Banana Crumble Bread

This banana bread is more than just a way to use up extra ripe bananas. You'll fall in love with the moist, rich texture...but the sugar, cinnamon and oat crumble topping is what sets it a part from every other banana bread recipe. They can also be baked as muffins!

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: slices (5 mini loaves or 2 large loaves)

Ingredients

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Bread batter:

½ cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup brown sugar packed
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
½ cup milk
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 bananas)
4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons fine salt

Crumble topping:

½ cup brown sugar packed
½ cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
¾ cup all purpose flour
¾ cup rolled oats
½ cup melted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Prepare loaf pans. This recipe makes either 5 mini loaves or 2 regular loaves. I prefer baking mini loaves, because they tend to bake more evenly. And it’s much easier to slice. Spray pans with nonstick spray and set aside.
With electric mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Cream about 2 minutes, until fluffy.
Add the vanilla, sour cream, milk and mashed bananas. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt with a whisk.
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on medium low speed until fully combined, about 1-2 minutes
In a separate bowl, combine the ingredients for the crumble topping. Stir until all is coated with the melted butter. It can be easier to just use your hands for this part.
Fill prepared pans 2/3 full. Sprinkle crumble topping on top of the batter until it reaches the pan level.
Put a baking sheet on bottom rack of oven. This will catch any crumble that might drip during baking.
Bake loaves on center rack for 45-50 minutes for mini loaves and 50-55 minutes for regular size loaves. Insert butter knife in the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean, they are ready to take out. If not, bake another few minutes and check.
Allow the banana bread to cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Turn them out and place on wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Muffins: Grease a muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with liners. Prepare batter and crumble topping. Spoon batter into each cup, filling about half full. Sprinkle crumble topping to just under the pan level. Bake at 350°F for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pans for 5 minutes. Turn out onto cooling racks to cool completely.
See my Sourdough Banana Bread recipe for a yummy sourdough option!

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