Whole Wheat Roasted Banana Bread
And so the brown bananas strike again. They don’t strike as often since we’ve had Caleb. That kid loves bananas. Somedays I wonder if he is half monkey. He would eat bananas at every meal if we let him…and he climbs on everything! Hmm…maybe he really is part monkey. We better watch to see if he starts growing lots of hair:)
Anyways, we finally had a bunch of bananas turn brown so I jumped at the chance to make banana bread. I usually make Buttermilk Banana Bread, but I wanted to make a new recipe. Big surprise, huh? I am always itching to make new recipes:) I had an open bag of Gold Medal Whole Wheat Flour (we made pancakes the day before) so I put the flour to good use and made Whole Wheat Roasted Banana Bread.
First, I roasted the bananas in the oven. Don’t be scared by the ugly brown and blistered bananas. They bring out the best flavor in the bananas. And roasting them is easy. Just place the unpeeled bananas on a baking sheet, pop them into a 350 degree F oven and let them roast for about 15-20 minutes. That’s it!
The rest of the recipe is easy too! I bet you have everything in your kitchen to make this bread right now. Unless, you have a little monkey eating all of your bananas:)
This recipe will make 2 (8×4 loaves) or 4 mini loaves. I made mini loaves this time around so we could share with our friends. Plus, they are super cute and everything cute tastes better:)
We love this Whole Wheat Roasted Banana Bread. I will have to hide the bananas from Caleb so I can make it again! For the recipe, check out my guest post at Cafe Zupas. Have a great weekend!
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I love that you roasted them first! That’s awesome!
I love the idea of roasting the bananas before putting them in the batter! How yummy-totally trying this!
Great idea roasting them! The bread looks amazing! I love a good banana bread!!!
I often cook the bananas that way to serve them as a dessert, just hot from the oven, with melted chocolate or caramel! Never thought of roasting them prior to making a bread, though, thanks for sharing this great idea!
oh I have been meaning to try doing my bananas like that, yummy!
Love the idea of roasting the bananas! Looking forward to giving this a try!
@emmanuelle, when you roast them for dessert do you have to start with brown bananas like making the bread? BTW, this bread recipe looks yummy!
I can’t get the recipe to come up on the Cafe Zupas blog. I would love to try this!
I’m a fan of nearly any banana bread. Love this Maria!
I couldn’t access the recipe on Cafe Zupas either! Help please!
Two Peas replied: — January 18th, 2013 @ 10:45 am
Their mobile site doesn’t show the blog, but you can switch to the regular site at the bottom.
Oh, I think it was because I was trying to access via my phone. The link only seems to work using you computer otherwise you get the CZ mobile site which doesn’t have the blog.
Could I use frozen bananas in the recipe if I defrosted them? Or would they be too mushy from the extra water?
Two Peas replied: — January 18th, 2013 @ 10:44 am
I haven’t tried roasting frozen bananas. I am not sure how they would roast. If you try it, let me know!
I kinda just want to jump into the banana skins and eat my way out – that’s normal, right?
Bananas that are turned brown or just ripe ones???
Two Peas replied: — January 18th, 2013 @ 10:43 am
You want to use ripe brown bananas.
That looks divine! I’ve been thinking about banana bread the last couple of days. This will hit the spot.
Love that you roast the bananas before using them in the bread!
That sounds amazing! I would never have thought to roast the banana first! I have a couple bananas on the counter & I can’t wait to give this a try!
Gorgeous moist loaf! There’s nothing quite like good banana bread.
I love that you roasted the bananas!! That’s such a great concept that I never have done myself. This bread looks so moist and I would love it for breakfast this weekend
good call on roasting the bananas!! can’t wait to try that!
Love that the bananas are roasted! I have a few bad bananas that need to be used. I think I will make some of this bread. Yum!
Mmm, nothing like a classic banana bread! I agree with Caleb, I’d eat them *at least* 3 times a day if it was good for me.
Roasting the bananas really add to their flavor ~ love this recipe Maria!
ROASTED banana bread?! GENIUS!!!
WHYYY did I use my bananas yesterday to make boring plain-old banana bread!? I should’ve waited JUST ONE MORE DAY!
What a gorgeous bread! So delicious looking! And easy too!
Oh I like this spin! I don’t think I’ve ever had a roasted banana before.
I watched an episode of America’s Test Kitchen and they roast bananas to get a deeper banana flavor in one of their experiments of banana bread.
I”m very picky about my bananas so I always seem to have ones that are “too brown” around! This bread is the perfect way to use them up!
This is the second recipe I have seen in the last couple weeks that calls for roasting bananas. I am going to have to try it!
Very cool idea to roast the bananas! I don’t think I’ve ever tried baking banana bread with whole wheat flour either, lots of uniqueness going on in this banana bread
Can I ask what brand mini loaf pans you have? I’m thinking about buying some. You’re right, they make such cute little loaves!
Made it. It’s delicious! http://ink361.com/#!/photo/372039215545637089_4561845
I remember when my kids were little and went through a bunch of bananas like there was no tomorrow. We’d go through several bunches a week! Love the idea of roasting bananas – it must bring out even more flavor and sweetness.
How fun to roast the bananas first. I can practically taste how delish!
ROASTED bananas! Genius. Thank you for this post- we’ll be making this soon!
In all the times I’ve made banana bread not once did I even think about roasting the bananas. It’s a no-brainer really, yet it never even crossed my mind. This looks so amazing. Can’t wait to try it this way!
Banana bread is my favorite! Roasting the bananas can only make it better I’m sure, great idea!
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Roasting bananas is genious. I recently did some Banana Muffins where they are roasted with brown sugar, vanilla extract and rum and I kinda wanted to just eat them as they were. Soooo good. You should totally try these: http://greenteaandcookies.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/roasted-banana-muffins/
Made this and it was delicious. But…… It did not rise as banana bread usually does. It baked up more as a log then a bread. Should there be baking powder in the recipe or did I do something wrong?