That's right, I said a Banana Split Bread recipe.
I bet you're wondering how I came up with this idea! Well, I had a few bananas that were starting to head south, but since my husband and daughter don't like banana bread, I knew I needed to make a bread that was a little more appealing to the other family members in the house.
I started looking around my kitchen for add-ins but because I was getting ready to travel a bit, I hadn't been grocery shopping and my cabinets were kind of empty. I did, however, have a bunch of sundae toppings...
And I came up with the idea of baking a banana split - in bread form!
First, I followed my go-to basic banana bread recipe, but substituted ½ of the sugar with the pink sparkle sugar that I usually top banana splits and sundaes with.
I added some of the toppings I had on hand: chocolate sprinkles, white chocolate chips and praline crunchies.
And before baking, I drizzled my bread with sundae syrup and more chocolate sprinkles.
Even before we sliced into the banana split bread recipe, I knew it was going to taste divine because it smelled like heaven!
Of course it tasted just fine on its own but you can never go wrong with extra sundae toppings...
A little pineapple topping, a little drizzle of caramel or sundae syrup and a maraschino cherry?
A banana split wouldn't be complete with out them!
I think I've found a tasty alternative to the banana split for the lactose intolerant...
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar - I used ¼ cup white & ¼ cup colored sugar sprinkles
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 lightly beaten eggs
2 cups all purpose self rising flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
Sundae toppings of your choice - I used chocolate sprinkles, pralines, white chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 and grease a loaf pan with baking spray or butter.
Combine bananas, butter and sugars in a mixing bowl, until bananas are completely smashed and blended with the sugars. Then add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
I mix and stir this batter by hand, as I find using an electric beater is just too much on the bananas.
Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix thoroughly, then add your sundae toppings!
Pour into the greased loaf pan and drizzle with toppings of your choice. Chocolate, caramel or sundae syrup work well!
Bake for one hour and then test the done-ness by inserting a toothpick into the center. If the toothpick comes out with batter on it, cook for an additional 10 minutes. The cooking time will vary depending on the moisture brought into the bread by your ingredients, but it should be about an hour!
When I shared photos of this Banana Split Bread with my friends on Facebook, someone commented that it looked like cake - and you know what? It kind of IS a cake! A banana split cake! Yum!
Enjoy!
Crystal says
Um yum, that looks delicious.
Tesa says
Oh wow! That looks so good! I never thought to turn banana bread into a banana split. Now I can't wait to try it!
Steve says
Oh my god I'm going to make this right now!
Colleen says
Oh that looks amazing I'm going to have to Pin this so I can come back and try it (after my diet LOL)
Louise says
OH Wow that looks fantastci
Alison says
Yes I will take a slice please!
jamie tucker says
this looks great. my husband would love this. he isn't much for icecream. lets just hope it tastes as good when i make it
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Dee says
Now I know what I'll be making with these bananas that no one's eating! Thanks for sharing!
Miranda M says
Yum--how innovative! This looks so sweet and decadent, and not too hard to make. Thanks for the recipe!
Leilani says
Banana Bread is my fave. I definitely have to try this!
Dee says
Oh this looks good!
Thomas Murphy says
wow this looks so good! thanks for the recipe
Kiersten says
WHOA. I like banana bread, but I never really consider it much of a dessert. This? Is totally dessert worthy! 😀
Tami Vollenweider says
Wow! This sound so YUMMY! I already like Banana Nut Bread,but this kicks it up a notch!
Robin says
I think I love you.....
steph h says
My mouth is watering!!! I always seem to have an overload of overripe bananas on hand and this looks like the perfect alternative to banana bread-which can get quite monotonous. My daughter and hubby would go crazy for this! Thanks for the recipe-I can't wait to try it!
Kelly says
You're so evil! That sounds amazing and I don't know how I'll ever resist making this versus regular banana bread again.
Rachel Ramey says
How fun!
HilLesha says
Yummy!
Anne says
This looks delicious, and a great way to use up overripe bananas.
Susan says
Do you really mean a whole cup of butter? I can't see that any commenters have actually made the recipe, but it seems like double the amount I'd use.