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My favorite Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. All made in one bowl, quick to mix up, warming, and SO DELICIOUS! Yep, that pretty much sums up this banana bread, it’s the perfect bread to bake up this weekend. With over-ripe bananas, coconut oil, pure maple, eggs, vanilla, flour, butter, and warm winter spices. This is sure to become your favorite banana bread. Perfect for breakfast, as an afternoon snack, or even an after-dinner dessert.
Like clockwork, every single January, I seem to share banana bread. It’s not something I do intentionally, it’s more so that my family just loves banana bread. And personally, I love making it. Banana bread was a recipe my mom and I would make when I was a kid.
We’d do a lot of baking together on the bitter-cold winter days when we lived in Cleveland. Most of the time, it was her chocolate chip cookies, her oatmeal cookies, a chocolate cake, buckeyes, or her special K-bars.
Do you see a theme? A lot of chocolate.
The one, non-chocolate thing we’d bake together was banana bread. She made hers so simply, I can almost remember the recipe by heart. For some reason, I’ve never once shared her original banana bread.
This is pretty close though, only I used a few more wholesome ingredients. I now use maple syrup to sweeten the bread. I also use whole wheat pastry flour, which we’ve found makes the bread even more delicious.
Oh, and coconut oil in place of canola oil.
The details
This could not be easier. Locate four very ripe bananas. I’m talking practically black bananas and very soft. If they’re just too black to eat, they’re perfect for banana bread.
Mash up the bananas and then mix with a little coconut oil, pure maple syrup, a couple of eggs, and a splash of vanilla. Add whole wheat flour, a pinch of cinnamon, and a dash of salt. The cinnamon is that unexpected ingredient that might seem a bit off, but it’s actually what makes the bread really good. It’s subtle enough that you can’t really tell it’s there, but it adds a special touch.
You can mix in some walnuts if you like, sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t. It really just depends on the day.
While the bread is baking, make the butter. Some might skip this step, but please, I’m begging you all, MAKE THE BUTTER.
It’s so delicious when slathered over a warm piece of bread. I whip the butter with either honey or maple. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cloves, and a pinch of sea salt. Whip it all up until the butter is light and creamy.
Trust me on the butter. If you love anything pumpkin spice, you’re going to love the butter.
The bread with the butter slathered on is very tender, very banana-y, sweetened lightly with maple, and full of yumminess.
A warm slice of perfect banana bread with cinnamon spice butter is perfect any time of day!
Looking for other sweet winter recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Peanut Butter Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chunk Rye Banana Bread
5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake
Baked Chocolate Fudge Glazed Doughnuts
Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
Lastly, if you make this Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Butter
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories Per Serving: 366 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 4 medium overly ripe bananas mashed (about 1 1/4 cup mashed)
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup walnuts (optional)
Cinnamon Spice Butter
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease a 9×5 inch bread pan.2. In a bowl, stir together the mashed bananas, coconut oil, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, mix until just combined. Fold in the walnuts, if using. 3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the center is just set. Remove and let cool for 30 minutes before cutting…or just eat it warm with a smear of cinnamon butter. Enjoy!4. To make the cinnamon butter, In a bowl, beat the butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cloves, and a pinch of salt. Serve with the warm bread.
Notes
Bread will keep (covered) for 3-5 days.
Calories based on 8 servings per loaf.
I accidentally got baking powder instead of baking soda :(.
Can this be made with baking powder instead and if so, how much?
THANK YOU
I only have 3 bananas 🙁 Any ideas?
This came out excellent! The nuttiness from the whole wheat flour a nice. I added some chopped up chocolate since this time around I didn’t plan to make the butter. I’ll do it next time for sure. Such a great treat full of wholesome ingredients, thanks!
Hi there! Thanks SO much! I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the recipes! 🙂 xT
This was delicious, moist and easy to make. I made it in two smaller loaves so I could share with a friend. The butter took it over the top. This was the first time I’d baked with maple syrup and coconut oil and was pleasantly surprised. Thank you for sharing.
Hi there! Thanks SO much! I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the recipes! 🙂 xT
Do your baking recipes, such as the Maple Banana Bread and cakes, need to be adjusted for high altitude? Living/working at high altitude you know all about it, but since your audience is worldwide, I am wondering if your recipes are written for the more general audience and need to be adjusted, or if they will work as is for high altitude. Thank you!
I love this recipe for banana bread. The main reason I wanted to try this recipe was that it is sweetened with only a quarter of a cup of maple syrup and the sweetness of the ripe bananas! My other recipe has 2 cups of white sugar! YIKES! In 2024, I want to eat what I love but with healthier recipes. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Mary! Thank you SO much! I always love reading comments and seeing that the recipe was a success! Have a great day! 🙂 xT
Great recipe! I made it as gluten free using Trader Joe’s GF All Purpose Flour. I added a cup of their chocolate chips too.
SO glad you enjoyed this recipe Rachel! Thank you for giving it a try! xT
I don’t usually like banana bread much, but I made this for my husband because he’s a fan of it and I actually really liked this one too. The butter is great as well. 🙂
Question though – what do you use to whip the butter? I thought my hand mixer was too large for just the butter mixture so i stirred it with a spoon but it was pretty thick still…?
Thank you for giving this recipe a try! Hope you have a great rest of your week! 🙂 xT
Wondering what I can sub for the coconut oil..?? Is vegetable oil OK?
Hi Rachel! Yes you can use vegetable oil or melted butter! xT
This is the family go to banana bread recipe! SO good! I add one cup c. Chips
Thank you so so much Laura! xT
This is delicious! I added chocolate chips too.
Hi Alison! Thank you so much for trying out the recipe and leaving a comment! Have a wonderful week! xT
Made this WITH the butter ! And you are 100% correct! You need to make the butter ! It’s a delicious recipe! Will be looking for my next batch of banana ‘s to ripen quickly! 😊
Thank you sooo much Lisa! So glad you enjoyed this banana bread! 🙂 xT
Delicious! The butter is a MUST.
Thanks so much! 🙂 xT
I want to make this recipe, but I am wondering if you use the same measurements for oat flour?
Delicious! I ate a piece without the butter, so waiting for it to soften:)
Thanks so much Dana! xT