
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips, optional
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Swirl
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
- Add the ripe bananas to a large mixing bowl and mix until smooth.
- Add the melted butter, granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla extract to the bananas. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gently mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix the batter.
- If using chocolate chips, gently fold them into the batter.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Stir until evenly mixed.
- Pour half of the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it into an even layer.
- Sprinkle half of the cinnamon brown sugar mixture evenly over the batter.
- Pour the remaining banana bread batter on top and gently spread it out.
- Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon brown sugar mixture over the top.
- Using a butter knife, gently swirl the cinnamon brown sugar mixture through the batter.
- Bake at 350°F for 60–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- If the top begins browning too quickly before the center is finished, loosely tent the loaf with aluminum foil for the remaining baking time.
- Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove the loaf from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice and enjoy!