Vegan Banana Bread with Applesauce
Try this easy and delicious vegan banana bread with applesauce that I've been making for over 10 years! The recipe calls for no eggs, no oil and no dairy. The applesauce replaces the oil/butter that most other banana bread recipes include.
Servings: 10
Calories: 239kcal
Cost: $3
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 white sugar 115g
- ½ cup apple sauce 125g
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 10g
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
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 white sugar, ½ cup apple sauce, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry. Mix well. Add in walnuts, if using.½ cup chopped walnuts
- Pour batter into bread pan. Bake for an hour to an hour and 10 minutes or until a butter knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
