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    Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread

    Published: Apr 26, 2021 Updated: Oct 12, 2021 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread

    The only vegan gluten free banana bread recipe you’ll ever need! Perfectly textured, moist, and packed with banana flavor.

    A loaf of vegan gluten free banana bread with 3 cut slices in front of it.

    Gluten free baking isn’t always as simple as just switching the all purpose flour for a gluten free blend. Sometimes it is, but often it isn’t. 

    So…while I will often advise our readers to try a gluten-free all purpose blend and see how it goes, it won’t always work that great because gluten-free baking is it’s own thing entirely. 

    So since we’ve done a lot of recipes for banana bread on this blog (like our classic vegan banana bread, our vegan chocolate chip banana bread and our vegan chocolate banana bread), I knew I wanted to do a gluten-free version. And at first I thought it would just be a simple switch of the flours. 

    But it turned out not to be ‘quite’ that simple. It was turning out too dense, and the bananas were sometimes ending up at the bottom of the loaf with a sort of gummy texture. It wasn’t great! 

    Turned out to be just a few simple tweaks to the recipe to create a vegan gluten free banana bread that is pure perfection, but those simple changes made the world of difference! 

    So this is our tried and tested recipe for the perfect vegan gluten free banana bread.

    And if you love gluten free baking check out our vegan gluten free carrot cake and our vegan gluten free chocolate cake!

    Ingredients You’ll Need:

    Photo of the ingredients needed to make vegan gluten free banana bread.

    Ingredient Notes

    • Walnuts – chopped walnuts are optional, but recommended. Chopped pecans would be great too. Or you can switch the nuts for chocolate chips!
    • Bananas – should be ripe and spotty.
    • White granulated sugar and light brown sugar – a mix of the two sugars prevents this loaf from becoming too dense.
    • Gluten free all purpose flour – You can use any gluten-free all purpose flour blend. This recipe has not been tested with a single type of flour like almond flour or coconut flour, so stick with a blend. The blend does not have to contain xantham gum, so long as it is an all purpose blend, it should work fine. 
    • Coconut oil – can be replaced with vegan butter, in the same quantity.
    • Soy milk – can be replaced with almond milk if you prefer. 
    • Baking powder plus a baking soda/vinegar combination – gives this bread rise as well as a perfect texture. Making this bread with only baking powder created a texture that was too dense. 
    Slices of vegan gluten free banana bread in a stack.

    How To Make Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread

    You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

    • Add the gluten free all purpose flour into a mixing bowl (no need to sift it) along with the white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix together. 
    Two photo collage showing dry ingredients added to mixing bowl and mixed together.
    • Prepare a flax egg by mixing 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed meal with 3 tablespoons of hot water and letting it sit for a minute to become gloopy. 
    • Then add bananas, soy milk and coconut oil to a blender and blend until smooth. 
    • Pour this out over your dry ingredients. Add in the flax egg, vinegar (to react with the baking soda) and vanilla.
    • Mix into a thick batter. 
    • Add chopped walnuts and mix in. 
    Two photo collage showing walnuts added to the batter and mixed in.
    • Transfer the batter into a prepared loaf pan and sprinkle some more chopped walnuts on top. 
    • Bake for an hour at 350°F until browned on top and cooked through. 
    Two photo collage showing vegan gluten free banana bread before and after baking.
    • Let it cool for around 10 minutes before transferring it onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely. 
    • Slice and enjoy! 
    Two photo collage showing vegan gluten free banana bread cooling on a wire cooling rack.

    Recipe Tips

    Blend the bananas, soy milk and coconut oil so you get a perfect distribution in the batter and this results in perfect texture and no gumminess.

    The color of the baked banana bread is darker than banana bread made with regular flour, but I have noticed this in gluten free baking before and it’s nothing to worry about. 

    Slices of vegan gluten free banana bread.

    Storing and Freezing

    Keep leftovers covered at room temperature and enjoy within around 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or toaster if you like it served warm. It is also freezer friendly. 

    Slices of vegan gluten free banana bread with a knob of butter on top.

    More Gluten-Free Vegan Desserts

    1. Vegan Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
    2. Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
    3. Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
    4. Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
    5. Vegan Gluten Free Pancakes
    6. Vegan Gluten Free Brownies
    Slices of buttered vegan gluten free banana bread in a stack.

    Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!

    Vegan gluten free banana bread with three slices cut.

    Vegan Gluten Free Banana Bread

    The only vegan gluten free banana bread recipe you’ll ever need! Perfectly textured, moist, and packed with banana flavor.
    4.86 from 27 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-Free
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 308kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Flour (272g)
    • ½ cup White Granulated Sugar (100g)
    • ½ cup Light Brown Sugar (100g)
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 tsp Baking Powder
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
    • ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
    • 1 Flax Egg 1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed Meal + 3 Tbsp Hot Water
    • 1 ⅓ cups Mashed Ripe Banana (300g)
    • ½ cup Soy Milk (120ml)
    • ¼ cup Coconut Oil (55g)
    • 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
    • 1 cup Chopped Walnuts (100g) plus more to sprinkle on top
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    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a 9×5 loaf pan by spraying with non-stick spray and lining the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
    • Add the gluten free all purpose flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to a mixing bowl and mix together.
    • Prepare your flax egg by mixing 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed meal with 3 tablespoons of hot water and letting it sit for a minute to become gloopy.
    • Add the bananas, soy milk and coconut oil to a blender and blend until smooth.
    • Pour out the blended banana mix over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Add the flax egg, vinegar and vanilla and mix into a thick batter.
    • Add in the chopped walnuts and mix in.
    • Transfer the batter into your prepared loaf pan and sprinkle more chopped walnuts on top.
    • Bake for an hour until browned on top and cooked through.
    • Let cool for around 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
    • Slice and enjoy!

    Notes

    1. For the most accurate results weigh your flour. I have tried this with different blends, so any gluten-free flour blend that is meant for baking should work great here.
    2. If you have a food scale and can weigh out the banana, then there is no need to mash it first. You can just add the peeled bananas to the blender and blend with the other ingredients. However, if you’re only using cups to measure then mash the banana to get the correct amount in cups, before adding it to your blender with the other ingredients to blend.
    3. The walnuts are optional. You can leave them out or use a different nut like chopped pecans or add vegan chocolate chips instead. 
    4. This recipe was first published in July 2019. It has been updated with extra tips and photos but the recipe itself is unchanged. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.9g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 12.9g | Saturated Fat: 5.2g | Sodium: 250mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 24.6g
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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    1. Ashlee says

      October 22, 2022 at 6:55 pm

      Perfection! So fluffy, not dense like so many other gf recipes. Just yum!! Next time I’ll check it at 55 mins. It ended up a little too dark on the bottom. Or maybe remove it from the pan immediately out of the oven.5 stars

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      • Alison Andrews says

        October 25, 2022 at 10:02 am

        So glad it was good! Thanks for the great review!

        Reply
    2. Maya W says

      October 02, 2022 at 10:42 pm

      I used two smaller loaf pans to make this recipe and it is really good.4 stars

      Reply
    3. Melané Fahner-Botha says

      May 06, 2022 at 6:30 am

      Absolutely the best gf vegan banana bread recipe on the internet.5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        May 06, 2022 at 11:11 am

        Yay! Thank you so much!

        Reply
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