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This gluten free Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread is so soft and squidgy, with a beautiful swirl of cinnamon sugar in the centre, and a crisp cinnamon sugar topping. Forget bulk standard banana bread, your favourite bake just got a cosy, autumnal upgrade!
Notes On This Cinnamon Banana Bread Recipe
🍌 Imagine gluten free banana bread and gluten free cinnamon rolls had a baby – and you’ve got this delicious and beautiful cinnamon swirl banana bread.
🍌 You only need 10 simple ingredients to make this cinnamon banana bread, and most of them are probably already in your cupboard!
🍌 This is such an easy gluten free bake – just mix everything up, swirl in the cinnamon sugar, and bake. A great way to use up leftover, overripe bananas!
Ingredients and Substitutions
There’s a printable recipe card below for this cinnamon swirl banana bread with the full quantities. But here are the main ingredients and ideas for any swaps.
- Bananas: Ideally you want overripe bananas which are starting to go black. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and squishier the banana bread!
- Butter: You could use a baking margarine or a vegan butter for a dairy free recipe.
- Sugar: In the US you’ll need baker’s sugar, or you can use light brown sugar, for the cake. For the cinnamon, use dark brown sugar.
- Vanilla Extract
- Eggs
- Plain Gluten Free Flour: You’ll need to use a plain gluten free flour blend for this recipe – or an all purpose gluten free flour blend. You could use a self-raising gluten free flour if you prefer, but cut the extra baking powder down to 1 teaspoon.
- Baking Powder: Or baking soda in the US. Make sure you use gluten free baking powder.
- Xanthan Gum: Omit this if your gluten free flour blend already contains xanthan gum.
- Cinnamon: You’ll need a ground cinnamon, you can use sweet cinnamon if you like.
How to Make Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
There’s a printable recipe card below with the method. But here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy this gluten free cinnamon swirl banana bread is to make.
Storing and Freezing Instructions
TO STORE: Once baked, this gluten free cinnamon swirl banana bread will last for around a week in an airtight container. No need to refrigerate!
TO FREEZE: You can either freeze the whole cake, or slice it up and freeze in portions to just defrost whenever you fancy a slice.
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Preheat the oven to 180C / Fan 160C / Gas Mark 4. Line a 2lb loaf tin and set to one side. Mix the dark brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
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Peel the bananas and add to a small bowl. Mash using a fork and set to one side – a few lumps are fine.
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Add the butter, sugar and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl and beat together with an electric whisk until combined.
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Add the mashed bananas, egg, gluten free flour, baking powder and xanthan gum to the mixing bowl. Beat again with the electric whisk until just combined.
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Pour half the mixture into the lined baking tin and smooth out. Sprinkle around three-quarters of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top and swirl using a knife.
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Pour the remaining batter over the top, smooth out and sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon sugar. Swirl again with a knife.
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Bake for 50 minutes – 1 hour until golden, risen and a skewer in the centre comes out clean. Cool on a rack before slicing.
- This banana bread will keep for around a week in an airtight container, or can be frozen whole or in slices.
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g
More Banana-Inspired Bakes
If you like this gluten free cinnamon swirl banana bread then make sure you check out these other gluten free recipes to use up bananas too…
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