Super-moist banana bread with a thick cinnamon swirl throughout and topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. This is a super easy banana bread. Put it all together in about 5 minutes, pop it into the oven and soon you will have one good lookin’ bread ready to be devoured.
Ingredients:
Banana Bread
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, not packed
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 1 and 1/2 cups mashed very ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
- 1/3 cup plain or vanilla yogurt (I used greek yogurt)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Swirl
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Simple Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted (you may need more if you want a thicker glaze)
- 1 Tablespoon heavy cream (or half-and-half or milk)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a separate large bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter with a stand or handheld mixer on medium speed until well blended – about 1 minute. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With a wooden spoon, stir in the mashed banana, yogurt, and vanilla. Slowly add in the dry ingredients. Do NOT overmix. Batter will be thick.
Spoon half of the batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar swirl ingredients. Top with remaining batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
While the bread is cooling, make the glaze in a small bowl by combining the powdered sugar and heavy cream. Add more powdered sugar until you reached desired thickness. Drizzle over banana bread. Bread will stay fresh and moist at room temperature for up to 10 days in an airtight container.
