- 2 tsp Active dry yeast
- ½ cup Brown sugarplus 1 tbsp packed , divided
- 1 cup Milkwarm 2% (110° to 115°)
- 1 cup Bananasabout 2 large, ripe , mashed
- Large eggsroom temperature
- 2 tbsp Buttermelted
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamonground
- 5¼ to 5¾ cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tspbanana extract, optional
For the Glaze:
- ⅔ cup Brown sugarpacked
- ½ cup Half-and-half cream
- 6 tbsp Buttercubed
For the Coating:
- ¾ cup Pecanschopped , toasted
- 6 tbsp Buttermelted
- 2 ½ tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1 Bananaslarge, sliced
Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread
Warm and yummy, this Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread recipe is one of my favorites. Soft dough balls dipped in melted butter and coated in cinnamon sugar, over a glaze which is first added to the baking pan with a layer of toasted pecans so that once baked and turned out, you have an “upside-down”-like bread. Top with a sweet, butter and cream glaze and banana slices.
To make Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread
1 | Activate yeast | 2 |
In a small bowl, dissolve 2 teaspoons of active dry yeast and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in 1 cup of warm milk. Set aside. | ||
2 | Combine batter ingredients | 2 |
In a large bowl, using an electric beater, beat on medium speed, 1 cup of mashed bananas, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of butter, activated yeast, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1½ cup of flour and remaining ½ cup of brown sugar and if using, adding 2 teaspoons of banana extract for extra flavor until a soft and sticky dough forms. | ||
3 | Add remaining flour | 3 |
Add remaining 4 cups of flour and mix until combined. | ||
4 | Knead dough | 6 |
Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 6-8 minutes until smooth and elastic. | ||
5 | Rise | 1h |
Lightly grease a bowl and place dough. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for about 1 hour to rise until doubled in volume. | ||
6 | Prepare glaze | 3 |
In a small saucepan, stir ⅔ cup brown sugar, ½ cup half-and-half cream and 6 tablespoons of butter until combined then bring to a boil while continuously stirring and mixing. | ||
7 | Fill baking pan | 1 |
Set ¼ cup of glaze aside to top monkey bread and pour the remaining into a greased 13x9-inch baking pan. | ||
8 | Add pecans | 2 |
Fill the base of the pan with ¾ cup of toasted pecans. | ||
9 | Prepare filling bowls | 1 |
Prepare 1 bowl of melted butter and 1 bowl of cinnamon and sugar mixed. | ||
10 | Prepare dough balls | 5 |
Once risen, punch through dough to release excess air and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide and roll into 48 ball shapes. | ||
11 | Coat balls | 5 |
Dip rolled dough balls into the butter to coat and then follow with cinnamon and sugar mix all over. Place into the prepared baking pan over the toasted pecans. | ||
12 | Second rise | 30 |
Cover with a kitchen towel and set aside in a warm place for about 30 minutes to rise again until almost doubled in volume. | ||
13 | Preheat oven | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 375 °F. | ||
14 | Bake | 25 |
Bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until golden brown on top. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. | ||
15 | Serve | |
Turn monkey bread out onto a serving plate and top with banana slices and drizzle remaining glaze over. Serve warm. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Made double of everything in the ingredient list so I could have more than one loaf, ive got a huge family.
Will be making this again, the perfect sweetness in a bread you could ask for, thanks so much.
Flavourful and quite simple, couldn't ask for anything more delicious.
Takes quite a long time to make this but it was worth it since it tasted so good.
My kids love when I make this, in fact each time I do it's gone the same day, it's sweet but also has some protein in it because of the bananas so I'm satisfied.
I added some more cinnamon to mine because I like the taste.
Upside down banana monkey bread is a perfect name for this !!! Because once I shared it with my kids they were bouncing around the house and dangling upside down the couch like monkeys,LOL!
Really love this recipe, it's super delicious and I can't get enough of it!
I skipped the pecans because I'm not a fan but other than that this recipe was perfect.
Bookmarked the page because I can't get over how easy everything is to make and how tasty it is, really happy.
I'd say this is too sweet, I much prefer simple things like the pumpkin bread, but my kids loved this.
My husband has a huge sweet tooth so he loves this bread more than any other bread I could make.
This took me a while to perfect but I think the more i cook it the better it will be.
Great recipe thanks so much, gonna make it again.
Can't wait to share this recipe with all my friends and family, it was good.
Would recommend this to anyone who loves banana bread as much as I do!
Brought this for a family meet up because I was told to make a dessert and thought this would be the perfect thing, everyone enjoyed it thanks so much.
Very delicious an quite simple to make, I love me some bananas for sure and this bread is the BOMB!
I love this and the vegan banana bread, they are both really good, this one is just more sweet.
Had this with some tea in the morning, it's realllly sweet so i'd say add less sugar than what the ingriedents say.
I love it Yummy-yummy!
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