Taste the best Banana bread recipe. Vegan and sugar-free for a moist, healthy and delicious Banana Bread.
Banana bread is known to be an easy bake recipe made with overripen bananas you didn’t have the chance to eat and they got old over time. Also, this famous bread is known to be so sweet, surely for banana fruit, but also the generous amount of refined sugar added. But let me ask you, do you really need the Banana Bread to be that sweet and unhealthy? I don’t think so, and here I have the right recipe for you!!
My sugar-free and vegan Banana bread will definitely let you change your mind over the industrial classic recipe. Here is the best recipe for vegan Banana bread and you are going to fall in love with this naturally sweet, soft, moist and guilt-free recipe that will make your family and friends happy, and of course you, because the process is so easy and fast.
I had the chance to work on a banana farm in North Queensland, Australia, for almost a year. – Here you can discover how I could work and live in Australia, come read this chapter of my life-. Guess what I didn’t have to add to my grocery list for this time. Yes, exactly – bananas.
Free bananas mean lots and lots of Banana bread baking, I love that I was able to perfect my recipe and finally share it with you.
Sugar-free & vegan Banana bread ingredients
- Ripe bananas – the main ingredients of this recipe are bananas, best when they are overripe and soft. The natural sweetness at this stage is at its highest.
- Flour – I use for this recipe oat flour and plain flour. Good alternatives are also whole wheat flour or gluten-free flour.
- Plant-based milk – my favourite choice will always be oat milk, creamy, not too sweet and nutty. Feel free to use the one you like the most.
- Maple syrup – This golden syrup is definitely my favourite natural sweetener, of course, 100% maple syrup.
- Coconut oil – gives the bread the perfect amount of moisture and a little hit of coconut flavour. If not a big fan of coconut you can replace it with olive oil, vegan butter or another oil of your choice.
- Baking powder – as a baking recipe we will need a bit of baking powder to let the banana bread rise a little to give a fluffier texture.
- Lemon – to balance the sweetness of the final product and to give a hint of citrus flavour
- Cinnamon – do I have to tell you why? Well, it just tastes good.
Optional to your taste:
- Nuts or seeds
- Chocolate chips
- Cocoa powder
- Berries
Can I use medium-ripe bananas for this sugar-free recipe?
The main reason why we want to use overripe bananas is because they are naturally at their sweetest level, so it is best to use them for this sugar-free recipe and they give better moisture to the banana bread.
But if you only have bananas that are medium-ripe they can be used too. Use this simple method to get the fruit to soften and caramelize the sugars within: put the bananas on a parchment-lined baking tray in the oven at 170°C for around 15-20 minutes. This way you will get to mimic the texture and flavor of overripe bananas.
How can I store the vegan Banana Bread?
To store this sugar-free vegan banana bread is just as easy as to make it. You have a few options depending on your necessity and how long you want to keep the banana bread fresh.
Room temperature: If you are planning to share the banana bread you can easily store the loaf for a day or two in your kitchen, simply cover it under a cake dome or anything similar that will keep the bread moist and fresh.
Fridge: For over 4-5 days the banana bread will be better to sit in the fridge, always making sure it is covered and doesn’t let in the other food scents. Reheat it in a toaster and will be just as delicious as it was just baked it.
Freezer: This is just the perfect way to store this sugar-free banana bread if you are planning to have it as a breakfast when you desire. Use a food container or reusable bag and place the sliced banana bread. Every time you crave one, just toast it on defrost mode, spread some vegan butter or peanut butter and enjoy it.
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Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 100 g Oat flour 2/3 cup
- 90 g Plain flour (gluten-free or wholemeal are perfect too) 1 cup
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- ½ lemon zest
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Wet ingredients
- 4 medium or big very ripe bananas
- 150 g maple syrup 1/2 cup
- 75 g coconut oil (or evo or vegan butter) 1/3 cup
- 50 g oat milk (or your favourite milk alternative) 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F) and line an 8-inch baking pan with baking paper.
- In a large mixing bowl start smashing with a fork 3 of the 4 bananas. Make sure you don't leave any big pieces.
- Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the smashed bananas: oat milk, coconut oil, maple syrup, and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Without overmixing, add the dry ingredients: oat and plain flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
- Pour the batter into the lined baking pan and place on top the left banana divided in half-length.
- Feel free to add to the mixture: chopped walnuts, blueberry, chocolate chips, vanilla or any other extra flavour that you want to have in this sugar-free vegan banana bread.
- Bake the banana bread for 40 to 50 minutes (check with a toothpick if you are not sure, if this comes out clean the baked bread is ready)
- Allow bread to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Once the bread is cool, cut it into 10 slices. Serve with nut butter spread on top for a healthy snack or breakfast on the go.
