Banana bread uses overripe bananas and basic pantry ingredients like mashed bananas, baking soda, sugar, eggs, flour, and melted butter or oil. Optional vanilla and spices such as cinnamon add flavor. Swirling cookie butter—a spiced shortbread–based spread like Lotus Biscoff or Trader Joe's Speculoos—into the batter creates a rich, spiced, dense loaf. Use about half a cup of cookie butter for breads made with up to three bananas to maintain proper density and consistency. Choose crunchy cookie butter for added texture or use cookie butter as a topping for freshly baked banana bread. The warming spices and rich texture complement the bananas, producing a dessert-like loaf ideal for both simple and indulgent variations.
Banana bread is an excellent way to utilize overripe fruit to the fullest extent of its deliciousness. A basic recipe requires simple ingredients, which typically include mashed bananas, baking soda, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, and either melted butter or oil. Some variations also include vanilla extract and spices like cinnamon. There are plenty of additional ingredients to improve your banana bread, ranging from minimal to luxurious. For a truly unforgettable loaf that's loaded with flavor,
With so many ways to use cookie butter, mixing this delightfully decadent spread made from a mash of spiced shortbread cookies is practically a no-brainer. Much like peanut butter, Lotus Biscoff Cookie Butter Spread comes in either crunchy or creamy varieties and makes an out-of-this-world addition to your banana bread. The flavor from the warming spices and rich texture mixed with the dense and fruity ripe bananas is a match made in dessert heaven.
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