This Vegan Banana Bread Recipe is easy and fun to make, and as a bonus… it makes your house smell amazing!

Included with this vegan recipe for banana bread is a topping and add-on guide so you can make this recipe countless ways.

And at just 202 calories, this plant based recipe for banana bread is great for most diets as well. I have a slightly lower calorie version on my website Lose Weight by Eating.

Vegan Banana Bread

I have supplied you with lots of helpful information, feel free to read though the entire article (I kept it short!) or skip ahead to the section you are looking for.

• Ingredients for Vegan Banana Bread
• How to Make Vegan Banana Bread Recipes
• Toppings for Vegan Banana Bread
• The Best Vegan Banana Bread Recipe
• Nutrition and Calories in Vegan Banana Bread

Ingredients for Vegan Banana Bread

I recommend using VERY BROWN bananas, they are sweeter and make the best banana loafs. So if need be, add your bananas to a brown paper bag and leave them in there overnight to speed up the browning process.

Shopping List for Vegan Banana Loaf:

• 3 medium overripe bananas
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup coconut oil (plus more for greasing)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free 1:1 flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt

How to Make Vegan Banana Bread Recipes

You can choose to skip the greasing of the pan, and use parchment paper instead. Here’s a tip, crumble your parchment paper up into a ball, then smooth it out. It’s easier to fit into the pan that way!

How to Make a Vegan Recipe for Banana Bread:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with coconut oil.
2. Peel the bananas and place them into a large mixing bowl. Mash them well with a fork or potato masher.
3. Add maple syrup, oil, and vanilla to the bowl. Mix well.
4. To a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
5. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined (don’t over mix). The batter will be thick.
6. Fold in and nuts or chocolate chips you want to add.
7. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top with the back of a spoon. Top with any brown sugar or sliced bananas you want to use.
8. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Remove the pan from the oven and cool for at least 15 minutes before removing it from the pan and slicing.

Toppings for Vegan Banana Bread

These add-ins and toppings are amazing in banana bread! Try just one, or all 4 to create your perfect vegan banana bread!

Optional Add-Ins and Toppings:

• 1 cup chopped nuts walnuts or pecans (add-in)
• 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips (add-in)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (topping)
• 1 additional banana sliced lengthwise in half (topping)

The Best Vegan Banana Bread Recipe

This banana bread recipe is fantastic anyway you make it. And that’s why I supplied you with a toppings and add-on section. Feel free to add all 4, or just the ingredients that call out to you.

Be sure to see the nutrition label in the next section…. And if you loved this recipe, I know you will really love my Vegan Oatmeal Recipe too!

The BEST Vegan Banana Bread

Audrey Johns

This amazing vegan banana bread is just 202 calories and comes with a toppings and add-in guide too!

The next time you have overripe bananas, I recommend making this yummy recipe. It's not only easy and fun, but it also makes your house smell heavenly.

Special Tip: Make sure the bananas are very brown, this will make the best banana bread.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine gluten gree, vegan, vegetarian

Servings 12 servings

Calories 202 kcal

Equipment

• Load Pan

Ingredients

  

• 3 medium overripe bananas
• ⅔ cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup coconut oil plus more for greasing
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free 1:1
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt

Optional Add-Ins and Toppings:

• 1 cup chopped nuts walnuts or pecans
• ¼ cup vegan chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 additional banana sliced lengthwise in half

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with coconut oil.
• Peel the bananas and place them into a large mixing bowl. Mash them well with a fork or potato masher.
• Add maple syrup, oil, and vanilla to the bowl. Mix well.
• To a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until just combined (don’t over mix). The batter will be thick.
• Fold in and nuts or chocolate chips you want to add.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top with the back of a spoon. Top with any brown sugar or sliced bananas you want to use.
• Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove the pan from the oven and cool for at least 15 minutes before removing it from the pan and slicing.

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Nutrition and Calories in Vegan Banana Bread

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