Orange ya glad I made another type of banana bread?!
Aren’t I funny? Muahaha. Okay, jokes aside… this orange banana bread is bomb-diggity gooooood. It’s got your traditional banana bread vibes but is also infused with yummy citrus-y orange flavor! I also decided to make a fun pink pomegranate glaze because why the heck not?! Make this bread with or without the glaze, it’s fab either wayyyy 😉
orange banana bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 medium overripe bananas
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 orange zested and juiced
for the pomegranate glaze:
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsps melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, both sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
- Mash bananas in a separate large bowl using a fork. Once the bananas are very very mashed, whisk in the egg, melted butter, vanilla, orange juice, and zest until smooth.
- Fold the dry ingredients from step two into the wet ingredients from step three then mix until smooth.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish then bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make your pomegranate glaze: Combine pom juice and granulated sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat then simmer until reduced to ¼ cup, about 30 minutes, whisking occasionally. Allow thickened pom juice mixture to cool to room temp. Once cooled, whisk together in a medium bowl with the powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until smooth and glaze like.
- Allow bread to cool before applying glaze, if using. Slice and enjoy!
Hope you enjoy this recipe! If you try it, let me know! Leave a comment or tag a photo #appetitesanonymous on instagram!! I’d love to see your bread in action. Byyyeeee!
xx ab
p.s. more bread recipes here!