Easy Dairy-Free Banana Bread

One loaf of banana bread topped with walnut pieces and chocolate chips, partially sliced with a paring knife that has a blue handle.

This easy and delicious dairy-free banana bread is made with simple, easy to find ingredients like white whole wheat flour and maple syrup and requires just one bowl for mixing. It's so good, you'll want to serve it with breakfast and as an after-school snack!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 172kcal

Author Kristi

Equipment

Ingredients

3 Bananas Very ripe and medium in size.
1¾ cup white whole wheat flour I use King Arthur flour
½ cup maple syrup pure maple syrup
¼ cup olive oil extra virgin
⅓ cup water
2 eggs lightly whisked.
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325° Fahrenheit.
Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or lightly coat it with oil.
Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl, using a fork or food masher.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the mashed bananas. Mix well. The batter will be lumpy.
Pour batter into the loaf pan.
Optional: top with walnut pieces and / or chocolate chips.
Bake in the oven at 325°F for one hour. This bread may need an additional five minutes in the oven. It is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool completely before slicing to serve.

Notes

Use the back side of a fork or food masher to mash the bananas well. There will still be some lumps when you are done mashing.

You do not have to add the ingredients in any particular order in order for the recipe to turn out well. However, adding the wet ingredients first makes mixing in the dry ingredients easier.

Use the 'scoop and sweep' method for measuring flour for this recipe. Do not use a packed cup of flour. Use a spoon to put flour in a measuring cup then level it off with the flat side of a knife.

If some of your family members like nuts and / or chocolate in their banana bread, but others do not, just top half of the loaf with walnut pieces and / or chocolate chips and either press them into the batter or leave them on top and bake it as is.

White whole wheat flour can be substituted for all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour (traditional or einkorn). The texture of the bread will change if the flour is substituted, but the flavor will still be great.

To make this vegan (egg-free), just leave the eggs out. I've made it this way, and although it didn't rise as much, it still tasted fantastic!

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