This is the best quick and easy vegan banana bread recipe – It’s healthy, wholesome, naturally sweetened, can be made gluten-free, and simply delicious!
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.
This Best Vegan banana bread is quick and easy 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 best 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.
If you tried this Best Vegan Banana Bread recipe, I would appreciate a comment. You are also welcome to post a picture on Instagram and link it to @biancazapatka so that I can see your great creations.
Best Vegan Banana Bread
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Ingredients
loaf:
- 2 ripe bananas
- ½ cup (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
- ¾ cup (70 g) rolled oats finely ground, gluten-free as needed*
- 1 ⅓ cups (170 g) whole-grain flour or gluten-free flour or more oat flour*
- 2 tbsp walnuts crushed*
- 2 tbsp cashew nuts crushed*
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of salt
- ¼ cup (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
*Note: Watch the recipe video above! 🙂
- Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C). Grease an 8-inch (20 cm) loaf pan with a bit of coconut oil, then line with parchment paper 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).
- Crush the walnuts and cashew nuts. Then add them along with the other dry ingredients (oats, whole-grain flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt) to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips.
- Add the batter into the loaf pan and spread out evenly.
- Halve the banana, place it on top of the batter, and drizzle with some maple syrup. Sprinkle with more chocolate chips as desired.
- Bake the bread uncovered for 30 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 302°F (150°C) and bake for another 20 minutes. (If it gets too dark, you can cover it with parchment paper).
- Allow to cool for approx. 30 minutes, then carefully remove from the loaf pan.
- Keep the bread covered in the fridge for about 3-4 days, or freeze 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 using light flour (such as all-purpose or spelt flour) instead of oats 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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Absolutely delicious and super easy to make too! The best part is there’s no overly complicated ingredients so easy to make when you realise you have some super ripe bananas left that would go to waste otherwise. I made mine yesterday and I can’t stop eating it! Will definitely make again 🙂
Glad you love it! 😍 Thank you so much for your feedback! ♥️
Great recipe ! I’ve put in agave instead of maple syrup and didn’t use the chocolate chips because I couldn’t find them and still….went amazing.Loved it !
Glad you love it! 😍 Thank you so much for your feedback! ♥️
In my insta page I save recipes by categories – banana bread, carrot cakes etc. So there are many I am supposed to try out but haven’t gotten round to it yet. But this recently popped up and it somehow looked so good plus I had almost all the ingredients at home (only subs almonds for the walnuts). So I ended up baking it. And it is really very good – rich and the nuts all make it taste so much better. Try it if you are still contemplating – you won’t regret it.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed this banana bread. 🙂
The best banana bread I tried so far and I tried a few of them during the pandemic. I was also very surprised that it tasted much better than the not vegan ones 😃😃 I will definitely try more recipes from your blog
That’s awesome! So glad you love it.
Thanks for your feedback! 🙂 ♡
I’ve tried so many banana bread recipes, but this one is the yummiest one!
I used oat milk, oat flakes and oat flower, it is just DELICIOUS!
(Oh, and by the way, very instagrammable!) — Cheers from Italy!
That’s awesome! 🙂
I am glad you love it! ♡
Many thanks, Bianca!
Hi there,
after having enjoyed two loafs of your chocolate zucchini banana bread, i’m looking for a lighter version for my usual banana chocolate chip bread (without cocoa in the dough). i found this as well as your vegan chocolate chip banana bread recipe and i am a bit confused: your two other banana breads yield 10 servings but this yields 14. so, is the recipe generally “larger” and simply yields more dough? it’s especially confusing cause the loaf pan here should be 20cm whereas the loaf pans linked for the “smaller”/ 10 servings recipes are 24cm, so I’d assume a bigger cake there. I am also asking cause I’d like to make a proper calorie calculation before deciding what to bake and that obvs depends on the no of servings i get out of a cake 🙂 cheers and thanks for all the lovely recipes!
to clarify: i’m just asking for the calorie calculation based on the dough, not considering the chocolate chips because it seems to me like the dough from the chocolate chip banana bread has actually less calories, and less sugar (or so it seems to me if i put both recipes in a calorie calculator, assuming that both recipes yield a cake of the same size, meaning 12 slices).
could i use one more banana in this recipe and reduce the amount of maple sugar?
Yes, both recipes yield a cake of the same size but as mentioned in the earlier comment, this banana bread is wholesome, has more fiber, etc., meaning it will keep you full longer.
