Banana bread in air fryer
I admit, I was a bit skeptical about making desserts in the air fryer. With this banana bread (banana bread), I had to absolutely change my mind: I achieved a sweet, soft, moist and perfectly cooked even at the bottom, in little time and with energy savings. The only precaution is to bake the sweets at a temperature around 284°F-320°F (to cook it well inside) and in small containers about 8 inches in diameter if your basket is at least 8.7 inches. Otherwise, if you have a smaller basket, use a 7-inch mold to facilitate air circulation.
This light banana bread, very soft and fluffy, just like in the home oven. It is ideal for a healthy breakfast or snack, it is a light dessert with a low glycemic index, as it is made with whole spelt flour and whole cane sugar and honey.
The advantages of cooking in an air fryer are healthy and many: you don’t have to preheat the oven, the cooking is more quick, economical, and healthy (you need very few fats), not many pots and dishes get dirty, it doesn’t produce smoke and odors
I should point out that the temperature and cooking times are generally indicative, because it largely depends on your type of air fryer (mine is a Philips), however, the recipes on my Blog are all previously and strictly tested by me (so more than tested). In any case, I still recommend you to check the cooking occasionally, to better adapt times and temperature to your air fryer.
If you are looking for other recipes (sweet or savory) with an air fryer, click on my Special: “Recipes with air fryer“, they are all tried and tested recipes by me, foolproof.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 3 people
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: International
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 600.70 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 101.27 (g) of which sugars 56.54 (g)
- Proteins 9.96 (g)
- Fat 20.19 (g) of which saturated 12.19 (g)of which unsaturated 7.09 (g)
- Fibers 8.14 (g)
- Sodium 143.67 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole spelt flour (sifted, or your preferred flour)
- 3 bananas (ripe, the third is used to garnish the surface of the dessert)
- 5 tbsp butter (soft, at room temperature)
- 3.5 oz muscovado sugar (or whole cane sugar)
- 1 egg (whole)
- 2.5 tbsp acacia honey (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch fine salt
- to taste vanilla powdered sugar (to garnish the dessert)
Tools
- Air fryer Philips xxl
- Mold square for air fryer (7 or 8.7 inches)
- Air fryer paper with holes
- Blender Braun with various accessories, 1000W power
- Grills Reusable non-stick grills, heat resistant.
Steps
You can work all the ingredients by hand; I used an immersion blender to speed up the process. Add the soft butter and brown sugar to the cup and blend for 1 minute, obtaining a cream, then add the vanilla extract, cinnamon, a whole egg, a pinch of salt, and honey and blend for about 3 minutes.
Finally, also add two ripe bananas to the dough (it is important that they are ripe, as this gives the banana bread a soft and moist texture), the sifted spelt flour, and baking powder, and blend for another 2 minutes, until you have a creamy and lump-free dough. Preheat the air fryer for 2 minutes at 284°F.
Butter the cake mold and place a sheet of holed air fryer paper on top (to unmold the cake more easily), pour the dough into the mold, and garnish the surface with a sliced banana.
Place the mold in the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 284°F for 20 minutes.
Then leave the mold in the turned-off air fryer for another 20 minutes.
Once the cake has cooled, unmold it and sprinkle it with powdered sugar, then serve it in slices for breakfast, snack, or snack.
It stays soft for about 2-3 days wrapped in aluminum foil, and you can also freeze it cooked and sliced.
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can easily prepare the banana bread in the oven in static mode at 356°F for about 30 minutes
Notes and Tips
If you want, you can also add nuts or chocolate chips to the dough.
Shopping Tips !!!
I am very satisfied with the Philips Airfryer , with a spacious basket, and the Rapid Air technology creates optimal hot air circulation that cooks food evenly and keeps them crispy outside and tender inside. With many cooking functions in one: Fries, bakes, grills, roasts and reheats.
A healthier way to cook, because it separates and captures excess fat (healthy and tasty dishes and up to 90% less fat). Cooks up to 50% faster and saves up to 70% energy compared to an oven (halves the cooking time compared to the traditional oven, as it does NOT require preheating). Very useful is the mode: “Keep warm”. The individual components are finally easy to remove and dishwasher safe. Highly recommended! You find it on Amazon at a special price.
These Parchment Paper for Air Fryer, disposable, no holes so it doesn’t dirty the fryer, but hot air circulates just the same because they are very thin. Additionally, they are oil and water-resistant, non-stick, don’t burn, and can also be used in a regular oven.
I also often use this handy perforated parchment paper for air fryer, non-stick, easy to clean, can also be used in the regular oven.
Furthermore, if you want to keep your air fryer clean and, at the same time, protected from scratches and abrasions (e.g., from tongs), these Reusable non-stick, heat-resistant grills are very useful.
You can find everything on Amazon at special prices, just click on the respective links above.
You can find everything on Amazon at special prices, just click on the respective links above.
You can find everything on Amazon at special prices, just click on the respective links above.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
What is Banana Bread?
Banana bread is considered a “quick bread” made with bananas, (meaning it is prepared with artificial leavening, quickly, and not with sourdough). It seems that banana bread was invented by American housewives during the Great Depression to avoid wasting overripe bananas, very expensive fruits at the time. In fact, this dessert is prepared with very ripe bananas, those with brown-spotted skin, and is often proposed as the ideal recycling solution for those with bananas to dispose of. In reality, it is such a delicious and appreciated dessert by Americans that it turns out to be one of the most clicked recipes on American sites, regardless of recycling.
Parchment paper for air fryer: which one to choose?
If using the air fryer for foods that drip (such as batter), it is better to use parchment paper WITHOUT holes (the paper is very light, and air and heat circulate just the same). If instead, the foods to be cooked in the air fryer are dry and do not drip, it is preferable to use perforated parchment paper.
What to use to keep the air fryer clean without scratching it?
Reusable non-stick grill, heat-resistant, for Air Fryer
