Banana Nut Bread (vegan, eggless, oil-free)
That classic bake when you have ripe bananas on the counter. Use the smart substitutions in this recipe to make this banana nut bread vegan, eggless and oil-free. Cinnamon and allspice bring it to life!
Servings: 10
Calories: 258kcal
Cost: $3
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas mashed well, 400-425g
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour 330g
- ½ teaspoon baking soda 3g
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2g
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt 2g
- ¼ cup almond milk 60g
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 5g
- ½ cup brown sugar packed, 95g
- ½ cup cane sugar 115g
- ½ cup apple sauce 125g
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 10g
- ½ cup walnuts chopped, 65g
- ¼ cup walnut halves for top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Use a non-stick 8×4 inch bread pan or line a bread pan with parchment paper. (I use the pampered chef stoneware bread pans and the bread always comes out glorious and does not stick. No need to grease the pan.)
- Mash the bananas with a potato masher or fork.3 very ripe bananas
- Sift or whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt.2 cups white whole wheat flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon allspice, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a small cup, mix together the almond milk and apple cider vinegar. Let sit for 2 minutes to curdle. (this is your vegan buttermilk)¼ cup almond milk, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- In the bowl with the mashed bananas, whisk in the apple sauce, brown sugar, cane sugar, curdled almond milk and vanilla.½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup cane sugar, ½ cup apple sauce, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Stir in chopped walnuts.½ cup walnuts
- Pour batter into bread pan. Lightly press walnut halves on top. Bake for an hour to an hour and 10 minutes or until a butter knife inserted in the center comes out clean.¼ cup walnut halves
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 29IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
