What’s the wildest food craze to hit the interwebs as of late? We’ve “been there, done that” with the ever-popular avocado rose (not as hard to make as you might think!), and now the edible art is stepping aside to let the next viral trend make waves: unicorn food. We’re talking rainbow-inspired dishes ranging from the savory to the sweet.

Of course my food-loving self had to jump on the trend train with a contribution to the craze. And that comes in the form of Unicorn Banana Bread!

This colorful quickbread is my go-to sour cream banana bread recipe with a little added pizzazz. And it couldn’t be easier to go from your basic breakfast loaf to a razzled and bedazzled update.

Simply divide the banana bread batter into four bowls then stir in a drop or two of blue, yellow, pink and green food coloring. I’ve been a longtime champion for gel-based food coloring because you can use way less than the traditional water-based version and still achieve a standout color.

Once you’ve dyed the unicorn banana bread batter, add alternating dollops to your prepared loaf pan then let the rainbow party proceed with a shower of sprinkles.

I have to admit (and if you watch my Instagram Stories, you already saw a sneak peek!) that this was a bit of an experiment. Culinary visions come to me at all hours of the night and day, and with a whole bunch of overripe bananas perched on my counter, I knew I needed to go beyond any of my dozens of banana bread recipes and really stretch the edible envelope.

I wasn’t quite sure what the bread would look like once I sliced into it. I had visions of the colors seeping into each other to yield a less-than-appetizing brown hue. But thankfully, each color remained in its place. And just like that, Unicorn Banana Bread was born.

This unicorn-inspired breakfast-slash-dessert is perfect for the spring holiday season and is guaranteed to give my Jell-O Easter Eggs (made in real eggs!) some serious competition on the Most Fun Foods Ever list. And if you, too, are a fan of festive sweets, don’t miss recipes for the easiest-ever Rainbow Cake and Rainbow Cupcakes.

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