A delicious and creative way to incorporate a little extra crunch in your banana bread! You can use any kind you want, we used our Fruit Cave flavor that we sell at the market!
Try it topped with a little greek yogurt and fresh berries!
- 1/4 cup butter (or butter substitute), softened
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 egg (or equivalent egg substitute), beaten
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup of your favorite granola
Preheat your oven to 350F. If you’re using a cast iron bread pan, remember to put it into your cold oven before preheating.
- Whisk together your flours, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, cream together your butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add in your egg and vanilla, and mix until well combined.
- Mix in your mashed bananas.
- Gently mix in your flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
- Pour into a greased loaf pan, and sprinkle the granola evenly on top of the batter.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the batter doesn’t shake anymore, and a toothpick comes out almost clean. (Due to the amount of banana it won’t come out completely clean like a cake, but you don’t want to pull out a toothpick and have it pick up a ton of batter.)
- Allow to cool for 15-30 minutes before serving or storing. Enjoy!
Tip: If during the baking process, your granola looks or smells like it’s turning too toasted, feel free to cover the top with aluminum foil to prevent burning.