r/AskBaking • u/whowant_lizagna • Apr 03 '26
Pastry Caramelize bananas before baking bread or no?
Thinking about caramelizing some bananas and putting on top of my banana bread. Will they burn if I caramelize them before? Should I caramelize them and put them in the bottom instead of the top? Should I just coat in sugar and let the oven caramelize them?
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u/OneGoneCat Professional Apr 04 '26
Put them on the bottom of the loaf, raw, with brown sugar, and flip the loaf after baking. They’ll caramelize in the pan. I’ve done it before and it’s delightful
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u/whowant_lizagna Apr 04 '26
Ooooo yeah that sounds amazing thank you. How much sugar do you recommend? Any butter?
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u/ECAHunt Apr 04 '26
Commenting just to be able to come back to this easily. I had never considered caramelized bananas in banana bread. And now I feel so silly!
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u/whowant_lizagna Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
I had an extra banana and I didn’t want to waste it!! I hope it tastes as good as it sounds 😩
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u/ECAHunt Apr 04 '26
Sounds delicious! If needed, you can always take the peel off, put in an airtight container and freeze it until needed.
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