Better than your Mom’s Banana Bread

Vegan. Dairy Free. Whole Food. Simple delicious banana bread.

Old school banana bread probably has 2 sticks of butter and 7 eggs. Well, there’s a new recipe in town with all the satisfaction and none of the guilt! This is just pure, unadulterated banana goodness. Simple ingredients, but such satisfying bread!

You can add all the usual suspects to this bread if you’re the type who likes banana bread with stuff; a cup of walnuts or pecans, half a cup of chocolate chips, or a cup of berries would be divine.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed banana
½ cup 100% pure maple syrup
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup unsweetened plant-based milk
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a large mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the mashed banana, maple syrup, applesauce, plant-based milk, and vanilla.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients, mixing just until everything is evenly moistened.
5. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Distribute the batter evenly along the length of the pan but don’t spread the batter to the edges; the batter will spread as it bakes. Bake for 55-60 minutes.