Who doesn't love banana bread! This was my grandmother's favorite treat to give out during the holidays and I think my vegan version would do her proud:) Enjoy this melt-in-your-mouth vegan banana bread! Walnuts are optional of course.
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Vegan Banana Bread Recipe 🍞🍌
Serving Size: 8-10 slices
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients:
¾ cup / 130 g unsalted vegan butter
350 g ripe bananas (approx. 4 bananas)
¾ cup / 150 g cane sugar (or monkfruit sugar substitute)
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 ¾ cups / 220 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 tsp baking soda
⅓ cup / 100 g non-dairy milk
2 tsp pure vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste)
walnuts, vegan chocolate chips (optional topping)
Instructions:
Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the vegan butter and cane sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add Bananas and Applesauce: Mash the ripe bananas in a separate bowl. Add the mashed bananas and unsweetened applesauce to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
Combine Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Mix Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the non-dairy milk and vanilla extract. Stir until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
Add Toppings: If desired, fold in walnuts or vegan chocolate chips.
Pour into Pan: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool: Remove from the oven and let the banana bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Serve: Slice and enjoy your delicious Vegan Banana Bread!
Nutritional Facts (estimated per serving):
Calories: 210
Total Fat: 8g
Sodium: 180mg
Total Carbohydrates: 33g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 12g
Protein: 3g
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