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!
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.
Notes
A stand mixer is not required here; I like to use one because I find it easiest. But a hand mixer or mixing by hand would work as well.