Vegan Banana Bread Loaf

This vegan banana bread is simple & perfect- moist, flavorful, and not overly sweet. It’s best enjoyed with a hot coffee or latte.

About Vegan Banana Bread

Banana bread is something we eat a lot in our house. “BB” as we lovingly call it, because apparently banana bread takes too long to say. The only problem with banana bread is you need really, really (overly) ripe bananas to make it, so you can’t just whip it up at a moment’s notice. This is much to the disappointment of my kids who request it quite regularly, like “hey mom, can we have some banana bread?”. However, for those times when you have too many bananas lying around and they are just a liiitle too ripe, this recipe is perfect.

Banana bread is actually really easy to make vegan, since banana can be used as an egg substitute in some cases. I still used a flax egg though, just to help keep the structure. I think you’d still be ok without it if you don’t happen to have any on hand.

Making the Banana Bread

To make this, I prefer to use a stand mixer because I find it easiest but you could also use a hand mixer or just mix by hand. Start by making your flax egg and set aside. Next, mash the bananas and set aside. In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream your butter, then add sugars and mix. Add in vanilla, flax egg, and finally banana and mix well. Next add the dry ingredients and mix well. Once flour is mixed in, pour into a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Once finished, let it cool completely before slicing it and enjoy!

If you make this, leave a comment below to let me know what you think!

Recipe

Vegan Banana Bread

This vegan banana bread is simple & perfect- moist, flavorful, and not overly sweet. Enjoy it with coffee for breakfast, have it in the afternoon for a snack, anytime is perfect for vegan banana bread!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seeds + 2 tbsp water)
½ cup vegan butter, softened
⅓ cup white sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1¾ cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease an 8 x 4 loaf pan and set aside.
Make flax egg: add ground flax and water to a small bowl and stir; set aside.
Peel bananas and add to a bowl; mash well with a fork. Set aside.
To bowl of a stand mixer, add softened vegan butter and mix.
Add both sugars and cream together with butter.
Add vanilla and flax egg to bowl and mix.
Add in mashed banana and mix to incorporate.
To a bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk to combine.
To wet mixture, add half of the dry ingredient mixture and mix. Add the rest of the dry mixture and mix well, scraping down sides as needed.
Once mixture is ready, add to greased loaf pan. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
After 1 hour, set on cooling rack and let cool completely.