Vegan Carrot Cake Banana Bread Egg Free Dairy Free

We love a classic vegan banana bread recipe, but we also love our vegan carrot cake. So here’s a combination of two of our favorite vegan baking recipes in one! Say hello to this moist banana bread filled with shredded carrots and delicious spices.

Ingredients and Substitutions

This carrot banana bread is basically banana bread with some of the most classic carrot cake ingredients.

Ripe Bananas – or yellow bananas. The riper, the sweeter the bread will be. All-Purpose Flour or spelt flour. Feel free to try any all-purpose gluten-free flour blend containing gums for a gluten-free option. We didn’t test this recipe with gluten-free flour, but although it might work, it will give quite a different texture. Grated Carrots – I use my food processor to make this a breeze! Melted Coconut Oil or any vegetable oil you like, including canola oil, olive oil, or melted vegan butter. Coconut Sugar – or brown sugar, sugar, or maple syrup. Liquid sweeteners make the batter a bit denser and gummy. Vanilla Extract – for flavor. Walnuts – Walnuts bring a ton of benefits, including omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants (source). If you don’t like walnuts, you can use pecans or crushed hazelnuts instead. Cinnamon and Nutmeg – for a classic fall flavor. Baking Powder and Baking Soda – to give the bread an airy crumb.

How To Make Vegan Carrot Cake Banana Bread

Let’s see how you can make this simple bread in one bowl.

Add-Ons

This carrot banana bread is amazing with walnuts as in the base recipe. But, you can swap the nuts or add some of the below ingredients to the nuts. Fold in between 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of:

Dried raisins Dried cranberries Shredded coconut Chocolate chips

Serving Ideas

This carrot banana bread is absolutely delicious on its own as it already contains a sweet, creamy cream cheese frosting. But, you can add some of the toppings below onto each slice if desired.

Peanut butter Almond butter Chia seed jam Date caramel

Frosting The Carrot Bread

A carrot bread without frosting is not as delicious, so we highly recommend picking one of the two vegan frosting options below to spread on top of your bread. These frosting recipes are larger than the amount needed for this bread, so you will have leftovers to freeze or make half the recipe. The best frostings for carrot bread are:

Coconut Cream Frosting Cashew Mock Cream Cheese Frosting

Frost the cooled banana bread with some of the frosting above using a spatula.

Storage

This banana bread contains carrots, and therefore it’s best to store your banana bread in the fridge in an airtight box. Also, avoid pre-slicing the bread to keep its crumbs ultra-moist. Store it for up to 4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer. Thaw the day before in the fridge before serving.