This CrockPot banana bread is soft, tender, full of rich banana flavor, and the sauce that forms while the bread bakes is pure caramely heaven. The sauce helps keep the banana bread extra moist because there’s nothing worse than dry bread or cake and in a slow cooker things can dry out if you’re not careful, but no worries about dryness here. I adore banana bread and am no stranger to it with 40+ different original banana bread recipes, and it’s hard to pick a favorite, but this one ranks right up there. The next time you have ripe bananas, this is a must-make!
Ingredients Needed
To make this easy slow cooker banana bread, you’ll need:
Eggs Canola oil Light brown sugar Granulated sugar Vanilla extract Ripe bananas All-purpose flour Baking powder and baking soda Salt Cinnamon Boiling water
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How to Make Banana Bread in a Slow Cooker
Tips for Making This Recipe
Easy clean up: I highly recommend using a slow cooker liner when making this CrockPot banana bread. Liners make cleanup a breeze and ensures the bread doesn’t stick to the slow cooker insert. Adding the caramel sauce: After you’ve poured the caramel sauce mixture over the banana bread batter do NOT stir it in! You want the sugar-water mixture to pool around the batter — this will create the caramel sauce as the CrockPot banana bread cooks. Testing for doneness: Just like classic banana bread, you’ll know this slow cooker version is done when the edges have set and are light golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
More Slow Cooker Desserts:
Crockpot Chocolate Chip Banana Bread – Think slow cookers are only for soups and savory recipes? Think again because you can make this soft, tender, moist banana bread in your Crockpot and it’s SO EASY! This no-mixer banana bread is loaded with chocolate chips in every bite and a family FAVORITE! Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Cup Cake — Yellow cake is spiked with peanut butter, hot fudge, topped with a peanut butter glaze, more hot fudge, and sprinkled with peanut butter cups before being slow cooked! Crockpot Lava Cake — This is an easy, no-mixer cake that’s super soft, gooey, moist, rich, and fudgy. As the cake cooks, it creates its own hot fudge sauce! For the full experience, serve with ice cream or whipped cream!