I create my recipes as I find they taste best, but if you want to adjust anything (using less maple syrup or adding more bananas), you can definitely do that! 😉
Hi Mimi,
the loaves are quite similar but this banana bread will make you full sooner as this is made with wholegrain ingredients.
So glad you love my recipes! Many thanks! 🙂
Wo kann ich den Video vom Bananenbrotrezept anschauen? Ich habe es vor ein paar Tagen auf Insta oder auf deiner Webseite gesehen. Jedoch ist deine Webseite voll mit anderen Videos und 10x das gleiche Pinterest Bananencake Bild nur nicht das vom Bananenbrot😏??
Hey Alexandra,
also erstmal bist du gerade auf meiner Englischen Seite! 😀 Klick mal oben im Menü auf die deutsche Flagge, dann schaltest du auf die deutsche Seite um.
Welches Bananenbrot möchtest du denn machen?
Ich habe hier 3 verschiedene Rezepte auf dem Blog – alle sind mit Video.
1:) Das Beste Vegane Bananenbrot
2.) Schoko-Bananenbrot
3.) Bananenbrot mit Schoko-Chips.
Kannst einfach auf das jeweilige Rezept klicken.
LG, Bianca
This banana bread was absolutely amazing! It was flavorful,soft and moist! My whole family enjoyed it and they couldn’t stop eating it. So it was an absolute success for me. I’m so happy that I found this beautiful page and that incredible recipe. Thank you so much!🤍
I’m very happy about that! Thank you very much and happy weekend! 🙂
I tried like almost 10 different banana bread recipes and this one is definitely THE BEST! I am always so in love with your creations, they’re so nice. All your recipes I’ve ever done, were so delicious. I’m very thankful that you share your amazing recipes with us.
Lots of love,
Marie xx
So glad you love it! ❤️
Thank you so much! 🙂
The best recipe ever! My family loves it too
Yay, that’s amazing! 😀
Thank you so much for your great feedback!
Best, Bianca <3
I‘ve made this yummy recipe a few times now & love how simple it is. Definitely the best banana cake recipe 🙂
Thank you so much, Maike!
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Much love,
Bianca ♡
I made this with 70g spelt flour and 170g whole wheat stone ground flour. It turned out perfectly! Thanks Bianca for the recipe. I’m so glad I found it on instagram!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! <3
Great recipe! Tried it and it turned out so well immediately even though I didn’t have the right size pan. 🙂
So glad it turned out great! 😃
Yay this finally worked. Been looking for a plant based banana bread for ages – none of them have worked till now!
I used 240g of plain flour (170g + 70g to replace oats), didn’t use nuts, used half the amount of maple syrup, double the amount of cinnamon (accidentally but it tastes great), and added about half a cup of frozen blueberries.
Came out great! Probably could’ve risen slightly more but very tasty and texture is good.
I’ll be interested to try this with some oats/oat flour and also buckwheat flour.
So glad your Banana bread turned out great! Have fun trying it with other flours! 😊
Hello, I would like to know if is possible to change the “whole-grain flour” for gluten-free. Here in Brazil we have the Schar (brand), is possible to change?
When you mention “plant-based milk”, what kind the brand milk can I use? Rice? An Mapple is so difficult to find, is very very expensive. How can I change?
Sorry for the a lot of question but I really want to try.
bye bye and thank you <3
Hi Rita,
Feel free to use a gluten-free flour blend. I usually use soy milk but almond or rice should do, too! Hope you’ll enjoy it! ❤️
i used this recipe and made muffins 🙂 my boyfriend and me loved them 😍🥰
So glad you made muffins with this recipe! Thank you for your feedback! 🙂
The recipe is so simple and it just tastes awesome! I’ve added some berries instead of chocolate and it turned out great! Can’t wait to try more recipes ❤️
So glad you love this recipe! Thank you so much 🙂
Amazing recipe🙏🏼 The 2nd time I realize it!!
Not too sugar loaded, very easy to do and just delicious…!!
I didn’t put nuts cause I was lazy to crush them, no oats neither and I put white flour, and still it was perfect!
Thank you!!!🙏🏼
Thank you so much! <3
It was a great surprise! This banana bref is really delicious and healthy too. Okay I’ve been passing some slices into the toaster and added some peanut butter on it and It was maybe less healthy but damn good! 😉
The recipe is really easy and fast to do. I used normal flour cause I didn’t had wholewheat flour at home this time.
