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Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

Carine By Carine Claudepierre
Published on 09/24/2021 - Last updated on 12/06/2023

4.99 from 203 votes
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This easy Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread is the best moist vegan pumpkin bread ever perfect to use these ripe bananas sitting on your kitchen counter. It’s the fall version of my classic vegan banana bread.

Bonus, this quick vegan bread is refined sugar-free and low-sugar to keep you healthy and indulge with no guilt.

Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread
Table of contents
  1. Why You’ll Love This Recipe
  2. How To Make Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread
  3. Plant-Based Spreads
  4. Storage
  5. More Vegan Pumpkin Recipes
  6. Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

This Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread is similar to my Vegan Pumpkin Bread, but with bananas for a different texture, and it’s the pumpkin version of my Vegan Banana Bread.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Banana and pumpkin are the perfect combinations for creating baked goods that are:

  • Super Moist 
  • Naturally Sweet – you don’t need much sugar to sweeten your recipe.
  • Conscious – use all your ripe bananas in the kitchen. You know my passion for ripe banana recipes!
  • Egg-Free
  • Dairy-Free
  • Vegan

How To Make Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

It’s super easy to make vegan banana pumpkin bread and a great way to make ultra moist pumpkin bread.

Ingredients

Ripe mashed banana I used about three large ripe bananas for this recipe with black spots on their skins to increase the natural sweetness of the bread.

Yellow bananas work as well, but the bread will be less sweet with them, that’s all.

  • Canned Pumpkin Puree or use my homemade pumpkin puree recipe.
  • Avocado oil or any vegan-approved oil you love, light olive oil, or melted coconut oil works too but makes the bread a tiny bit more dense and packed.
  • Coconut sugar – don’t use a liquid sweetener like maple syrup in this recipe, or the bread will be gummy and dense. Feel free to use any crystal sweetener you love, even sugar-free erythritol, to cut down the carbs.
  • Vanilla extract
  • Pumpkin spices – I made my own by mixing one teaspoon of ground cinnamon with 1/4 teaspoon of ginger and 1/4 teaspoon of all spices.
  • Salt
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • All-purpose flour – you can use other flours with different results, but some flours won’t work! Don’t use almond flour or oat flour in this recipe. The flour swaps that work well are white whole wheat flour, white spelt flour, or a gluten-free all-purpose flour mix that includes gum. However, keep in mind that any flour swap results in a different bread texture. Most of the time, the bread is denser with these options.

Preparation

First, peel and mash the bananas on a chopping board until smooth. Measure the amount required by the recipe and place it in a large mixing bowl.

Stir in the pumpkin puree, coconut sugar, avocado oil, and vanilla extract, and whisk well to combine all the wet ingredients. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, add flour, pumpkin spices, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Stir well to distribute ingredients evenly together into the bowl.

Finally, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a thick batter forms.

Transfer the batter into a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan covered with parchment paper and lightly oil it with avocado oil.

Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 to 50 minutes or until the bread rises beautifully and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry and clean.

How to make vegan pumpkin banana bread

Cooling the bread

Transfer the baked bread immediately onto a wire rack, don’t cool it down in the pan, it would trap the moisture in the pan, and the bread would be super dense.

Cool completely on the wire rack before slicing or decorating – usually for 3 hours or overnight.

Decorating

It’s up to you to add glazing to your vegan banana pumpkin bread. I do love to drizzle a sweet coconut yogurt glazing made of:

  • Unsweetened coconut yogurt
  • Powdered sugar

Whisk both ingredients into a small bowl until thick, adding more powdered sugar to thicken the mixture if needed.

Drizzle on top of the cooled bread and sprinkle extra pumpkin pie spices and crushed pecans or pumpkin seeds if you like.

Slice and serve plain or with toppings you love.

Vegan pumpkin Bread

Plant-Based Spreads

This vegan pumpkin bread is delicious plain or with some of the spread below:

  • Homemade chia seed jam
  • Peanut butter
  • Almond butter
  • Homemade date caramel spread

Storage

This bread lasts very well for five days stored in an airtight cake box in the fridge. I recommend slicing the bread on demand, just before eating, to keep the loaf moist.

You can also freeze the whole bread or slices for portion control and thaw one slice at a time the day before breakfast.

More Vegan Pumpkin Recipes

I love baking vegan pumpkin recipes during fall, and below are my other favorite fall vegan recipes for you to try:

  • Vegan Pumpkin Pie
  • Vegan Pumpkin Bread
  • Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
  • Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
  • Vegan Pumpkin Brownies
  • Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

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Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread

A healthy Vegan Pumpkin Banana Muffin recipe with the most delicious moist bread crumb full of fall flavors.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 25 minutes mins
Total Time: 35 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 160.1 kcal
Author: Carine Claudepierre
4.99 from 203 votes

Ingredients

US Customary – Metric
  • 3/4 cup Mashed Ripe Banana - equivalent to 2 large bananas or 3 small bananas
  • ¾ cup Pumpkin Puree - use canned pumpkin puree or homemade pumpkin puree
  • ⅓ cup Avocado Oil - or light olive oil or melted coconut oil
  • ½ cup Coconut Sugar - or brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 ½ teaspoon Pumpkin Spices - 1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon Ginger + 1/4 teaspoon all spices or nutmeg
  • 1 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour - or white whole-wheat flour or white spelt flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder

Caramelized Pumpkin Spiced Pecan

  • ⅓ cup Coconut Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Water
  • 1 tablespoon Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ⅓ cup Pecan Halves

Optional Icing

  • ½ cup Powdered Sweetener
  • 1-2 tablespoon Almond milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with some paper liner. Slightly oil the paper with cooking spray to prevent the bread from sticking to the paper. Set aside.
  • Peel the bananas, mash with a fork or potato mashed, and measure the amount called by the recipe.
  • In a large mixing bowl, stir the mashed banana, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, oil, and sugar. Stir well to combine evenly.
  • In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and pumpkin spices.
  • Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined – don't over mix, or the bread comes out gummy.
  • Transfer the batter evenly into the loaf pan and bake on the center rack of your oven for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

Storage

  • Cool on a wire rack immediately after baking, then store in an airtight box for up to 4 days in the fridge, or freeze for later and thaw at room temperature.

Optional icing

  • In a small bowl stir powdered sugar with almond milk, if too thin add more powdered sugar or more liquid if too thick
  • Pour over the cooled bread

Optional caramelized pecan

  • As seen on my Instagram reel, you can add caramelized pecan on top the cooled bread.
  • In a non stick saucepan add pumpkin puree, coconut sugar, water, vanilla and cinnamon. Bring a high boil for 2-3 minutes until it thickened, stirring once in a while.
  • Stir in pecan and pour immediately on top the cooled bread

Equipment

9-inch Loaf Pan
9-inch x 5-inch Loaf Pan
Parchment Paper
Parchment Paper
Mixing Bowls
Mixing Bowl
Measuring Cups
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Cooling Rack
Cooling Rack
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Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 160.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 24.2g | Protein: 2.1g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 189.9mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1.7g | Sugar: 7.6g | Vitamin A: 3983.8IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 29.6mg | Iron: 1.2mg | Magnesium: 14.5mg | Phosphorus: 37.3mg | Zinc: 0.2mg
Carine Claudepierre & Damien Maurer

About The Author

Carine
Hi, I'm Carine, the food blogger, author, recipe developer, photographer, and published author of a cookbook and founder of The Conscious Plant Kitchen with my husband Damien. Learn more about us.

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Ingredients:

All-Purpose FlourAvocado OilBananaCoconut SugarPumpkinVanilla

Cooking Method:

Baking

Diet:

Dairy-FreeEgg-FreeVeganVegetarian

Meal Types:

BreakfastDessert

Season:

FallVegan ThanksgivingWinter

Level:

Easy

Preparation:

Under 30 Minutes

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    16 comments
  1. Jana says:
    February 1, 2023 at 11:32 am

    5 stars
    This bread turned out super delicious!!! I cut sugar out of my diet so I omitted it from the recipe. I used leftover mashed bananas on the bread as an “icing” to add some sweetness. My 4 year old daughter even loved it so that is a major win!!!

    Reply
  2. Janica Jensen says:
    January 13, 2023 at 2:29 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve made this recipe three times already (because it’s absolutely delicious!!) But it comes out so dense and wet almost like a British pudding? I follow the directions but still wish it was more like cake
    Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      January 20, 2023 at 5:03 pm

      This bread is quite dense naturally, but you can try adding a touch more baking soda to the batter.

      Reply
  3. Kelly says:
    October 30, 2022 at 9:17 am

    5 stars
    This is hands down the best pumpkin banana bread I have had. Super moist and great flavor. I used olive oil and spelt flour and opted for the icing as the topper. Next time, I will probably skip the icing as it is so flavorful it’s not even needed. 40 minutes was spot on for my oven. I will definitely have to slice and put in the freezer or I will eat the whole thing in two days. Highly recommend!

    Reply
  4. Ellen Landin says:
    March 13, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    Hello,
    I made this and it was delicious! But I had one problem. I cooked it for over an hour (internal temp was about 205F). However, it was a bit soggy, like it was undercooked, and settled at the bottom (so it was very dense at bottom and kind of soggy on top). Any ideas why?

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      March 13, 2022 at 2:39 pm

      It looks like you are having too much moisture in the bread, oven temp should be 350F, not 205F so it might be why.

      Reply
  5. IFL says:
    March 13, 2022 at 9:33 am

    How does this hold together without an egg or egg substitute?

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      March 13, 2022 at 2:39 pm

      Try it and you will see 🙂 Banana bread doesn’t need any egg replacer I never use any and it come out great, enjoy

      Reply
  6. Gayatri says:
    December 29, 2021 at 5:33 pm

    Omg it turned out soooo yummmy !!!! My daughter and I enjoyed baking and enjoyed eating too! Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Maria says:
    December 1, 2021 at 11:16 am

    5 stars
    Haven’t tried it yet; but it sounds delicious! I have a question, can I use almond flour I f I don’t have all purpose flour?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      December 1, 2021 at 6:08 pm

      No, I am sorry but it won’t work

      Reply
  8. Angela says:
    November 29, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    What flour could you use if you wanted to make this gluten free?

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      November 29, 2021 at 6:53 pm

      You can try a all-purpose gluten free flour blend some contains gums and works as a 1:! replacement to all-purpose wheat flour

      Reply
  9. Stephanie says:
    November 9, 2021 at 6:36 am

    What icing recipe did you use to put on top of the pumpkin banana bread?

    Reply
    • Carine says:
      November 9, 2021 at 1:10 pm

      Simply a mix of 1/2 icing sugar and 1-2 tablespoons almond milk with a pinch of cinnamon, enjoy!

      Reply
      • Amanda says:
        December 27, 2021 at 9:02 am

        5 stars
        Delicious and easy!!! I always have banana chunks in the freezer so I just nuked and mashed them. Used brown sugar, white whole wheat flour and a pumpkin pie spice mix.

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