MAPLE SPICED BANANA BREAD

Ingredients

  • 3 Extra Ripe Bananas, mashed

  • ½ cup (120ml) Maple Syrup

  • ½ cup (113g) Melted Butter

  • 2 Eggs

  • ⅓ cup (75g) Greek Yogurt

  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 1 tsp Baking Powder

  • ½ tsp Baking Soda

  • 1½ tsp Ground Cinnamon

  • 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg

  • ¼ tsp Ground Cloves

  • 1½ cups (180g) All-Purpose Flour

  • Pinch of Salt

Method

  1. Mash the Bananas – In a mixing bowl, mash 3 extra ripe bananas until mostly smooth.

  2. Add Wet Ingredients – Mix in the maple syrup and melted butter. Then add the eggs, vanilla, and Greek yogurt. Stir until well combined.

  3. Mix the Dry Ingredients – In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, flour, and a pinch of salt.

  4. Combine Wet & Dry – Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir until just combined.

  5. Bake – Pour the batter into a greased and parchment-lined loaf pan and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 55–60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Additional Notes

I don’t know why this didn’t come out fluffy and bread-like, but I’ll try to get to the bottom of it next time I make it. The riper the bananas, the better—that deep sweetness and moisture really helps—but sometimes, you just want to grab what’s available and go. That’s perfectly fine, but again, the riper, the better.

I’m open to suggestions on how to improve this recipe so it doesn’t yield a cakey result and leans more into a true banana bread texture. Flavor-wise, it’s fantastic. Eat it warm out the oven with some butter or ice cream, or heat it up later with those same additions—either way, you’re doing big things.

We just gotta get it more bread-like. That’s the mission.