This healthy vegan banana bread is sweetened naturally with dates and bananas for a delicious, moist, and healthy morning or midday sweet bread. Prepare this easy quick bread recipe in just 10 minutes. Then sit back with a cup of tea and relax while you watch it bake.
Cuisine: Vegan
Keyword: Vegan Banana Bread
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 202 kcal
Author: Sarah McMinn
- 1 cup dates pitted and soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
- 4 very ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, optional
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray an 8x4 loaf pan and set aside.
- Drain the dates and place them in a food processor along with the bananas, apple sauce, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
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In a separate bowl whisk together dry ingredients. With a wooden spoon, mix the date/banana mixture into the flour mixture until the flour is fully hydrated. Be careful not to overmix. Once your batter is uniform, stir in walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread even the top.
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Bake for 45-60 minutes until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow loaf 20 minutes to cool in pan before transferring to cooling rack to cool.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container or freezer.
For a healthier bread, swap 1 cup of all-purpose flour for 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
Do not skip soaking the dates. Otherwise, the bread will turn out too dry.