Baby’s First Banana Bread

Soft and super moist, this Baby’s first banana bread is perfect for babies starting their weaning journey. It is EASY to make with only 5 ingredients, I bet it will be one of your baby’s favorite recipes. You can serve as part of breakfast or snack!

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THE BEST BABY BANANA BREAD

You only need 5 simple ingredients to make your Baby’s first banana bread:

• Bananas: prefer ripe bananas with brown spots as they will be sweeter and add more moisture to the banana bread. Add extra as a topping if you like it extra banana-y.
• Eggs: will add moisture and bind all ingredients together.
• Oats: I love baking with oats; they are a much better flour to use nutritionally than plain wheat flour. Oats are a great source of iron, zinc, and fiber.
• Cinnamon: Adds a special warm flavor, not optional! Don’t skip it!
• Baking powder: leavening agent.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 356F (180C) and line a baking loaf tin with parchment paper.
• Blend all ingredients until smooth.
• Pour mixture into loaf tin and decorate with banana slices.
• Bake for 25 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
• Let it cool 5-10 minutes and cut to serve.

TIPS FOR THE PERFECT BABY’S FIRST BANANA BREAD

• Use ripe bananas with brown spots for best results on both sweetness and moisture.
• For decorating, about ½ banana will be sufficient, add more if you wish it will add to the sweetness and like it more banana-y.
• Make sure you preheat the oven before adding the banana bread and to check for doneness, insert a toothpick and check if it comes out clean.
• After 5-10 minutes, remove the banana bread from the pan, let it finish cooling on a wire rack preferably or it can get soggy.

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS

• Let it cool completely before transferring to a freezer bag or an airtight container.
• Fridge: Store for up to 4 days. You can re-heat in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
• Freezer: Store for up to 3 months. You can slice and freeze or wrap the entire loaf. I find it easier to portion it so that you can remove the exact quantity for the baby’s snack, and it is much easier to defrost.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

I always suggest offering the ingredients individually before adding recipes to the menu. Example, first offer bananas, then eggs, then bananas with oats and cinnamon. Then, you can offer this baby banana bread, this way you will make sure that you screen for any food allergies and allow enough time for the baby to get used to each individual flavor.

• This banana bread can be served on its own, or you can top with nut / seed butter. Yogurt, cream cheese or even sugar free jam.
• For baby led weaning, between 6 and 9 months you can serve in thin slices so that the baby can use his palmar grasp to hold on to the food.
• After 9 months, once pincer grasp has developed, you can start cutting the banana bread into smaller pieces.

🥣RECIPE

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