The classic vegan banana bread! Are there actually people out there who don‘t like it?
I have always loved it myself. Whether for breakfast, as an afternoon snack or as a simple dessert with some peanut or almond butter on it. It doesn’t matter which time of the day, vegan banana bread is always perfect and it’s one of my favorite sweet and healthy treats.
Vegan banana bread is easy and quick to make!
The preparation time is incredibly fast and you only need one bowl. The dough literally comes together in less than around 5 minutes. Then the vegan banana bread only has to bake for over an hour and afterwards just cool. If you bake the bread in the morning, you can already enjoy it by lunch time. But it’s also great for freezing, so you can prepare it in advance and just defrost when needed. Quick toasted up, it tastes like freshly baked gain. To freeze it, I wrap the vegan banana bread simply in baking paper first and then pack it in a freezer bag closed with a clip.
You just need a few ingredients!
I baked this vegan banana bread with whole-grain flour and some fine oats. Therefore, it is a bit more compact, because full-grain is heavier than light flour. When you prefer a fluffier bread, I recommend using light flour. Usually, I always prefer spelt, because I like the nutty, healthy taste so much. Wheat has the same baking properties, so it works the same. Of course you can also make a 50/50 mix of the flours / oats. And so that the dough is not too dry and nicely moist, the addition of healthy fat (vegan butter or coconut oil, as well as nuts or nut butter!) is also very important in this recipe. Because that’s crucial for the addition of moisture. If you decide to try out another combination (which works for you), please let me know in the comments below, and I can update the recipe notes.
Vegan Banana bread – naturally sweetened!
Thanks to the natural sweetness of bananas, you don‘t need so much extra sweetness. I chose maple syrup, but if you don‘t have maple syrup at home or prefer something different, you can of course also use agave syrup, date syrup or simply organic cane sugar, coconut blossom sugar or plain white sugar. Since everyone likes different sweetness, I recommend trying the dough before baking, if it’s sweet enough for you.
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The best vegan banana bread
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Ingredients
loaf:
- 2 ripe bananas
- 120 ml maple syrup (*see recipe notes)
- 4 tbsp of coconut oil or vegan butter
- 4 tbsp of plant-based milk
- 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- 70 g fine oats (*see recipe notes)
- 170 g whole-grain flour (*see recipe notes)
- 2 tbsp of walnuts (*see recipe notes)
- 2 tbsp of cashew nuts (*see recipe notes)
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 25 g chocolate chips (optional)
topping:
- 1 banana
- maple syrup (to drizzle)
- chocolate chips (optional)
further ingredients:
- coconut oil to grease the loaf pan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20 cm loaf pan with oil and set aside.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl until smooth and mix with all other wet ingredients (plant-based milk, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar).
- Then crush the walnuts and cashew nuts and mix with the other dry ingredients (oats, whole-grain flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt) in the wet mixture until well combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Fill the dough into the loaf pan and spread out evenly.
- Halve the banana, place it on the dough, lightly press and drizzle with some maple syrup.
- Bake the bread uncovered for 30 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 150°C and bake for another 20 minutes. (If it gets too dark, you can cover with baking paper or tin foil).
- Allow to cool for approx. 30 minutes and then carefully remove from the loaf pan.
- Once the bread has cooled, you can garnish it with more chocolate chips if you like.
- The bread will keep wrapped in the fridge refrigerated for about 3-4 days, or it can be frozen for 4-6 weeks.
Notes
- To sweeten you can also use coconut blossom syrup, date syrup, agave syrup, brown cane sugar or normal white sugar.
- Instead of oats, you can also use more flour.
- If you prefer a fluffier bread, I recommend to use a light flour (such as spelt flour) instead of oatmeal and whole-grain flour.
- The type of nuts can be chosen as desired. You can also use f.ex. sesame seeds or other.
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what can I use to replace the apple cider vinegar? Or can I just not use it?
The vinegar is necessary to activate the baking powder and baking soda. You can sub white vinegar or lemon juice.
