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Banana Coffee Cake

This coffee cake is made with sweet, roasted bananas and other simple ingredients. It is the perfect combination of a coffee cake and banana bread.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana cake, cream cheese banana bread
Servings: 9
Author: Linley Hanson

Ingredients

Streusel Topping

Wet Ingredients

  • ½ cup avocado oil + 1 tablespoon separated
  • 3 large ripe bananas peeled and halved
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • â…“ cup 5% Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup almond milk

Dry Ingredients

Cream Cheese Glaze

  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Place the bananas in the pan and cook for 3 minutes, flip and cook for another 3 minutes or until the bananas are golden brown. Set aside.
    Sliced bananas being sautéed in a gray pan with a green handle on a light-colored surface.
  • Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line an 8x8-inch dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Prepare the streusel topping. Add the rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl. Use a spoon (or your hands) and cut the ingredients together until a crumble forms. This may take 4-5 minutes. Set streusel topping aside for later.
    A whisk rests in a glass bowl containing a mixture of flour and brown spices on a light countertop.
  • Next, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into a bowl and toss together. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, add maple syrup, avocado oil, vanilla extract, eggs, roasted bananas, yogurt, and almond milk and mix using an electric mixer.
    A glass mixing bowl containing eggs, mashed banana, yogurt, and vanilla extract on a light countertop.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.
    A hand pours flour from a glass bowl into a larger bowl containing a beige batter on a light countertop.
  • Transfer the batter to the baking dish and top with the streusel topping. Bake the cake for 20 minutes, cover it with a tin foil tent, and bake for another 20 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven if the middle of the cake is mostly baked (it will continue to bake for a few minutes after you remove it from the oven).
    A square baking dish filled with baked crumb-topped coffee cake, photographed from above on a light surface.
  • While the cake is cooling, make the glaze. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk until smooth using either a stand mixer or a hand mixer.
  • Remove the coffee cake from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze.
    Squares of baked oatmeal topped with white icing drizzle and oat crumble, with some pieces garnished with banana slices.

Notes

  • To cook the bananas in the oven, bake at 400° on a lined baking sheet for 15-20 minutes.
  • Roasting or cooking the bananas ahead of time helps bring the sweetness out before mixing the batter.
  • I made this recipe with an 8x8-inch baking dish; if you use a 9x9-inch dish, you may need to reduce the bake time. Check for doneness after the first 20 minutes when covering with tinfoil.
  • If you use a ceramic 8x8-inch dish, the bake time will be longer compared to a metal dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 21g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g