I kept it in the fridge for 3 days and ate it little by little My husband who is not vegan loved it too and asked me to do it again. For sure I’ll do it. Thanks a lot Bianca for another great recipe.
So glad you love it! Thank you 🙂
Hello Bianca
Thank you for the receipe
Is it possible to use bran and oat bran instead of the whole grain flour?
Thank you🙂
I haven’t tried this yet but feel free to give it a try! 😉
it’s addictive
I’ve ate half of the bread on my own
thank you for this amazing recipe 🙂
So glad you love it so much! 😀
This banana bread is everything I ever searched for!! I used 2-3 medjool dates instead of maple syrup and added an extra 1-2 tbsp of plant based milk. Also added raspberries, hazelnuts and poppy seeds. It‘s 100% the best banana bread I ever made!
So glad you love this recipe! Thank you so much! <3
The Simplest banana bread I ever made, I’m si happy. It taste really good!😍 Next I’ll try the chocolate banana bread. Thank you, you’re recipes are awsome!
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! So glad you love this banana bread! 🙂
Hope you’ll love my other recipes, too! ❤️
Completely and unexpectedly delicious! This is hands down the best banana bread I’ve ever EATEN, much less made. And I didn’t even have the nuts or chocolate chips to add.
I used plain white sugar and added 1 tsp molasses for that moist brown sugar effect. I didn’t have ground cinnamon so I swapped pumpkin spice instead. And I had a typical 9-inch pan so I somewhat-stratetically reduced the baking time by 5 or 6 minutes since the loaf was shallower than the recipe intends.
The whole wheat flour and ground oats give this bread such a delicious heartiness. I also appreciate the focus on wholesome ingredients rather than your typical “add 1 cup sugar + 4 tbsp for glaze” you get from North American recipes.
10/10 will absolutely be remaking (hopefully next time the extra add-ins too!)
So glad you love this banana bread so much! Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! 🙂
Your banana bread recipe is amazing! I love baking it! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you love it! Thank you 🙂
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 ?
Hi sweetie,
So glad to read that you liked my banana bread recipe so much! ?
Thank you for your lovely feedback!
Much love,
Bianca ❤️
Hi Bianca, I have made your banana bread and it was literally awesome. So delicious and moist. I agree with you. It is the best banana bread ever. Thanks for your beautiful recipes ?
Hi Barbara,
So glad that you liked my recipe and that you agree with me!?
This banana bread is really one of my all time favorites ?
Much love,
Bianca ❤️
I made this banana bread and I loved it. It’s easy to make and so so delicious ??
thank you!! I’ll for sure be trying your other recipes ❤
Hi Mariya,
Thanks for your feedback! So glad that you liked the recipe! ?
Much love,
Bianca ❤️
This recipe seems so delicious.I have only 3 more days until summer holiday and looking forward to trying all of your recipes?.Just need to buy appropriate pan for banana bread?.
It would really be helpful if you could tell me how did you learn to take these amazing photos with such a good background?
Much love❤️❤️
Maja
Hi Maja,
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I‘m happy to read that you would like to try my recipes ?
You can find my photography equipment here:
https://biancazapatka.com/en/product-recommendations/photo-equipment/
Much love,
Bianca ❤️
Hi, your banana bread looks amazingly delicious! I am a huge fan of banana bread and am trying new recipes every week!! Never get bored of it ! I am planning to try your recipe this weekend, just wondering if you could tell roughly how much bananas you used in cups or grams measurement? Thank you:)
Hi my sweetheart,
So glad that you like banana bread and that you’ll try my recipe.
I used two large ripe bananas. It was about 280 g totally.
Have fun trying the recipe 🙂
Your banana bread looks delicious, Bianca! The pictures are beautiful as well 🙂
I can’t wait to try it since I’ve never had banana bread before!
Hi my dear,
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. So glad, that you like my pictures. I hope you’ll enjoy the banana bread!
Have fun trying!
Much love,
Bianca ❤️❤️
I would love to have a slice of this right now with my afternoon tea Bianca!!! Looks and sounds so scrumptious!
Hi Anna,
Thank you ! Would love to share with you!
Maybe you‘ll try the recipe one day. ?
Have a great weekend!
Much love,
Bianca ❤️