Coffee Cake Banana Bread
Coffee Cake Banana Bread combines classic banana bread with the amazing cinnamon streusel of coffee cake. This delicious quick bread is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Grab those ripe bananas and turn them into something amazing. Classic Banana Bread is great and all, but adding the cinnamon streusel of coffee cake takes it to the next level. The added sweetness of cinnamon streusel from coffee cake gives it a sweet, buttery, and slightly crunchy topper.
I just love dressing up banana bread. Cinnamon swirl is an obvious combination, sour cream and berries provide added moisture and fruit flavor. You can double the chocolate or simply add chocolate chips and make muffins. There are so many ways to enjoy banana bread!
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Bananas that are heavily speckled with brown spots are the best for banana bread. If you pick a yellow, but spotless banana, it won’t have as deep of flavor or color. Sometimes it’s good to just let those bananas go a couple extra days on the counter.
Coffee Cake Banana Bread
This coffee cake banana bread uses three (3) ripe bananas for one loaf. I don’t usually measure this, but if you want to be precise, it should equal about 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 cups, mashed.
If you have a whole bunch of bananas that you want to use up, just double the recipe and make two loaves. It freezes well, or you can always gift it to neighbors.
If you would rather not freeze an extra loaf of banana bread, you can freeze the bananas themselves and use them later. Just peel them first.
TIP FOR FREEZING BANANAS: I will peel, then break or cut each banana into fourths and place the pieces in a zip-top freezer bag. Then when I go to make banana bread, I know that I need four pieces for one banana. You will need to thaw frozen bananas slightly in the microwave before using them for baking, but it prevents waste. Frozen bananas also work great for smoothies.
The best part of this banana bread is the crumb topping. It adds a layer of warm, sweet cinnamon in a buttery crumbly streusel. Crumb toppings are so incredibly delicious.
If you eat this coffee cake banana bread fresh from the oven, the streusel will be slightly crisp. If you store it in an airtight container for a little while before eating it, the streusel is soft and crumbly. Two different textures, but the flavor is the same. Both ways are delightful.
Grab those ripe bananas and get to making this coffee cake banana bread! You won’t regret it!
Coffee Cake Banana Bread
Ingredients
Banana Bread:
- 1 ⅓ cups (315 g) mashed bananas, (about 3 medium overripe bananas)
- ⅓ cup (75 g) butter, melted
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar, (Can use 1/2 cup or 1 cup depending on the desired sweetness.)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon, & level)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Streusel Topping:
- 1 ½ Tbsp (21 g) butter, cold
- ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon, & level)
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar, gently packed
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter and flour an 8×4-inch bread pan, or use parchment paper on the bottom and cooking spray on the sides.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas thoroughly with a fork, until smooth. Add melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir the dry ingredients slightly before folding them into the wet batter. Mix until flour barely disappears. Pour batter into the prepared bread pan.
- In a small bowl, combine streusel ingredients and mix together with a fork until fine crumbs. Sprinkle over the banana bread batter. (Can squeeze crumbs together for bigger chunks.)
- Bake at 350˚F for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center. (If the top is browning faster than the bread is baking, cover lightly with foil and continue baking.)
- Allow bread to cool in pan for 5 minutes before inverting; then cool completely on a wire cooling rack. Slice with a serrated knife and serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container, or wrapped tightly with plastic wrap.
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Hi there, I’m about to make this.
Can you confirm, is baking soda in the recipe actually baking powder? Or do you mean bicarbonate of soda?
Thanks
Sharon
Yes, it’s baking soda (bicarbonate of soda).
Thanks Amber. The cake was really lovely and easy to make. I realised I had no vanilla extract so just used honey instead and it was fine. I plan to make 2 more today as have been given a load of bananas to use up!
Great! I’m glad it all worked out.
Best banana bread I have ever made my family loves it
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for your review!
Why is this cake called coffee banana cake if there is no coffee included? Just wondering, I made it today and it is indeed very good.
The name coffee cake implies that the cake is served with coffee, but most coffee cakes do not have coffee in them. Glad you liked this recipe!
Hi, was just going to make this, then realised no coffee in ingredient list.
Has it been omitted?
Hi Karen! Thanks for your question. Coffee cake doesn’t always have coffee in it, but is typically a crumb topped cake that is often served with coffee. This recipe does not have coffee in it. Sorry for any confusion.
Just made this banana bread and we cannot stop eating it! It is amazing! Next time I’ll add some walnuts and chocolate chips. Thank you for the recipe ♥️
I’m so glad you’re enjoying this recipe and thinking of ways to make it your own. Enjoy!
I made these as muffins! Fill tins 3/4 full, sprinkle with streusel and bake for 20 mins! Delicious!!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
Turned out super tasty! Best thing about it was that it didn’t have a gazillion ingredients and my young kids were able to help Mom. Definitely will be using this recipe in the future. Thanks again for another great tasting recipe!
another trick that I was taught growing up is when you grease the pan use granulated sugar after using Pam/butter instead of using flour for sweet breads/cakes. It makes it taste that much better and it also gives it a little more crust that is super tasty and not floury tasting.
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you liked it Stephanie! Thanks for coming back to share your experience with the recipe.
The best banana bread I ever had!! I just added golden raisins and chocolate chips!Definitely delicious!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe Margaret! Love your additions.
Great recipe and easy to make! My kids even enjoyed this recipe.
That’s great news! Thanks for your comment!
Amazing, easy, and my kids things I’m the best mom ever! Can’t wait to eat it with eggs in the morning too. The new site design looks amazing too!!!
Hey friend! Thanks for stopping by! Sounds like the perfect breakfast! I hope you guys love it!