Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (2024)

This post may contain affiliate links, please see our privacy policy for details.

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (1)

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (2)

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (3)

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (4)

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (5)

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.

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (6)

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!

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (7)

Looking for other sweet winter recipes? Here are a few ideas:

Iced Lemon Loaf

Peanut Butter Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chunk Rye Banana Bread

5 Minute Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Mug Cake

Maple Glazed Doughnuts

Baked Chocolate Fudge Glazed Doughnuts

Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts with Cinnamon Maple Glaze

Vanilla Chai Old Fashioned

Chai Espresso Martini

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

Author: Tieghan Gerard

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 55 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

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.

SavePrintEmail

Ingredients

Cinnamon Spice Butter

US CustomaryMetric

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.

View Recipe Comments

Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (8)
Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter. (2024)

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Mr. See Jast

Last Updated:

Views: 5773

Rating: 4.4 / 5 (75 voted)

Reviews: 82% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Mr. See Jast

Birthday: 1999-07-30

Address: 8409 Megan Mountain, New Mathew, MT 44997-8193

Phone: +5023589614038

Job: Chief Executive

Hobby: Leather crafting, Flag Football, Candle making, Flying, Poi, Gunsmithing, Swimming

Introduction: My name is Mr. See Jast, I am a open, jolly, gorgeous, courageous, inexpensive, friendly, homely person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.