Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter is a perfect recipe for those who love the combination of maple and banana flavors. This bread is moist, slightly sweet, and full of flavor. The recipe is easy to follow and requires only a few ingredients that are probably already in your pantry.

To make the bread, you will need some ripe bananas, maple syrup, flour, baking soda, salt, eggs, and butter. First, mash the bananas in a bowl until they are smooth. Then, mix in the maple syrup, eggs, and melted butter until everything is well combined. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake in the oven for about 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the bread cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

To make the cinnamon spice butter, simply mix softened butter with some cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Spread the butter on a slice of warm maple banana bread and enjoy!

This recipe is perfect for breakfast or as a snack, and it's a great way to use up those overripe bananas sitting on your counter. The combination of the maple and banana flavors is delicious, and the cinnamon spice butter adds a nice touch of warmth to the bread.

So the next time you're looking for a tasty and easy recipe to make, try making Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. Your taste buds will thank you!

Maple Banana Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

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 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 5 minutes with a tab of cinnamon butter. Feel free to add your own toppings like blueberries or powdered sugar.

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.