Sweet Potato Banana Bread

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5 from 3 votes

Sweet potato banana bread is light, fluffy, and delicious recipe for ripe bananas! Cooked and mashed sweet potato adds a great texture and extra color to this easy bread.

Prep Time5

Cook Time40

Total Time45

Course: Bread, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 238kcal

Author: Kelly Jensen

Cost: $1

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
9 x 5 inch loaf pan

Ingredients

2 cups bananas mashed, about 3 ripe bananas
1 cup cooked sweet potato about 1 medium sweet potato
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large mixing bowl, Add the mashed banana and cooked sweet potato. Whisk in the melted butter, sugar, eggs, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla. Mix well to combine into a thick batter.
In another large mixing bowl, mix together the all purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Slowly stir 1/2 cup of the flour mixture into the banana and sweet potato mixture, and fold until the flour has been incorporated. Repeat for each 1/2 cup until the flour mixture is all folded in.
Grease a 9x3x5 inch loaf pan (see Notes below to use other sized pans) with butter. Pour the batter into the pan or pans. You can garnish the top of the bread with extra cinnamon, sliced banana, walnuts, or oats (I used oats) - but completely optional for any garnish.
Bake for 40-50 minutes - then take a toothpick, and stick it in the center of each loaf. If it comes out clean (no batter attached) then the bread is done. If it has batter stuck to the toothpick, then I put the loaves back in the oven for an additional 5 minutes and test again.
When the bread is cooked through, remove from oven and allow to cool before slicing. Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days, or can be frozen for up to 3 months in a sealed bag.

Notes

What Size Pan Should I Use for Sweet Potato Banana Bread?

I’ve tried this recipe in a few different pans – and you can’t go wrong with any of them! Cooking time will vary, however, so you have to adjust accordingly. In the images above I used mini loaf pans, because I wanted smaller loaves freeze for later (and also they are cute as heck).

For a traditional 9-inch loaf pan, bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50-60 minutes.
For mini loaf pans bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.
For muffins – bake at 20-25 minutes.

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