Vegan Banana Bread

Is Classic Banana Bread Vegan?

Classic Banana Bread loaves from the shop or the bakery are not vegan since they contain eggs, milk, and sometimes butter.

Sugar In Classic Banana Bread

Did you know that regular banana bread contains 19 grams of sugar per slice? And you will be surprised that most of the sugar comes from added sugar, not bananas.

So here’s a low-sugar banana bread recipe for you to enjoy and start the year healthy!

How To Make Vegan Banana Bread

There are plenty of ways to make egg-free banana bread that is vegan-friendly.

You can make it with oat flour, like in my vegan, gluten-free banana bread recipe, use chickpea flour or simply use the most basic pantry ingredients below.

Ingredients

To make this one-bowl banana bread recipe, you need the following:

• Ripe Bananas – Find bananas with black spots on their skin. The ripest, the sweetness the banana bread will be without adding tons of sugar. That’s the trick to making a low-sugar banana bread recipe.
• All-Purpose Flour or white whole wheat flour or spelt flour – this recipe doesn’t work with oat flour or almond flour. Try my vegan oat banana bread if you want to use other flour. Learn how to measure flour.
• Coconut Sugar – This recipe uses coconut sugar as a sweetener. It’s a low-GI unrefined sugar with nutritious properties, but it also adds a lovely nutty caramel flavor to the banana bread. Plus, this recipe uses 3 times less added sugar than a regular banana bread recipe to keep the recipe healthy and good for you.
• Light Olive Oil – any vegetable oil works in this recipe, but olive oil is low in saturated fat and better for you, so it’s my favorite choice to make banana bread. Learn if olive oil is vegan.
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Ground Cinnamon
• Vanilla Extract
• Chopped Nuts – you can use walnuts, pecan, or a combination of both. I recommend finely chopping the nuts before adding them to the bread. You can also roast the nuts for extra flavors.
• Salt

Storage Instructions

Slice the banana bread just before serving. This keeps the remaining banana bread ultra-moist.

You can store banana bread in the fridge for up to 5 days. I recommend storing the bread in a sealed box or on a plate covered with a towel to keep it fresh and moist.

You can freeze banana bread whole or sliced and thaw it at room temperature the day before.

Serving

This egg-free, dairy-free banana bread is absolutely delicious on its own as a healthy vegan breakfast or afternoon snack with hot chocolate or coffee.

But you can also top up your slice with delicious plant-based protein like:

• Peanut butter
• Almond butter
• Cashew butter
• Sunflower seed butter
• Hemp butter
• Pinch of hemp seeds
• Chia seed jam

Frequently Asked Questions

Below I listed some answers to your most common question. You can also comment below to ask me anything.

Can I Make Sugar-free Banana Bread?

Yes, you can entirely skip the added sugar in this recipe resulting in no-sugar-added banana bread. Bananas are already high in fructose, and if yours are ripe, the added sugar is not necessary.

Can I Make The Recipe Oil-free?

Some readers reported success in replacing the oil with unsweetened apple sauce.

You can also use my chickpea flour banana bread recipe, that’s a 100% oil-free vegan, gluten-free banana bread recipe.

Can I Use Liquid Sweeteners?

I didn’t try maple syrup or agave syrup in this recipe, but it should work up to 1/4 cup.

However, I noticed that liquid sweeteners make the bread denser and sometimes gummy at the bottom, so it’s preferable to use granulated sugar like coconut sugar, brown sugar, or unrefined cane sugar.

How Can I Fix A Thick Batter?

This happens if you add too much flour or your mashed bananas are not liquid enough. Feel free to add up to 1/4 cup of almond milk to make the batter thinner.

Can I Use Gluten-free Flour?

You can replace all-purpose flour with an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend containing gums. Pick one where the package states it’s a 1:1 ratio replacement.