Description
A simple, moist, and oil-free vegan banana bread recipe that uses ripe bananas for natural moisture and sweetness. This recipe focuses on clean ingredients and good baking technique.
Ingredients
Scale
- 400 g peeled ripe bananas (about 1¾ cups mashed) + extra to decorate
- 120 ml maple syrup or other liquid sweetener
- 120 g drippy almond butter
- 5 ml lemon or lime juice, optional
- 200 g all purpose wheat flour, spelt flour or GF flour mix
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1½ tsp cinnamon, optional
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 170° C / 340° F (regular setting, no fan). Line a 900 g / 2 lb bread tin with baking paper. Move the oven rack one notch down from the middle position.
- Combine mashed bananas, maple syrup, and nut butter in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Place a sieve over the bowl with wet ingredients. Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in 2-3 batches.
- Fold each batch of the dry ingredients into the wet ones slowly and gently using small circles in the middle of the batter. Progressively incorporate more dry ingredients to avoid lumps.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared baking tin. Decorate the top with another banana cut in half.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out fairly clean. The cake should remain moist.
- Remove from the oven. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the tin and slicing. Use a serrated knife for neater slices.
Notes
- Weigh your peeled bananas; 400 g is approximately 4 medium-large bananas. You may need one extra banana for decoration.
- You can substitute almond butter with peanut butter, but the peanut flavor will be stronger. For nut allergies, use tahini or sunflower seed butter.
- Use a 2 lb / 900 g cake tin (approx. 18.5cm x 8cm x 6cm). The batter should fill no more than 2/3 to 3/4 of the tin.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Oil-Free Vegan Banana Bread, Quick Banana Bread, Super Moist Banana Bread, Healthy Banana Bread, Easy Banana Bread Recipe, Ripe Banana Recipes, Clean Eating Banana Bread