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Delicious vegan banana bread slices on a chopping board.
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Vegan Banana Bread

This vegan banana bread has tons of banana flavor, and it has a moist, tender, cake-like crumb that melts in the mouth. It's healthy enough for breakfast and delicious enough for dessert!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Vaishali · Holy Cow Vegan

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups flour (all purpose flour, a 50-50 mix of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour, or whole wheat pastry flour are all fine)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flax meal
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons avocado oil or any neutral oil (I use avocado oil. You can also substitute vegan butter)
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup applesauce
  • 4 very ripe bananas (mashed or blended until smooth with few or no lumps, You will need one more banana for the optional decorative top)
  • ¾ cup walnuts (or pecans, lightly toasted, then chopped)
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C. Oil an 8 ½-inch by 4 ½-inch loaf pan.
  • Whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and flax meal in a bowl.
    Dry ingredients for vegan banana bread whisked in bowl.
  • Add apple cider vinegar, applesauce and mashed bananas to the flour mixture. Mix until just combined and there's no dry flour in the bowl.
    Wet ingredients for banana bread added to dry ingredients.
  • Fold in the chopped walnuts.
    Chopped walnuts added to glass bowl with batter.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and spread evenly with a spoon or spatula. If using a banana to decorate the top slice it lengthwise into three slices, then halve each slice. Arrange on top of the loaf.
    Vegan banana bread loaf in loaf pan before baking with banana slices on top.
  • Bake the banana loaf about 50-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    Delicious vegan banana bread slices on a chopping board.
  • Place the banana bread on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes, then unmold and let cool completely on the rack.

Notes

Variations:
  • Stir in pecans instead of walnuts into the batter.
  • Add ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips to the batter instead of the nuts for a delicious vegan chocolate chip banana bread.
  • If you like some warmth in the banana bread loaf add a teaspoon of ginger or cinnamon or a 50-50 mix of both.
  • Stir in a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract for a nice boost of sweetness. Use no more than a teaspoon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg