We have so many vegan banana bread recipes: Chickpea Flour Banana Bread, Vegan Gluten-Free Banana Bread, and so many others but never the classic vegan banana bread! Keep reading to learn how to make an ultra-moist low-sugar vegan banana bread recipe. Classic Banana Bread loaves from the shop or the bakery are not vegan since they contain eggs, milk, and sometimes butter. So if you want a simple and plant-based version, the best way is to make my recipe below! Plus, did you know that regular banana bread contains 19 grams of sugar per slice? And most of the sugar comes from added sugar, not from the bananas. So here’s a low-sugar banana bread recipe for you to enjoy and start the year healthy!
Ingredients and Substitutions
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 pastry 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, like melted coconut oil or melted vegan butter too, but olive oil is low in saturated fat and better for you, so it’s my favorite choice to make banana bread. Baking Powder and Baking Soda – To give them the perfect fluffy texture. Ground Cinnamon – for flavor. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Chopped Nuts – You can use walnuts, pecans, 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.
Allergy Swaps
Below are some ingredients substitutions ideas for you if needed.
Gluten-Free – You should have great results using a gluten-free flour blend containing added gum Sugar-Free – Skip the sweetener! Oil-Free – I don’t recommend skipping oil because the texture comes out very dense and gummy. However, if you really need to try unsweetened apple sauce or more mashed banana.
How To Make Vegan Banana Bread
There are plenty of ways to make egg-free banana bread that is vegan-friendly. This recipe is the easiest vegan banana bread recipe, with no need for flax eggs or fancy ingredients. 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. The success of any banana bread recipe is the amount of banana added! If you measure the mashed bananas roughly, you are sure to have too moist or too dry banana bread.
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 pop the banana bread whole or sliced, in the freezer, using plastic wrap to seal it from air. Then, 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 Baby jam
Below I listed some answers to your most common question. You can also comment below to ask me anything.
More Vegan Banana Bread Recipes
I have a passion for vegan recipes using ripe bananas, but especially for banana bread. Below are my most popular plant-based banana bread recipes for you to try. All are low-sugar and healthy.