OMG…this banana bread is so delicious!! I made it for the first time and the result was exceptional 😱✨ As sweetener I used honey…amazing! 👌🏼
So glad you love my banana bread recipe so much! Thanks for your amazing feedback! <3
Nothing to add, it’s all been said: truly the best banana great recipe! The texture is incredible!
If you haven’t tried yet, please don’t wait any longer 🙂
So glad you love this recipe! Thanks for your amazing feedback! 🙂
Amazing banana bread recipe! We’ve tried it twice and we promise you it will not disappoint!
This is THE BEST banana bread recipe out there!
So glad you love this best vegan banana bread! Thank you for your amazing feedback! 🙂
This recipe is AMAAAAAAAAZING! It just could NOT be better. THANK YOU, Bianca, for sharing it!
I ground up the oats with the nuts in the food processor (to make the oat flour) and it added a wonderful texture to the finished loaf. I used unsweetened cashew milk, otherwise made and baked just as directed. Delicious! This recipe is a KEEPER, and I am forever grateful for finding it!
So glad you love this vegan banana bread! Thank you for your amazing feedback, my dear Lynn! Merry Christmas to you and your family! Lots of love, Bianca <3
Very easy and good recipe! I tried cooking this gluten-free plumcake with teef flour and replacing some ingredients: I used brazil nuts and beet sugar. I had to implement some tricks.
240 g teef flour, 180 ml nut milk, 50 g brazil nut, 40 g sugar, 40 g coconut oil, 4 g psillium, 4 g bicarbonate, 4 g cream of tartare, 10 g apple vinegar, 2 mashed bananas + 1 on top. Cook in oven 170°C for 30 min + 160°C for 20 min.
Hi Francesca, Thank you so much for your feedback and for sharing your version! So glad you enjoyed this banana bread! Lots of love, Bianca <3
I tried to make a gluten free version of this and succeeded on the second attempt! I used 50% Buckwheat Flour and 50% Rice Flour! The texture is different from regular banana bread but that was to be expected!
Thank you so much for your feedback! So glad you this vegan banana bread turned out well in the gluten-free version! Lots of love, Bianca <3
This recipe was amazing!!! I found myself with some bananas that were about to go bad and wanted an easy fool proof recipe. I added some pumpkin puree to it and it was perfect. Super moist but still very light. I’ll definitely be adding it to my list of favorites.
Hi Paula, Thank you so much for your great feedback! So glad you enjoyed this banana bread with pumpkin! Lots of love, Bianca <3
My wife made this recipe yesterday, it was very tasty, thanks for sharing
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🙂
This banana bread turned out amazing!
It so good! Everyone loved it!
So glad that you liked it! Thank you for your feedback! 🙂
I made this recipe twice during the weekend, the first time with (a lot of) chocolate bars and walnuts and then second time with hazelnuts and almonds. It ils so easy to make and so delicious! I cut the remains and froze it so that I have some for breakfast during the week.
However I will probably try to increase the quantities next time because my pan is larger and the result is a bit flat…
Hi Elodie, I’m happy to hear that you liked this banana bread! 🙂 Thank you so much for your feedback! Maybe you’d also like to try my best vegan chocolate banana bread? Can’t wait to hear your feedback <3
This recipe was absolutely easy to make and turned out great! I would increase proportions by 1/4 because my my pan is 9” not 7” but everyone loved it I’ll defs be making make all summer long !!
So happy that you liked it! Thank you 🙂
oops, since maple syrup is expensive…..
This is my new favorite banana bread recipe – vegan or not! I love the extra flavor that the maple syrup gives. However since maple syrup, i think next time I will try a mix between maple syrup and raw (brown-colored) sugar.
So glad to hear you like the recipe too! Thank you 🙂 Let me know how it turned out when you try the syrup/ sugar mix 😉
Absolut lecker und dazu nich relativ gesund 😍😍
Das freut mich! Vielen Dank für dein Feedback 🙂 <3
Is it also possibe to use dates as a sweetner? 🙂 maple syrup is not so accesible in the netherlands
Yes, sure! Dates are a great choice 🙂 If the dough seems too sticky you can add a little more non-dairy milk 😉
Hello !
For those who do not know if yes or no this recipe is THE BEST vegan Banana bread, I will help you : YES IT IS !
haha
I sincerely believe walnut + banana would be strange, but not at all !
