This Cinnamon Swirled Banana Bread is full of buttery cinnamon sugar throughout the moistest banana bread that’s out of this world delicious!
Please tell me you have some ripe bananas on your counter?! I sure hope so because this banana bread is the best and it’s calling your name!
I’ve baked and consumed a lot of banana bread in my days and this loaf of love is right up there with the greatest I’ve ever eaten. It’s incredible!
Swirls of buttery cinnamon sugar swim throughout the moistest banana bread with the most amazingly sweet crust that’s out of this world delicious!
It’s like a cinnamon roll crashed into a loaf of banana bread and it turned into one of my tastiest creations!
I can’t wait to bake it again and again for breakfasts, snacks, parties and gifts. It’s pure love from the oven!
I hope you have some bananas on hand so you can bake this beauty as soon as possible! Enjoy! No bananas? If you have a can of pumpkin languishing in your pantry, try this Cinnamon Swirled Pumpkin Bread instead!
xoxo,
Cinnamon Swirled Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 70 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Yield: 8
- Category: Dessert
Description
Swirls of buttery cinnamon sugar swim throughout the moistest banana bread that’s out of this world delicious!
Ingredients
Batter:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1–1/2 cups)
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 6 thin slices of banana, for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, melt the butter and let cool slightly. Whisk in the sugar then the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour and baking soda. Fold in the mashed bananas until just combined.
- In a small bowl, use a fork to stir together the cinnamon sugar swirl ingredients until thick and well combined. If your swirl is too thick to swirl, add an additional tablespoon of melted butter until it is thin enough to swirl. Note: if it’s too thin, it will just spread and not hold its swirl as the loaf bakes.
- Spread 1/4 of the batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Dollop 1/4 of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the batter in the pan and then make a nice thick swirl through the batter with a table knife or bottom of a wooden spoon. Place 1/3 of the remaining batter evenly over the first layer and swirl with 1/3 of the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Place 1/2 of the remaining batter evenly over the second layer and swirl with 1/2 of the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Spread the remaining batter evenly over the top and dollop with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Make large swirls throughout the entire loaf. Place six thin banana slices down the middle of the batter.
- Place loaf pan on a baking sheet and bake for 60-70 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
The swirls in this are amazing! Love that these two crashed into each other to form this beauty. So great!
Thanks Matt! It’s our new favorite banana bread!
Can you make this with coconut flour instead of all purpose, if so would the measurement be the same?
Hi Ariel! I haven’t tested this recipe with coconut flour so I couldn’t say for sure what adjustments would need to be made to bake it with success. So sorry!
I keep bananas in my freezer for this exact reason! Making this tomorrow morning!!
Yay! Enjoy every bite! xoxo
Ohhhh, that swirl! Love the flavors in this bread!
Thanks Christine! It’s our new fave!
it looks yummy!
Just baked mine.. Can’t wait to taste it =)
I’m making mine as I type this. Can’t wait to try it.
I wasn’t looking for a banana bread recipe but just had to make it. It’s in the oven right now. Hopefully it tastes as good as the batter did.
I am interested in using this recipe and placing it in four mini loaf pans. I would appreciate any ideas on how long to bake the four mini loaf pans of cinnamon swirl banana bread. Thank you!
Hi Sharon! When I bake mini loaves of banana bread, it usually takes around 30 minutes. I would start peeking in on them around 25 minutes and then start checking them with a toothpick once they’ve risen well and start to brown on top. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for your guidance; I plan to make the bread this afternoon. I appreciate you taking the time to respond so quickly. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Made the classic mistake of overmixing. It took an extra 20 minutes of baking. It looks good and hope it’ll taste even better.
Don’t overmix!
Easy and absolutely delicious…Definitely a winner!
Thank you for posting this recipe, my family & I loved it!
Ridiculously delicious. The best banana bread ever!
I just made this bread. The edges were delicious but the middle never czoomed. If I left it in any longer the whole thing would have burned. Not sure what I did wrong. It also overflowed the loaf pan too.
Hi Amy! So sorry to hear this. Did you use a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Was it too high up in the oven as it was baking? Oven temperatures definitely vary so if you notice it browning on top, but the toothpick doesn’t come out clean when inserted in the center, tent the loaf with foil and let it continue to bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Same thing happened with me I left it 60 min and now it’s brown but middle is still too mist I tented the loaf with foil and left it more in oven, I had the right size loaf pan and followed the recipe to the tees it’s still in oven I’m thinking I should’ve checked it before 60 min and covers it before.
Hi Reem! Oven temperatures can vary so it might have something to do with that. Hopefully it turned out great with more time in the oven.
Same thing here. Fell in the middle and rebaked and tented it. It was delicious! I’m going to master this recipe for sure. Best flavor and super moist. And I added walnuts which gave it that nice bit of crunch. Great recipe!
Same here. The side of mine blew out and overflowed the pan, and it’s obviously not done as it’s still oozing out. 🤷🏼♀️ It smells delicious, though. Going to see if I bake it a little longer how it turns out.
Hi Shar! What size loaf pan did you use? I’m wondering if yours was smaller than 9×5-inches? Hopefully it still turned out great!
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I just made this banana bread. Hands down the very best banana bread recipe ever. Thank you!
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After you posted this on Facebook I went right out, bought bananas and have been waiting patiently for them to turn brown. I made it this afternoon and it was AMAZING! Good work!
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Yay! Love it! Y’all enjoy! xoxo
I can’t wait to make this delish looking bread. Clearly it’s meant to be, we spell our names the same! LOL
Love it! Very few out there that spell it our way. 🙂 Enjoy the bread! It’s amazing!
Just checking before I finish these off, it is 2 Tablespoons of cinnamon in the swirl, not 2 teaspoons? – I just don’t want to mess it up and 2 TBSP seems like a lot.
Hi Carra! Yes, it’s 2 tablespoons. It balances perfectly with the sugars for a nice thick cinnamon-y swirl. Enjoy!
Do you really need to place the loaf pan on a baking sheet for baking? What does this do?
Hi Dianne! I usually do because the cinnamon sugar can sometimes bubble up with the loaf and slightly drip down the sides and onto the bottom of the oven. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Thanks for your suggestion. I don’t want a mess in my oven either. I am baking this tomorrow for a work meeting Wed morning. It looks delicious.
Soooooo the sides of my bread rose before the center. Did I mix my swirl too much? What a disaster. 🙁
Hi Jennifer! I’m wondering if you didn’t swirl it in enough. Was there too much swirl in the middle weighing it down?
I call this “Banana Crack”: we could NOT stop eating it. I could not tell you if it was lower in the middle. Lol! It is SO GOOD! We ate half of it the first night and there are just my husband and myself at home these days!!!