4-Ingredient Banana Bread (Egg-Free, Dairy-Free)

This easy 4-Ingredient Banana Bread with self-raising flour is made without eggs or dairy and is suitable for a vegan diet.

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I love making banana bread. Banana bread is this simple, healthy and tasty recipe that makes you feel like home. This 4-ingredient banana bread is a simpler version of the all-time favorite vegan banana bread, almost as easy as my 3-Ingredient Banana Bread.

While the whole recipe is just below, don’t miss all my tips further down, including ingredient swaps, my cooking tips, and step-by-step shots!

4-Ingredient Banana Bread

This easy 4-Ingredient Banana Bread with self-raising flour and made without eggs or dairy is also suitable for a vegan diet.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 50 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: 13 slices

Calories: 196.8 kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

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Ingredients

US Customary – Metric

• ▢ 1 ¾ cup Mashed Banana - about 4 large yellow/ripe bananas, peeled, mashed
• ▢ ⅓ cup Maple Syrup - or any liquid sweetener you love like agave, coconut nectar
• ▢ ⅓ cup Melted Coconut Oil - or canola oil or light olive oil
• ▢ 2 cup Self-Rising Flour - (note 1)

Optional Add-ons

• ▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• ▢ ½ cup Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Chips - or chopped walnuts
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Oil the paper and pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
• Peel, mash the bananas using a fork on a flat surface. Measure the exact amount required by the recipe 1 cup + 3/4 cup of mashed bananas.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil until well combined.
• Stir in the self-raising flour and any optional ingredients like vanilla, cinnamon, or nuts. Stir gently, just until combined. Don't over mix or the bread. Stir just until well combined.
• Transfer the banana bread batter into the loaf pan and bake in the center rack for 50-55 minutes.
• Lift the hanging part of parchment paper to release the bread onto a cooling rack.
• Cool for about 1 hour before slicing.
• Store in an airtight cake box for 4 days in the fridge or freeze. Thaw the day before at room temperature.

Notes

Note 1: or 2 cups of all-purpose flour + 3 teaspoons of baking powder. For a gluten-free version, use my gluten-free conversion guide.

Oven Mode: I use the fan-forced (convection) mode. If you have to use conventional mode, I recommend increasing the temperature by 25°F (15 °C). The baking time should be the same, but it might take a few more minutes.

Equipment

9-inch x 5-inch Loaf Pan

Parchment Paper

Mixing Bowl

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Cooling Rack

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Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 196.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.7g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 8.1g | Saturated Fat: 6.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 8.8mg | Potassium: 188.8mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 11.1g | Vitamin A: 20.9IU | Vitamin B12: 0.1µg | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 35.6mg | Iron: 0.3mg | Magnesium: 16.7mg | Phosphorus: 31.8mg | Zinc: 0.5mg

Ingredients and Substitutions

All you need to make this easy 4-Ingredient Banana Bread are:

• Self-Raising Flour – If you only have all-purpose flour at home, use the amount of flour called for by the recipe and add 3 teaspoons of baking powder. For a gluten-free version, use my gluten-free conversion guide.
• Liquid Sweetener – we used coconut nectar or maple syrup, but any liquid sweetener works in this banana bread recipe. Don’t use crystal sweetener, or the bread will be too dry.
• Melted Coconut Oil or canola oil for fluffier banana bread.
• Mashed Bananas – preferably ripe, to increase the sweetness of the bread.

How To Make 4-Ingredient Banana Bread

1. First, peel and mash the ripe bananas on a chopping board. Make sure you mash the banana really well. The fewer banana bites, the moisture the bread will be.
2. Next, measure the amount of mashed banana, called by the recipe, in measuring cups or weight. Since the recipe uses only 4 ingredients, it’s important to give precision in the way you measure each of them. Too much banana makes the bread longer to bake and too wet. On the other hand, too much flour dries out the banana bread.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Slightly oil the paper.
4. Set aside on the benchtop while preparing the banana bread batter.
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients: mashed bananas, maple syrup, and oil.
6. Stir in the self-raising flour until just combined. Don’t over-mix, or the bread can come out gummy at the bottom of the pan.
7. Transfer the banana bread batter into the prepared pan.
8. Bake on the center rack for 50-60 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until a toothpick inserted in the center come out dry or with a little to no crumb on it.
9. Let the bread cool down at room temperature on a wire rack for about one hour before slicing.

Storage

You can store this healthy 4-Ingredient Banana Bread for up to 4 days in the fridge using an airtight cake box. It’s preferable to slice the bread just before serving to keep it moist.

Another option is to freeze banana bread slices and thaw them on a wire rack or a plate the day before serving.

Serving Ideas

This 4-ingredient Banana Bread is delicious on its own, but of course, some spreads are always delicious to add to your slice of banana bread. The best spreads to pair with this banana bread are:

• Jam – try my Baby Jam for a healthy twist.
• Peanut butter
• Almond Butter
• Caramel spread

Self-Raising Flour Substitute

If you don’t have self-raising flour at home, I listed below the basic ratio to replace the self-raising flour but flour and baking powder.

• 1 cup of self-raising flour equals 1 cup of all-purpose flour + 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

So for this recipe, replace the self-raising flour with 2 cups of flour. It can be white wholewheat flour, all-purpose, or spelt flour and 3 teaspoons of baking powder.

Allergy Swaps

This recipe is naturally:

• Dairy-free
• Vegan
• Egg-free
• Nut-free

You can use an all-purpose gluten-free flour mix like Bob Red Mill’s 1:1 flour mix for a gluten-free version. Your gluten-free flour must contain gum, or the recipe won’t work. Then, add 3 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of baking soda. For sugar-free banana bread, replace the liquids sweetener with sugar-free maple syrup.

More Banana Bread Recipes

I love to create ripe banana recipes to use all my overripe bananas. Below I listed more delicious banana recipes for you to try.

Chickpea Flour Banana Bread

Protein Powder Banana Bread

Eggless Banana Bread

5-ingredient Banana Bread