This banana bread is jazzed up with cinnamon and sugar and topped off with a crispy crunchy crumb that is out of this world delicious - if I do say so myself. The idea for this banana bread is actually based on the cinnamon toast cereal that we all know and love. I’ve had a box stocked away in my pantry for some time now since my daughter suddenly decided after a week of eating it that she now doesn’t like it.

So, what do you do to use up cereal? You use it in a crumb topping for banana bread, of course! And let me just say, this banana bread is the perfect combination of the two. A tasty banana bread and cinnamon cereal all in one bite together. The best of both worlds!

I kept this bread lightened up by substituting most of the sugar in it for a natural sweetener (stevia, monk, anything that measures cup-for-cup like sugar.) I also tossed a little whole wheat flour into the mix. I would have used more but… it’s still a little hard to come by at the store. Using greek yogurt in the bread gives it a nice density and plenty of moisture to bake up with.

The end result is a cake-like bread that’s accompanied by a crunchy crumble on top that happens to have cinnamon cereal mixed right in. I was a little nervous at first, unsure of the crumble would crisp, but it turned out beautifully!

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Nutritional Claims: Kidney Friendly • Vegetarian • Pescatarian • Peanut Free • Tree Nut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • Kosher