Vegan Banana Bread Recipe With Simple Ingredients
Make this easy vegan banana bread recipe using ripe bananas, basic ingredients, and no animal products. It’s a soft, naturally sweet loaf that works great as a healthy snack or a comforting breakfast treat.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 3 overripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)
- ½ cup organic granulated sugar
- ¼ cup organic brown sugar
- ½ cup canola oil (or melted coconut oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional but highly recommended for a crunch!)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a standard 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper for easy removal
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas using a fork until smooth. Leave a few chunks if you like a little texture in your bread.
- 3
Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas. Stir until well combined.
- 4
In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together.
- 5
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, folding gently with a spatula. Be careful not to overmix
- 6
you want a thick, lumpy batter.
- 7
Fold in the chopped walnuts if using.
- 8
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for about 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
- 9
Place the loaf pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Then take out the banana bread from the pan and keep it cool until completely before cutting it.