Caramel Macchiato Banana Bread

Caramel macchiato banana bread — caramel banana bread that tastes like a caramel macchiato!! Soft, tender, infused with salted caramel and topped with a brown sugar glaze!! Easy and irresistible!!

I love banana bread so much and have so many combinations including carrot banana, peanut butter apple, zucchini banana, blueberry banana, cream cheese filled, and 40+ more. But this is the first time I’ve introduced coffee, or rather espresso, and caramel into it. What was I waiting for? This is possibly my new favorite doctored-up banana bread recipe of all time. That’s a big statement for me.

Since I also love caramel macchiatos, this recipe is a total winner in my book. I hoarded most of this loaf for myself.

Between the espresso and the salted caramel I swirled in, you’ve got yourself an edible caramel macchiato.

The bread is super soft, tender, extremely moist, and bursting with layers of flavor. It’s like a warm fuzzy blanket on a cold day. So comforting and satisfying.

Ingredients:

Bread

• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cup sour cream (lite is okay; or Greek yogurt may be substituted)
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso granules
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (from about 2 medium/large or 3 small bananas)
• 1/4 cup caramel or salted caramel sauce (use a thick caramel sauce not a thin and runny ice cream sundae sauce, try Trader Joe's or homemade

Glaze

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch salt, optional and to taste