Moist, delicious banana cake with layers of cinnamon chip and pecan streusel. Great for breakfast, dessert or after school snacking.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Forget regular old banana bread! This Banana Cinnamon Chip Coffee Cake takes banana bread to a whole new level!
What makes this banana cake extra special are the wonderful layers of sugary, nutty streusel, made with cinnamon chips, brown sugar and pecans.
Honestly, I’m not sure whether it’s more of a banana bread or a banana cake, but I do know my family will gladly eat this for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
Which is fine, because it has fruit in it, right? It also makes a great after school snack with a tall glass of cold milk.
If you can’t find cinnamon chips (there usually a seasonal fall thing around here), then chocolate or even butterscotch chips would be an equally tasty substitution.
I have purchased cinnamon chips on Amazon when I can’t find them locally in stores. But if you don’t have cinnamon chips, and you’re craving banana right now, chocolate chips are what I recommend.
I usually double this recipe and make it in a 9×13 pan, or it doesn’t last more than a day around here. Of course, I live with a trio of hungry teenage boys, so I’m kind of in the habit of doubling most recipes.
This Banana Cinnamon Chip Coffee Cake is one of my very favorite way to use up over-ripe bananas. In fact, I suggest buying a few extra bananas next time you’re at the grocery store, just so you can make this cake!
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Ingredients
- Bananas
- Cinnamon chips (or chocolate chips)
- Brown sugar
- Pecans
- Spices: cinnamon, salt
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Sugar
- Butter
- Egg
- Buttermilk
Banana Cinnamon Chip Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup cinnamon chips
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 mashed bananas
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir together cinnamon chips, brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon to make streusel; set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, egg and vanilla until fluffy.
- Beat in mashed bananas and buttermilk.
- Add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spread half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of the streusel.
- Repeat with the remaining batter and streusel.
- Bake 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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5 comments
Kaileigh
This is AMAZING!!! A new favorite in my house. I have always loved baking with cinnamon chips so I was super excited to find this recipe!
Julie
I love this recipe! I found it while looking for a coffee cake to make for company. It was great. I have celiac disease. So, I easily modified with gluten free flour. You don’t have ro wait on shipped cinnamon chip or holiday season. You can make your own. Below is a simple recipe for the chips. Again, I love this recipe and so has company. Often asking I make it or for the recipe.
Cinnamon chip recipe
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
Stir sugar, ground cinnamon, shortening, and corn syrup together in a small bowl until dough comes together. Place dough between two layers of parchment paper; roll to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet; remove top piece of parchment paper.
Bake in preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 35 minutes. Cool completely and break into pieces.
Ingrid
Oh hey! I’m so glad you guys like the recipe!
~Ingrid
Btw,, are you on Instagram & Pinterest? If so I want to follow you! 🙂
Rachel @ Khaos in the Kitchen
I’ve never heard of cinnamon chips! Can’t wait to try this out!!
Cindy
I just discovered cinnamon chips–I’m in love! This will be my next over ripe banana recipe.