Salted Caramel Banana Bread
Imagine the flavor of salted caramel infused into a soft and moist banana bread, then drizzled with a warm salted caramel sauce on top. It’s banana bread heaven with a sweet-sticky indulgence.
Once again I had a bunch of brown bananas sitting on my countertop. My family seems to go though phases were we eat a ton of bananas like we’re monkeys, then lose interest for weeks. But the nice thing about overripe bananas is that there is always a use for them, and my favorite of course is to bake with them. I decided to take things up a notch and instead of making a standard banana bread, I added a homemade salted caramel sauce to the mix.
So the recipe starts with a simple four-ingredient salted caramel sauce that only takes six minutes to make. I added half a cup of the caramel sauce into an old-fashioned banana bread recipe I found in a local church cookbook. I baked it for one hour and once the bread had cooled, I drizzled more caramel sauce over top.
The texture is incredibly soft and moist. The taste is fruity with the wonderful sweetness of ripe bananas. It has toasty rich notes of butter and brown sugar from the caramel sauce and a hint of salt for a little pizzazz. It’s your everyday banana bread elevated with a warm sticky-sweet caramel sauce.
Salted Caramel Banana Bread
Ingredients
Salted Caramel Sauce
- 1/4 cup (57g) salted butter
- 1 cup (220g) brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp salt
Banana Bread
- 1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup (245g) mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup (120ml) salted caramel sauce
Instructions
Salted Caramel Sauce
- Stir together all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat while stirring frequently until all of the sugar is dissolved, and bring to a boil.1/4 cup (57g) salted butter, 1 cup (220g) brown sugar, 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream, 1/2 tsp salt
- Reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes. Do not stir.
- Remove from stovetop and pour into a heatproof jar. Let cool.
Banana Bread
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9x5" loaf pan.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Mix in the eggs, milk and vanilla.1/2 cup (114g) unsalted butter, 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 1/4 cup (60ml) milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Stir in the flour, baking powder and baking soda until almost combined. Fold in the bananas and 1/2 cup caramel until just combined.2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 cup (245g) mashed bananas, 1/2 cup (120ml) salted caramel sauce
- Spoon into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool and drizzle with more caramel sauce before serving.
Notes
Leftover caramel sauce should be refrigerated. It can be reheated in the microwave for 15-30 seconds to warm up.
Caramel sauce adapted from Baker by Nature.
Banana bread recipe from Mission Baptist Church Hamilton.
Not sure what I done wrong but cake sunk in the middle, followed recipeÂ
Most likely underbaked. Every oven is different, so yours might require a few extra minutes.
the bread is delicious, but I’ve made the caramel sauce twice and it is always grainy…like the brown sugar just won’t dissolve. What am I doing wrong?
Sounds like the sugar is recrystallizing when it cools. Whenever that happens to me, I just warm it up in the microwave, then stir until the sugar dissolves again and that should help.
I have a favorite banana bread recipe I like to use. Do you think I can just add you yummy homemade Carmel sauce into to my recipe (and on top of course)?
Thank you.
Yes, but I would not use more than 1 cup of mashed bananas with the 1/2 cup caramel because I don’t want the batter to be too wet. But other than that, I don’t see why not. Enjoy!
Thank you for this recipe , I can’t wait to make it , I never thought of using a caramel sauce , plus I always have these ingredients in the house… Easy-Peezy
You’re very welcome, Nancy:) I hope you enjoy it!
Delicious. Will definitely make again.
Thank you! So glad you liked it:)
Made this for a sick friend. Can I put the sauce on before I deliver it to her.
Yes, you can. It just might make it a little sticky for wrapping or you can deliver it with the caramel on the side. I hope your friend feels better soon.
Do you think I could make bars instead of using loaf pan? I’m cooking for a larger group. If so should I adjust the baking time?
You can and yes, you will have to adjust the baking time accordingly. It will most likely take less time to bake because bars are thinner than a loaf. The exact time will depend on the size of the pan you choose.
How much of the caramel sauce do we put in the bread as opposed to the top??
1/2 cup into the batter and remainder for topping. Enjoy!
Such a tremendous recipe, would 100% recommend to friends and family. Hats of to the bakerÂ
Thank you, Wully – much appreciated!