Put Those Brown Bananas to Use: Chai Banana Bread

Banana and chai spices are one of the best food combinations I think ever paired together. The spices and warm banana flavor scream comfort. I like to bake these in a mini loaf pan but in case you don’t own one (understandable!), it can be made in an 9x5 or 8x4-inch loaf pan. These are pretty standard loaf pans and both will work great.

I can make renditions of banana bread any day of the week because I feel like I always have three or four suspicious looking bananas always lurking on my counters. I’m not one of those people that can eat super ripe bananas but they are PERFECT for this application. They are even better the browner they are. I don’t think you could pay me to eat a fully browned banana. But I love them in any banana bread ever.

Banana bread is usually the first thing people ever bake and that’s because it’s a super easy thing to make. It requires no fancy equipment and can be baked in about an hour. This iteration is extra special because of the spices. It’s delicious and moist and perfect for a fall day.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.