You do not need any animal products for this banana bread. We also leave out the oil to make this a low fat version of a favorite snack, dessert, or breakfast (I don't judge!)
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
Keyword: apple cider vinegar, bananas, plant-based milk, walnuts
Servings: 12Servings
Calories: 182kcal
Author: Jen deHaan
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsbananasoverripe and mashed/whipped well
1/2cupwalnutstoasted and chopped - or sub vegan chocolate chips for a treat!
3tsppumpkin pie spiceor mix of 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Optional toppings
1/4cupbrown sugar
1/4cuptoasted walnutschopped fine
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix the bananas, plant milk, syrup, vinegar, and maple extract in a large bowl.
Combine the flour, ground flax, baking soda, salt and spice in a separate bowl, and then add them to the wet ingredients and stir or fold until they are well mixed together.
Fold in the toasted walnuts or vegan chocolate chips.
Add the mixture to a non-stick loaf pan (standard 9x5 loaf pan or equivalent smaller pans), add the toppings if desired, and bake for about an hour. You will want to closely watch the loaf after about 45 minutes. You can test it with a fork or toothpick.
Cool on a baking rack, and enjoy!
Notes
You can try substituting granulated stevia or erythritol if you would prefer to avoid sugar in this recipe. It will affect the results, but please comment with your experiences. I have not experimented with this adjustment yet, and it will definitely affect how it bakes. How ripe and how whipped or mashed the bananas are will affect the outcome of this banana bread as well. We made this several times testing the recipe, and the results were different each time despite using these same ingredients. We figure it had to do with the bananas. Substituting vegan chocolate chips (my favorite is Enjoy Life brand) makes this into a special dessert treat. The chocolate chips typically do NOT contain oil (Enjoy Life does not, and only have a few ingredients total), but they do contain fat usually through cocoa butter or similar. They contain less fat than the walnuts, in fact, if this is a concern - but of course, lightly processed. Both ingredients are optional, but do vastly affect the result taste and texture-wise!As with all baking of this nature, make sure you place your pan in the center of the oven for air circulation. The pan and the size of the oven, and whether you have convection (etc) can affect the outcome. If it's your first time and you're not sure about your set-up, make sure to watch your loaf.