This cinnamon roll banana bread is the perfect mix of two amazing desserts. The moist banana bread is swirled with a buttery cinnamon filling and topped with cream cheese frosting!
Best of all it is all done by hand with no fancy equipment needed!
WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS
Easy. I love how fancy this banana bread looks, but, it's easy and everything is done by hand!
Tastes amazing. This banana bread tastes so good and has a perfect soft and moist texture.
Cinnamon swirl. The cinnamon swirl really makes this bread special, and taste like a cinnamon roll.
Cream cheese frosting. The frosting comes together so easily and tastes just like the topping of a cinnamon roll!
INGREDIENTS
- Bananas- Make sure they are good and ripe
- Butter - I use salted butter
- Egg
- White sugar
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Flour- I use all purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cream cheese - Use a full fat cream cheese
- Powdered sugar- Also called icing sugar
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease loaf pan and line bottom and long edges with parchment paper.
Banana Bread
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together.
Add the egg and until smooth and well combined.
Mix in the mashed bananas.
In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet. Set aside.
Cinnamon Swirl
In a bowl combine the melted butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Mix till combined.
Assembling the Loaf
Pour half of the batter into your loaf pan and spread it evenly.
Then add 1/2 of your cinnamon mixture on top, spreading evenly.
Add the remaining banana bread batter into the loaf pan spread. Then top with remaining cinnamon swirl mixture.
Take a butter knife and gently trace lines horizontally and then vertically to add the swirls.
Bake for 55 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
Let fully cool in the pan before removing and frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
In a medium bowl add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Mix together until smooth.
Top the frosting on the cooled banana bread and slice!
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT DOES SPOONED AND LEVELLED FLOUR MEAN?
Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then scrape with a knife to level off the access.
Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour cause the flour to compress and getting more than the recipe calls for.
STORING THE BANANA BREAD
This banana bread should be stored in an air tight container at room temperature. It stays good for 3 days.
Can I use unripe bananas?
No, for banana bread you want to make sure you use over ripe bananas. The more ripe they are, the sweeter they are!
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- Classic Moist Banana Bread
- Banana Blondies with Brown Butter Frosting
- Bakery Style Banana Muffins
- Oatmeal Banana Muffins with Streusel Topping
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread
Equipment
- 9x3 loaf pan
- medium and large mixing bowls
- parchment paper
Ingredients
Banana Bread
- 3 large ripe bananas mashed
- 1/4 C salted butter at room temperature
- 1 C white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 & 1/2 C all purpose flour spooned and levelled*
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Cinnamon Swirl
- 1/4 C salted butter melted and cooled to room temperature
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 C brown sugar
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 oz full fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tbsp salted butter at room temperature
- 3/4 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease loaf pan and line bottom and long edges with parchment paper.
Banana Bread
- In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together.1/4 C salted butter, 1 C white sugar
- Add the egg and until smooth and well combined.1 large egg
- Mix in the mashed bananas.3 large ripe bananas
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.1 & 1/2 C all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt
- Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet. Set aside.
Cinnamon Swirl
- In a bowl combine the melted butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Mix till combined.1/4 C salted butter, 2 tsp cinnamon , 1/3 C brown sugar
Assembling the Loaf
- Pour half of the batter into your loaf pan and spread it evenly.
- Then add 1/2 of your cinnamon mixture on top, spreading evenly.
- Add the remaining banana bread batter into the loaf pan spread. Then top with remaining cinnamon swirl mixture.
- Take a butter knife and gently trace lines horizontally and then vertically to add the swirls.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
- Let fully cool in the pan before removing and frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a medium bowl add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Mix together until smooth.2 oz full fat cream cheese, 2 tbsp salted butter, 3/4 C powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Top the frosting on the cooled banana bread and slice!
Notes
Natalie
Absolutely delicious! Added chocolate chips to my banana bread and cut the sugar in the bread and cream cheese frosting in half still plenty sweet. My husband calls this now my special banana bread.
Karen
I just made two loaves of this recipe! One is to give to a friend.
This is Devine! So moist and delicious. It in your mouth.🤤
Thank you for a great recipe. I will definately be making this again.
Monica
Excited to make this delicious banana bread. Any chance you can convert it into grams?
Eva
Absolutely stellar! I have made this exactly per recipe, and also adapted as muffins (bake 23-25 minutes), and it is a clear winner either way. Thanks for sharing!!
Julianne
Made this for friends and it was a huge hit!!
JUDITH C ANGLEY
Delicious banana bread. Followed the recipe, loved that it coukld be made in one bowl. Did double the cream cheese frosting!