5 Ingredient Vegan Banana Bread

Close up of cut loaf of banana bread on cooling rack.

5 Ingredient Vegan Banana Bread

This simple and delicious 5 ingredient banana bread creates a fluffy, firm loaf that’s tasty and easy to make using just one bowl. It’s fantastic served with some peanut butter!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword 5 ingredient banana bread, 5 ingredient vegan banana bread, Vegan banana bread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings Slices

Calories 194kcal

Equipment

Large bowl
Potato masher (or fork)
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Loaf pan
Whisk
Large mixing spoon
Wire cooling rack
Non-stick cooking spray , to grease pan (or vegan butter/ margarine)

Ingredients

1 ½ cups banana , mashed then measured (385 g)
½ cup brown sugar , packed (110 g)
⅓ cup vegetable oil (70 g/ 80 mL)
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (260 g)
2 teaspoons baking powder

Flavor Boosters (Optional)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10 mL)
pinch of salt
cinnamon , to taste (1-2 teaspoons)
½ cup flavor boosters (chocolate chips, crushed walnuts, etc.)

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Wet Ingredients

Mash banana in a large mixing bowl with a fork or potato masher. Weigh the whole banana then mash, OR mash then measure it.
1 ½ cups banana
Add brown sugar and vegetable oil to the banana and whisk to combine, making sure there are no clumps of brown sugar.
½ cup brown sugar, ⅓ cup vegetable oil

Step 2: Add Dry Ingredients

Add flour and baking powder to the wet ingredients.
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder
If using optional flavor-boosting ingredients, add those now.
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pinch of salt, cinnamon, ½ cup flavor boosters
Stir everything together until it’s just combined (stop when there are no clumps of flour left).

Step 3: Bake and Serve

Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
Grease a loaf pan with vegan butter/ margarine or non-stick cooking spray.
Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and spread it into a flat layer (this is a thick batter).
Bake on the center rack for 45 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean). The top should be golden brown when baked.
Let the loaf sit for 1-2 minutes before carefully removing from its pan. Place onto a wire cooling rack and cool entirely before storing in an airtight container.

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

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