Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread

I am so glad that I have not run out of new banana bread varieties to try. I love every single one of them. Add in strawberries (one of the MOST viewed recipes on my blog!), buttermilk, blueberries, cookie butter, cranberries, peanut butter, or just make it up plain, in my opinion, it is hard to find a better breakfast or snack. And because of the moisture and sweetness in bananas, you can limit the fat and sugar. Win/win/win!

This variety is one to add to the collection - with a yummy cinnamon swirl through the middle and a lovely sugary-cinnamon crackle coating on top, you will want to eat piece after piece after piece...

In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg,

and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Add in the bananas

and beat until combined. Sprinkle baking soda and salt around on top of the banana mixture, then gently mix in flour.

In a small dish, mix together cinnamon and sugar for the swirl and topping.

Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan, and sprinkle a little more than half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.

Gently spread remaining batter over the cinnamon sugar, and sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar over the batter. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool on a wire rack, then slice and serve!

Look at that lovely, crackly, cinnamon sugar top!

So good you can't eat just one piece!

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Cinnamon Sugar Banana Bread

3 over-ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
dash of salt
1 1/2 cups flour

For the swirl:
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon


In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat bananas, butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla together. Sprinkle baking soda and salt around on top of the banana mixture. Gently mix in flour.

In a small dish, mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 Tbs cinnamon.

Add 1/2 of the bread batter to a greased loaf pan and then sprinkle a little more than half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture all over the batter in the pan. Add the rest of the batter, and then sprinkle the leftover cinnamon-sugar on top.

Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Recipe Source: Adapted from Lovin from the Oven