The Best Vegan Banana Bread
A few on-hand ingredients will bring this easy vegan banana bread together in no time! This super moist, egg and dairy-free recipe will be your go-to banana bread! So don't let those ripe bananas go to waste!
Servings: 10 slices
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- a pinch of nutmeg
- a pinch of Himalayan pink salt
Wet Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas about 14-15oz or 390g peeled
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar or granulated sugar
- ¼ cup refined coconut oil melted
- 3 Tablespoons walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350ºF. Then, oil the loaf pan (or line it with parchment paper) and chop the walnuts.
- In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt) and set aside.
- In a separate larger bowl, mash the bananas. Make sure not to leave any big chunks. Small chunks are fine though.
- Add the sugar and oil to the bananas and mix until evenly combined.
- Once the oil and sugar are fully mixed in, add the dry ingredients to the bowl. Gently fold in the dry ingredients just enough for everything to come together.
- Now, gently fold in your walnut pieces or other mix-ins.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan(s).
- Bake the banana bread at 350ºF for 50-60 minutes for an 8x4-inch loaf. Or 30-40 minutes for mini loaves.
- Test the bread with a toothpick for doneness. It will come out clean when the banana bread is done. If the toothpick comes out with batter on it, bake at 5-8 minute intervals until done.
Notes
- I suggest weighing the bananas for the best results.
- When measuring the flour, use a spoon to lightly scoop the flour into the measuring cup and level it with the back of a knife. Scooping the flour with the measuring cup can cause too much flour to be added.
- If your bananas seem dry after mashing add a ¼ cup of non-dairy milk to them after mashing.
- Gluten-free. The all-purpose flour can be replaced with a 1:1 ratio gluten-free flour blend.
- Sugar substitutes. Coconut sugar can be replaced with brown sugar or any granulated vegan sugar.
- For a sugar-free option, you can omit the sugar but make sure your bananas are extra sweet/ripe.
- Coconut oil substitutes. Replace with any neutral baking oil. For an oil-free option use an equal amount of applesauce or extra mashed banana.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 94mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g
