Description
Here is our recipe for the best vegan banana bread that is sweet, moist, and full of banana flavor. This beginner-friendly recipe comes together in a pinch and tastes amazing.
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:
- 3–4 large mashed bananas (4 is preferred, but 3 will work) see notes
- 1/3 cup melted butter or sub-neutral flavored oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cane sugar (brown, coconut, or white sugar all work)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Measure and melt the 1/3 cup butter in a large pot. Let cool.
- Add the peeled bananas. For best result, mash thoroughly until no large chunks remain. Add the vanilla extract and milk and stir to combine.
- You can use a mixing bowl the mix all wet ingredients- but melting the butter in a large pot and using this as your mixing bowl eliminates a dish!
- Measure and add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir to combine. Stir until just combined, a dry spot of flour here or there is fine.
- Pour into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper and bake in a pre-heated 350* oven for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing, cutting before cooling can cause bread to crumble.
Notes
If only using 3 bananas, you may need a splash (1-2 tablespoons) of non-dairy milk to create the batter.
To omit baking soda: Use 2 teaspoons baking powder. Baking soda assists with browning so the loaf will not be as deeply brown, only golden around the edges.
If swapping melted butter with oil: If using oil, the loaf will be more moist and more tender. This will also make it a bit more difficult to cut and the top will get slightly sticky with storage.
We recommend an 8×4″ loaf pan instead of a 9×5″. This delivers a taller loaf! If baking in a 9×5″ pan, the bake time will be on the lower end.
The type of pan you use will play a role in how long the loaf takes to cook.
Dark metal pans: may cook up faster, but a bit uneven. Tent with foil if the edges are getting too brown but a toothpick still shows batter. Try reducing the heat by 25*.
Light metal pans: Are preferred as they likely won’t stick and will evenly distribute heat.
Glass pans: Behave similar to dark metal- the edges will likely cook up faster than the middle. If the edges are too brown but the center is underdone, tent with foil. Also try reducing heat by 25*.
Keywords: Vegan Banana Bread