Taste really good 🙂
I do not put cashew and oat, so I put more flour and walnuts 🙂
This recipe is now writen in my Recipe Book 🙂
THX Bianca 🙂
Awww Thank you so much! 🙂 So glad that you liked it <3
The best, it is so moist and full of flavour.
I love it so much i make it almost every week ?
So glad that you liked it!
Thank you!
Lots of love,
Bianca <3
This looks lovely ?will definitely use this recipe. I thought that was blueberries in this bread, only after reading the recipe I saw it’s chocolate chips ? I would really like to make a banana bread with blueberries. To you think I can just use this recipe with a cup of blueberries covered in cornflour?
Haha, so funny! 😀 Yes, sure you can fold in blueberries tossed with cornflour! I’m sure it’ll taste amazing! <3
Thank you very much for this easy and tasty recipe! So DELICIOUS.
So glad that you liked it ?
Thank you ❤️
Hi!!
I’m about to try this recipe tonight!! I’m a big fan of you and your incredible cakes on Instagram ?
I tried yesterday a banana bread in some café and now I was looking for a recipe by you of banana bread and I’m so happy I found it!!
I’m just curious about the apple cider vinegar, what is it bringing to the cake?
I’m looking forward to try it!!
Thank you for sharing the recipe!!
So nice to read this! Thank you so much!:)
The apple cider vinegar helps the baking powder to react, making it a little “fluffier”.
Have fun trying!
Lots of love,
Bianca <3
Hi!!
So I finally did this recipe today and I have no words, it’s just so delicious!!
When I was putting the maple syrup I was scared that it would be too sugar loaded but finally when I tasted the batter it was perfect, and so is the cake!
I didn’t have walnuts so I put just 4 tbsp of cashew nuts, and it’s still very good!!
As I said, I tried it in some cafe but here is even better ? so thank you very very much for your recipe!!
Looking forward to try other recipes from you!!
Lots of kisses!!
PS: My brother thought I bought it in a shop ?? he was so surprised to know that I made it! ?
So glad that you and your brother liked this Banana bread! So funny, haha! Thank you! ?
Lots of love,
Bianca
OMG this is truly the BEST recipe I tested so far! I never managed to get my banana bread fluffy, so I added Aquafaba for the first time. So, whether this worked magic or it’s just your amazing receipe – this banana bread is simply heaven ? thank you so much for sharing ❤️
So glad to read that you liked it! ?
Thank you so much! <3
I’ve made this recipe 5 or 6 times and it always turns out so delicious!
So glad that you like this recipe so much! Thank you! ?❤️
Hi Bianca! Made this banana bread this afternoon and I love it! Easy and delicious! ? Perfect to eat with my tea.
Hi Joana,
I’m so happy that you liked the recipe!?
Thank you for your comment.
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️❤️
This budget-friendly banana bread is certainly one of the most delicious I’ve ever tasted : the nutty and chocolatey flavours and the moist texture have a lot to do with it !
I could eat it for breakfast, snack or dessert… A great taste experience !
Hi Elias,
So glad that you like the recipe! It’s really one of my favorites. So easy to make and always perfect.??
Thank you for your kind feedback.?
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️
This was definitely the best banana bread I’ve tried! Since I’m celiac, I used grounded almonds instead of oats! It’s so yummy and the consistency is perfect!! Recommend it!
Hi Rachel,
So glad that you liked the recipe!?
Thank you very much for your lovely comment.
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️
Yummy recipe! This is very interesting as I have never heard of it before so after reading your post I am very curious to make it for my family so that they can enjoy this tasty banana bread. Keep sharing such unique recipe ideas.
Hi ?
This recipe is really one of my favorites. I hope you‘ll like it, too!
Have fun trying!
Lots of love,
Bianca ❤️
This was the first recipe I ever tried from your blog and I already am so ready to try some more! I absolutely loved the flavour of this banana bread ?? It has the perfect amount of sweetness and the texture is so fluffy and it just melts in your mouth when you eat it. Thank you so much for the recipe, it’s now added into my favourites ?