BANANA BREAD SNACK CAKE — Traditional banana bread is baked in a square pan and sprinkled with sugar to create a crunchy topping on this baked banana treat.
I have tried so many recipes for using up over-ripe bananas, and thisBanana Bread Snack Cake is hands-down one of my absolute favorites!
The secret to this “banana bread” is that it’s baked in a 9-inch square pan, and sprinkled with sugar before baking, which gives it that amazing, crunchy topping you see.
Banana Bread Without The Bananas 4 /2
Whenever I have ripe bananas, I look for a new banana bread recipe to try. I finally found my favorite! This is, without a doubt, the BEST banana bread/cake recipe I have ever baked! The sugar topping is an unbelievable surprise! This is now my go to banana recipe! ~ Barb
Which, if you ask me, kind of transforms it from bread to cake. But the kind of cake that it’s okay to eat for breakfast, or a late-night snack, if you know what I mean.
Seriously though, that sugar topping! I don’t know where that’s been all my life, but I’ll be sprinkling sugar on every banana flavored bread or cake I make from here on out.
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To say my family loved this would be a huge understatement. If I would have had enough bananas, I would have gladly doubled the recipe. This stuff disappeared within in a day.
And as soon as it was gone, I wanted to make it again. Alas, it really does need to be made with very ripe bananas, so I had to wait several days for my newly purchased bananas to ripen.
I don’t know why something as simple as changing the type of pan can transform the whole banana bread experience, but it does. Although I’m sure you could still bake this in a loaf pan and it would be delicious.
Banana Bread Recipe (with Video)
No matter what kind of pan you bake this banana bread in, the sugar topping is an absolute must! I hope you love this simple (yet utterly amazing) banana treat as much as we did.This simple healthy banana bread recipe is my absolute FAVORITE banana bread. It's moist, lightly sweetened, and filled with maple banana flavor. It tastes so indulgent that you would not guess it was healthy!
This past Christmas, I was delighted to be gifted with Joanna Gaines' cookbook, Magnolia Table. I had been eyeing it for a while and even checked it out of my local library, and was so excited to have a copy of my own. First of all, the photography is absolutely stunning, and reading Joanna's stories and notes about each recipe has been so enjoyable!
This cookbook was the first to be explored in the new Sweet Cayenne Cookbook Club. One of the fun challenges we have in the club is to modify a favorite recipe from the book to create a new, personalized version.
Ultimate Banana Bread
The goal of the recipe modification cookbook club challenge is to help make recipes better fit nutrition goals, dietary needs, or taste preferences. I chose the After School Banana Bread from the book to inspire my own recipe for a healthy, wholesome, banana bread that I could enjoy anytime!
Believe it or not, homemade banana bread can be good for you! Below are the modifications to Joanna's recipe that make this a healthy and moist banana bread recipe without sacrificing flavor:
Banana bread is typically loaded with fat in the form of oil and/or butter. It's also very high in sugar - most recipes call for 2-3 cups of sugar! But trust me, once you taste this healthy banana bread, you will not miss the extra calories!
The Best Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
You may be wondering: how ripe should a banana be for banana bread? Well, as ripe as possible! You want your bananas to be practically brown and almost black for the best banana flavor.
As bananas ripen, the starch inside turns to sugars. Using really ripe bananas in this bread allows us to reduce the amount of added sugar needed.
However, with my caramelization method below, it is possible to use fresh bananas (like yellow ones) and still get a good banana flavor from this banana bread recipe. I can't wait for you to try it!
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. These are two critical steps for developing a deep and intense flavor in banana bread. These techniques also help concentrate flavor in recipes where the sugar and fat have been reduced.
I love that Joanna's original recipe called for the banana bread to be baked in a square pan. I will never go back to a bread pan again - the square pan creates so much more of that delicious crust!
Are you ready to make this Healthy Banana Bread with Walnuts? I’m so excited for you to try this recipe. Once you get the chance to make it, please let me know how it turns out for you!
Simply Perfect 2 Banana Banana Bread
This Healthy Banana Bread with Walnuts is adapted from the Magnolia Table Cookbook recipe After School Banana Bread as part of the Sweet Cayenne Cookbook Club.
Serving: 1 square | Calories: 211 kcal | Carbohydrates: 40.4 g | Protein: 3.9 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 36 mg | Sodium: 215 mg | Potassium: 263 mg | Fiber: 3.1 g | Sugar: 23.4 g | Calcium: 12 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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