Vegan Banana Bread
This vegan banana bread turned out to be sponge like, not the usual texture for banana bread but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Although spongelike and vegan, it still has the same great, banana bread taste!
Banana bread is the perfect recipe to bake when your bananas are starting to look more brown then yellow ;). This recipe was adapted to be vegan so that my sister would be able to eat it. Since Kilana has become vegan Liora and I have been trying to create recipes she can enjoy.
Making the Bread
When creaming the coconut oil and sugar, I recommend softening the coconut oil first. The texture will be a bit tougher then creaming butter and sugar but the result will be the same. Keep in mind that some coconut oils taste more like coconut than others. If using one that tastes like coconut, the flavor will be in the bread. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you like coconut and banana flavors together.
Crushing the bananas is arguably the most fun part of the entire recipe. Liora crushed them using a fork, the riper (browner) the bananas the easier they will be to mush. After combining the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients the batter consistency will be a bit runny, that is okay.
Baking the bread was a bit frustrating for me. It was one of those moments when I had to repeatedly check and reset the timer before the bread was fully cooked. After finally establishing the bread was done baking we let it cool for a few minutes before enjoying the warm bread.
It was fun experimenting with this recipe and I am pleased with the end result. I hope you are able to enjoy this recipe also!
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Vegan Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3-4 bananas (crushed) *the more bananas used the moister the bread
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.Grease and flour a bread/loaf pan. Set aside.
- Cream together 1/2 cup coconut oil and 1 cup sugar.
- Add 1/2 cup applesauce and 3-4 crushed bananas. Mix.
- In a separate bowl mix together 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 tsp cinnamon.
- Add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. Mix.
- Pour mixture into prepared (greased) bread pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 65 minutes. After 65 minutes, stick a toothpick in the center of the loaf, if it does not come out clean cook for an additional 5 minutes.