Chocolate Banana Bread

Gluten Free | Soy Free | Nut Free | Refined Sugar Free

Just because you’re vegan does not mean you have to be deprived of staple bakes such as this chocolate banana bread! Banana bread is a classic favorite in my house that my husband and I love to enjoy over the weekend. There’s something that we love about waking up to the delicious smells of this chocolatey banana bread on a Saturday!

There are many banana bread recipes out there, but one of the things I love about this recipe is that it is not only vegan, but it is also nut, gluten, and refined sugar free! This means goodbye to white sugar and bleached flour, butter, gluten, processed chocolate chips, and dairy.  Instead, we are using a gluten free flour and flaxseed eggs (used as a binding ingredient as an egg replacement for vegans). The result is a super tasty, and moist, chocolate banana bread. This chocolate banana bread is super moist. Do you want to know the secret? The bananas. Make sure you go for the ripe bananas when you’re gathering your ingredients. The more spots the better.

I use a 9×5 loaf pan most of the time when I make this at home, but this recipe is super versatile, and you can make chocolate banana bread muffins if that’s what you prefer.

Recipe Overview & Features

• Easy to make
• Gluten free
• Nut free
• Oil free
• Refined sugar free
• Versatile

What you need

• All purpose gluten free flour
• Large ripe bananas
• Vegan butter
• Non-dairy milk – I use almond milk
• Coconut sugar or maple syrup
• Flaxseed eggs – flaxseed & water mixture
• Vanilla extract
• Sea salt
• Baking soda
• Baking powder
• Ground cinnamon
• Non-dairy chocolate chips – I use the Enjoy Life brand

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Chocolate Banana Bread

Author: Elevated Vegan Eats Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: Gluten Free Courses: Desserts & Bakes Recipe Keys: Gluten Free Nut Free R Refined Sugar Free Soy Free

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 50 mins Total Time 1 hr

Servings: 8

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This chocolate banana bread recipe combines your two favorite things into one and can be enjoyed in the morning or at night!

Ingredients

Servings

• 2 cup All purpose gluten free flour
• 4 Ripe bananas (large, mashed)
• ¹⁄₂ cup Vegan butter
• ¹⁄₄ cup Non-dairy milk
• ¹⁄₂ cup Maple syrup
• 2 Flaxseed eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₄ tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Baking powder
• 1 ¹⁄₂ tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1 cup Dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper. 

   *Leave strips on the sides to easily lift the loaf out of the pan when it is done baking.

3. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together. 

4. Once your dry ingredients are mixed, add all other ingredients to the bowl (except the chocolate chips). Mix until using a wooden spoon, a handheld or stand mixer. 

5. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips into the mix. 

6. Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan. 

7. Bake between 50 to 60 minutes.

   *You can check to see if the loaf is fully baked by sticking a tooth pick or wooden skewer in the middle of the load. If it comes out clean, it is done!

8. Opting out of the chocolate glaze? Use the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips to sprinkle on top of the warm loaf.

   Want to add a chocolate glaze? Melt 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of coconut oil. Poke tiny holes on the top of the loaf. Drizzle or brush the glaze over the top of loaf and spread evenly to make a chocolate glaze. *This chocolate glaze is optional.

Note

For 1 flaxseed egg I do 2-3 tablespoon of water to every tablespoon of ground flaxseed meal. Mix it well and set aside for 10 minutes. Repeat for each egg hat is called for in the recipe.

If opting to add the chocolate glaze, set aside 1 teaspoon of coconut oil.

Keywords: Chocolate Banana Bread, Banana Bread, Bakes