Kid Approved Banana Bread Recipe the Whole Family will Love

If you’re looking for a kid approved recipe for banana bread, look no further! This one was tweaked and adjusted by kids, for kids!

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There is nothing new, or awe-inspiring, about banana bread. Actually, it’s probably safe to say it’s a staple in the baking rotation in many homes.

What’s special about this one is that it has been tweaked by kids, for kids. So you can count on it having just the right texture to make their little hands come back for more.

As a part of our learning fun we set about testing banana bread recipes, playing with different ideas, adjusting, adding, changing, until they got it just right.

Their two main tips?

Make it bite sized and use silicone bakeware!

After testing out results in various bakeware, their favourite (highly recommended) is Wilton’s heart-shaped silicone mold, as seen below! Apparently, this mold gives the two-bite banana bread the right ratio of outside vs. inside….(which my kids tell me is extremely important!)

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Kid Approved Banana bread recipe

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas (or 4 small ones)
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Sugar
• 1.5 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs (*kid preference was egg-whites only)
• 2 cups flour
• Baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon

Kid-Friendly Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Peel and place bananas in a bowl
• Mash bananas with a fork or masher
• Add the melted butter to the bowl with the bananas
• Mix until combined
• Add the salt and sugar
• Add the liquid ingredients (eggs and vanilla)
• Mix until combined
• Add remaining ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon)
• Mix until combined
• Add chocolate chips if desired and to taste (*kid tip – add a few chocolate chips to each heart and combine gently with a spoon)
• Add to Wilton’s heart-shaped silicone mold (*kid tip – only fill hearts halfway)

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