5-Ingredient Vegan Banana Bread

This 5-Ingredient Vegan Banana Bread is light, fluffy, and loaded with banana flavor! It's easy to make and comes together in just 1 bowl!

I know that making vegan banana bread can be tricky, but this one has it all, it's moist, tender, and has a golden crispy edge. You'll love this 5-ingredient vegan banana bread for its simplicity, rich flavor, and great texture!

This easy recipe is customizable and you can add anything from vegan chocolate chips to dried fruits, to nuts. It requires just 10 minutes of work, with no mixer or fancy equipment needed.

You can enjoy it both for breakfast, dessert or as a snack! For more vegan breakfast recipes, check out my Fluffy Vegan Bisquick Pancakes without Eggs, Vegan Lemon Blueberry Muffins, and Baked Oatmeal without Eggs.

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• Why You'll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients and Substitutions
• How to Make 5-ingredient Vegan Banana Bread
• Expert Tips
• FAQ
• Optional add-ins
• Storage
• More Vegan Baked Goods
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Made with simple ingredients
• Super easy to whip up even for beginners at vegan baking
• It's a great recipe for meal prep and a perfect breakfast
• Egg-free, dairy-free, and nut-free

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Self-rising flour. Make sure that your self-rising flour consists only of flour, salt, and baking powder. Otherwise, results may turn out differently.
• Milk. We use soy milk, but you can use any unsweetened plant-based milk you like such as oat milk or almond milk.
• Coconut oil. Make sure to use refined coconut oil if you don't want your banana bread to taste like coconut. You can also use any natural vegetable oil, olive oil, or melted vegan butter if you have it on hand.
• Sugar. I use brown sugar, but coconut sugar will also work.
• Bananas. You'll need 3-4 very ripe bananas. They add sweetness to the recipe and help us use less sugar.

How to Make 5-ingredient Vegan Banana Bread

Step 1: Mix dry ingredients

Grease a 5-inch loaf pan and preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).

In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork or a potato masher until they turn into puree.

Then, add coconut oil, and brown sugar and stir until it's well mixed. Add plant-based milk and mix once again.

Step 2: Mix wet ingredients

Then, add self-rising flour and use a spoon or a spatula to mix it in a few times just until combined.

Step 3: Bake the bread

Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf tin, layered with parchment paper, and bake for 50-55 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Step 4: Cool completely

Let the bread rest in the pan for 5 more minutes, then remove it. If you leave it for longer, it will get soggy, so make sure to set a timer. Lastly, let it cool completely before slicing.

Expert Tips

• Use overripe bananas. The riper the bananas, the more banana flavor you get. You don't want just spotty bananas, you want them to be overripe (the peel will come out very easily and the skin has big dark spots).
• Measure the mashed bananas using a measuring cup. Be sure to measure out exactly 1 ⅓ cups. Adding more extra banana puree will change the texture which you don't want.
• Measure the flour correctly using the spoon and leveling method. If you don't know how to do that, we suggest reading this guide.
• Don't overmix the batter. If you mix too much, the bread will turn out tough and dense. Stop mixing the moment you see that everything is combined and there are no big chunks of flour.
• Cover the bread with foil in the last 10 minutes if needed. I've found that it tends to get pretty brown toward the end, so keep an eye on it.

FAQ

Optional add-ins

This is the kind of recipe you can use as a base and add any fix-ins you like.

• Vegan chocolate chips. ½ cup is ideal, but if you are crazy about chocolate, you can add up to 1 cup.
• Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, or allspice. Add ½-1 tsp, depending on how strong you want the flavor to be.
• Vanilla extract. Add 1 tsp.
• Dried fruits such as raisins, dried cherries, or dates. Add ⅓-1/2 cup.
• Nuts and seeds such as walnuts, pumpkin seeds, pecans, etc. Make sure to chop your nuts before adding them. Add up to ½ cup.
• Orange zest. 1 tablespoon of orange zest can brighten up this recipe.
• Fresh fruits such as blueberries, strawberries, cranberries, etc. Add up to 1 cup of fresh fruit.
• White chocolate chunks. Add up to ½ cup.

Storage

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or in the fridge for 4-5 days.

I like to serve this easy banana bread with a spoonful of almond butter and some honey or maple syrup.

More Vegan Baked Goods

Vegan Chocolate Chip Mug Cookies

Zucchini Brownies with Matcha Frosting

Healthier Double Chocolate Cookies

Vegan Lemo Pie with Oat Crust

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