I bought some organic bananas two weeks ago and completely forgot about them in the pantry! Next thing you know, they were ultra ripe and brown. A gift in disguise since that makes it purrrfect for banana bread.

This Black Sesame Banana Bread is a nutty twist on the classic banana bread. It is inspired by the banana breads I had on The Road to Hana in Maui. Ripe organic bananas are crushed and creamed together with grounded toasted black sesame seeds, butter, and sugar to create a soft, ultra-moist banana bread with tons of fruity banana flavor and toasty and nutty black sesame seeds flavor.

Have you tried the recipe? Let me know what you think on Instagram: @craving_nomz!

Looking for more classics with a twist?

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Black Sesame Banana Bread

This Black Sesame Banana Bread is a nutty twist on classic banana bread. Ripe organic bananas are crushed and creamed together with grounded toasted black sesame seeds, butter, and sugar to create a soft, ultra-moist banana bread with tons of fruity banana flavor and toasty and nutty black sesame seeds flavor.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Side Dish, Snack

Servings 4

Equipment

• muffin tin or baking pan
• muffin liner

Ingredients

  

• 70 g butter
• 50 g granulated sugar
• 50 g brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 170 g very ripe bananas*
• 10 g olive oil
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 30 g greek yogurt
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 20 g black sesame powder
• 120 g all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Topping

• black sesame seeds
• slice bananas optional

Instructions

 

• Cream together butter and sugars. Add in egg and beat until light and fluffy. Roughly mash in the bananas with a fork and then mix in oil, vanilla extract, greek yogurt, and salt.
• Combine together the dry ingredients: flour, black sesame powder, baking powder, baking soda. Fold it into the wet mixture until evenly combined. Cover, and let the batter rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• If you are making muffins, prepare a muffin pan with muffin liners. Or if you are using a baking dish, generously butter the dish and dust lightly with flour.
• Pour mixture into the muffin/baking pan and top with black sesame seeds and sliced bananas (optional). Bake for about 45 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Notes

* the banana peel should be at least 75% brown.

Keyword quick bread