Banana Bread in Air Fryer
I admit, I was a bit skeptical about preparing desserts in the air fryer. With this banana bread, I was absolutely convinced: I got a sweet, soft, moist and perfectly cooked even at the bottom, in a short time and with energy savings. The only precaution is to bake the desserts at a temperature of around 284°F-320°F (to cook it well internally) and in small containers of 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’s ideal for a healthy breakfast or snack, it’s 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, cooking is more quick, economical, and healthy (very few fats are needed), you don’t dirty a lot of pots and pans, and it doesn’t produce smoke or odors
Please note that the temperature and cooking times are approximately indicative, because much depends on your type of air fryer (mine is Philips), however, the recipes on my Blog are all previously and rigorously tested by me (so more than tried and tested). In any case, I still recommend checking the cooking every now and then, to better adjust times and temperature to your air fryer.
If you’re 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, flop-proof.
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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 for garnishing the top of the dessert)
- 5 tbsps butter (softened, at room temperature)
- 1/3 cup muscovado sugar (or whole sugar)
- 1 egg (whole)
- 2 tbsps acacia honey (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 1/4 tsps baking powder
- 2 tsps 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 (18 or 22 cm)
- Air fryer paper with holes
- Mixer 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. Add the softened butter and brown sugar to the mixing bowl 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, add to the dough two ripe bananas (it is important that they are ripe, as this gives the banana bread a soft and moist texture), 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.
Grease the cake mold and place a perforated paper for air fryer on top (to unmold the cake more easily), pour the dough into the mold and garnish the surface with a banana cut into slices.
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 dessert has cooled, unmold it and sprinkle with powdered sugar, then serve it in slices for breakfast, snack, or tea time.
It keeps 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 make the banana bread in the oven in static mode at 356°F for about 30 minutes
Notes and Tips
If you wish, you can also add nuts or chocolate chips to the dough.
Shopping Tips !!!
I am very happy with the Philips Air Fryer , with large basket, plus the Rapid Air technology creates optimal hot air circulation that cooks food evenly and keeps it crispy outside and tender inside. With many cooking functions in one: Fries, bakes, grills, roasts, and reheats.
A healthier way of cooking, because it separates and captures excess fat (healthy and tasty dishes with up to 90% less fat). Cooks up to 50% faster and saves up to 70% energy compared to an oven (halves cooking times compared to a traditional oven, as it does NOT require preheating). The “Keep Warm” mode is very useful. The individual components are all easily removable and dishwasher safe. Highly recommended! You can find it on Amazon at a special price.
These Parchment Paper for Air Fryer, disposable, without holes, do not dirty, but the hot air circulates the same because they are very thin. They are also oil and water resistant, non-stick, do not burn, and can also be used in a regular oven.
I often use this handy Parchment paper with holes for air fryer, non-stick and easy to clean, can also be used in a regular oven.
Additionally, 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.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
What is Banana Bread?
Banana bread is considered a “quick bread” with bananas (i.e., made 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, which were very expensive fruits at the time. In fact, this dessert is made with very ripe bananas, those with brown-spotted skins, and is often presented as the ideal recycling solution for those with bananas to use up. In reality, it’s such a good dessert, appreciated by Americans, that it is one of the most clicked recipes on American sites, regardless of recycling.
Parchment paper for air fryer: which one to choose?
If you’re using the air fryer for dripping foods (like batter), it’s better to use Parchment Paper WITHOUT holes (the paper is very light, and the air and heat circulate equally). If the foods to cook 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
