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Gluten-Free Banana Bread

This gluten-free banana bread recipe is a staple in my house. I make it at least once a week in some form or another. While there are a few different styles of banana bread, this one is slightly dark, perfectly moist, has a very tender crumb and is full of banana flavor. It’s kind of addicting, so after it’s cooled, I will usually pre-slice it and individually wrap or bag it to control portion size. Otherwise, I could eat a whole loaf in a day.

This is the same gluten-free banana bread recipe that I sold in my bakeries for 17 years, both as loaves and muffins. It actually has such a great texture that you can frost it for cupcakes or layer cake, and it is as good as any cake you will ever have.

I have tested this recipe with both of my gluten free flour mixes, Better Batter, Cup 4 Cup, King Arthur Measure for Measure and Bob’s 1:1, and it works perfectly with all of them.

gluten free banana bread

Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Alina Eisenhauer
The easiest, most delicious, foolproof banana bread recipe you will ever make.  This banana bread is loaded with flavor, has a beautiful texture and is so easy to make you will wonder why everyone doesn't make banana bread this way. This recipe makes two loaves, but you can use the slider to adjust the serving size down to 10 if you only want to make one loaf.
4.92 from 36 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, gluten free
Servings 20 slices
Calories 280 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 378 grams 1:1 gluten-free flour blend
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 bananas (ripe) approx. 600 grams mashed
  • 448 grams sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 112 grams/ml avocado oil (or canola oil)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 170 grams walnuts, roughly chopped optional
  • 170 grams chips - chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch, etc.) optional

Instructions
 

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Put the bananas and sugar in another large bowl. Mash with a potato masher or a fork, until there are no pieces bigger than the size of a pea. Add the eggs, mixing well to incorporate. Stir in the oil and vanilla, mixing well.
  • Stir in the flour mixture, a third at a time, until just combined. Do not over mix.
  • Set the batter aside to rest for 30 minutes.
  • If using walnuts, stir in one cup with the one cup of chips, and reserve the remaining half a cup walnuts to sprinkle on top of the loaves.
  • Spray two  8½x-4 ½-inch loaf pans, and divide batter evenly between them. Bake for about an hour or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. I usually check on them, and rotate the pans after the first 30 minutes.
  • If baking as muffins, baking time is reduced to approximately 25 minutes.

Notes

If you want to lower the amount of refined sugar in this recipe, use very ripe bananas and replace the sugar with 1½ cups of raw coconut sugar or maple sugar. The bread will have a slightly richer, molasses-like hint to it.
There are endlesss possibilities for customizing this banana bread to your liking. Try adding chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, different types of nuts, shredded coconut etc.
This recipe also makes great muffins.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 227mgPotassium: 165mgFiber: 3gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 25IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Banana Bread, Banana Muffins
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12 thoughts on “Gluten-Free Banana Bread

  1. 5 stars
    So good my family demands I make it weekly. I often make it in muffins instead of a loaf. Also if you have concerns about sugar, if you use really ripe bananas I have even cut out the sugar.

  2. 5 stars
    Love this, its moist and deliciouse. I make mini ones and always have in my freezer.

  3. 5 stars
    I love this recipe. So easy to make! Just add chips, nuts, etc for variety. Another one of my best sellers as a cottage baker.

  4. 4 stars
    Every recipe i tried always came out gummy, but not this one. Finally! I can eat banana bread again. Awesome

  5. 5 stars
    I’ve made this banana bread so many times, and it’s wonderful every time! Easy to make and so delicious. I especially like to bake them in my brownie pan, so I end up with 12 little square banana cakes. Once cooled, I wrap them individually in plastic wrap and put them in a freezer bag in the freezer. Easy to take one out when I need a treat and let thaw or microwave briefly if I’m in a hurry. One of my favorite recipes!

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