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Healthy and easy banana bread recipe made without flour! It’s soft, moist, sweet, and full of banana flavor!
I’m bringing you one of my all-time favorite bread recipes! My entire life I’ve been making banana bread the regular way i.e. with white flour. But it wasn’t all that healthy.
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with making desserts that usually require flour without flour. I’ve had many fails in the kitchen, but this Flourless Vegan Banana Bread ain’t one!
Flour Substitute
How are we making this banana bread flourless, you may ask? We’ll be using a mix of two “flours”: garbanzo (a.k.a. chickpea) and oats. If you use gluten-free oats then you make this bread gluten-free too!
Garbanzo bean flour or chickpea flour is available in many stores in the U.S. Plus, it’s fairly cheap.
For oat flour, I recommend making it at home yourself. To make oat flour, you simply need to blend oats in blender or food processor until it turns into flour. I like to use my Blendec to do this and it only takes me 3 pulses.
Texture and Taste
The texture of our flourless banana bread is soft and moist. One key call out: Do NOT overmix the batter. When you’re combining wet and dry ingredients in a bowl, mix until just combined. I know it can be tempting to whisk away, but trust me on this one.
Overmixing will make the banana bread dense and gummy. I also recommend mixing with a spatula and not a whisk. Using a spatula will help you not overmix the batter.
The taste of this banana bread is sweet, warm with a banana flavor. Yum!
Add-Ins
I kept this Flourless Vegan Banana Bread recipe pretty simple. It’s like a blank canvas. Here are some ideas for add-ins:
- Walnuts or pecans for a decadent crunch.
- Chocolate chips for extra sweetness!
- Chopped dried fruits such as apricots, cherries, or plums.
- Top with sliced bananas after you pour the banner in a loaf pan.
How To Turn Banana Bread Into Muffins
You can just as easily make muffins with this recipe. It will yield about a dozen muffins. Fill each muffin tin until 3/4 full and bake at 350 F / 175 C for 20 minutes.
Okay, ready to make it? Let’s do it!
Healthy and easy banana bread recipe made without flour! It’s soft, moist, sweet, and full of banana flavor!
- 1/3 cup nut milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (can sub for agave)
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (approx. 2 bananas)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup garbanzo flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 2 tbsp flax seeds
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
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Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C.
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Combine nut milk and apple cider vinegar and in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes to allow the milk to curdle.
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In a separate bowl, mash bananas and combine all wet ingredients. Then gently stir in the dry ingredients until just combined. Note: Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing will result in a dense and gummy.
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Grease a 9×5 loaf pan with olive oil and pour in the batter. Bake at 350F / 175 C for 25-30 minutes. At 25 minutes, insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean the banana bread is done! If not, bake for another 5 minutes and repeat the toothpick test.
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Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutritional Information: Calories: 129 Fat: 1.4 g Saturated fat: 0.2 g Carbohydrates: 27.5 g Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g Sugar: 15.8 g Sodium: 316 mg Protein: 2.2 g
My brand new cookbook is out on Amazon! It’s called “30-Minute Plant-Based Recipes” and it’s perfect for busy vegans. Grab it now!
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