Published 12/22/2022 • Updated 6/12/2023
Vegan Banana Bread
Good morning perfectly fluffy, 100% plant-based banana bread! So many of you have loved our banana bread recipes (hands-down most popular is: chocolate chip banana bread), so it’s time for another variation!
VEGAN Banana Bread! «
How to Make Vegan Banana Bread
Make Flax Egg
It’s time to mash and mix. Before doing anything you need to prepare a flax egg. If you’ve never made a flax egg before, we show you how to do this in our post called how to make a flax egg. 100% whole grains – we used white whole wheat flour, our favorite whole grain flour to bake with!Naturally sweetened – bye bye refined sugar. In addition to the sweetness of bananas, we used a combination of maple syrup and coconut sugar!100% plant-based – That’s right! No milk, no eggs, and no butter are involved in this recipe!Easy to freeze! – Make 2 or 3 loaves at a time because this bread is so easy to freeze
Prep Batter
After the flax egg is nice and gooey, you can start preparing the batter! Add all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together removing any lumps. flax egg Next, in a different bowl, mix together the wet ingredients. Start by mashing the bananas to make them nice and moist. Mashing the bananas is an important step in this recipe. You don’t want the bananas too runny or too chunky. Too runny will leave the banana bread batter too thin and if the banana chunks are too big they will sink to the bottom. A nice even mash is the goal. After the banana is mashed, add the rest of the wet ingredients (including the flax egg) and mix until combined.
Mix Batter
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix. Be cautious not to overmix or else your bread will become dense and for this recipe, we’re going fluffy and airy! Chocolate Banana Bread
Transfer Batter
It’s time to pour the batter into a loaf pan. We use a 9-inch loaf pan and spray it evenly with nonstick cooking spray or coconut oil to make sure there will be absolutely NO sticking. You can also place a strip of parchment paper at the bottom of the loaf pan so that when the baking is done, it is easy to lift the banana bread right out of the pan. Slowly pour the banana bread batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle toppings onto the banana bread. We used walnuts, but feel free to use whatever nut you would like.
Bake
Bake vegan banana bread at 350ºF for 45- 50 minutes. Every oven is different, so be sure to check the banana bread around the 30-minute mark and if the top is browning, cover it with tin foil to prevent the top of the banana bread from burning.
Let Cool
Remove the banana bread from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes. You have two options here. Remove from the pan immediately (be careful) if you feel the banana bread is perfect and needs no additional time in the oven. Or you can let the vegan banana bread cool in the loaf pan.
Storage
Enjoy the banana bread within 5-7 days of baking. Be sure to let the bread cool completely before writing it in plastic wrap or storing it in a glass, airtight container. We generally leave the banana bread in the loaf pan for 5-10 minutes to cook a bit longer and then we remove it and let it cool on a cooling rack.
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