Maple Banana Bread with Cinnamon Spice Butter

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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.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf

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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 kosher 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

• Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease a 9x5 inch bread pan.

• 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.

• 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!

• 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.

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