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No butter banana bread

October 30, 2013 by Mandy Mazliah Leave a Comment

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This no butter banana bread uses sunflower oil to make a lighter loaf. Utterly delicious and eternally popular with my children. Suitable for vegans.

banana bread on wooden board with two slices cut

I have a trusty banana bread recipe that I always make when the bananas in the fruit bowl start to turn (which seems to happen a lot in our house, rather conveniently for my late night baking habit).

Tonight however my plans were thwarted by the fact that we had no butter and no self raising flour. Never one to be put off by a baking challenge (as long as it doesn't involve icing, which is my nemesis!) I adapted it to the recipe below.

no butter banana bread, sliced, wooden board

Is this no butter banana bread suitable for vegans?

When I first made this no butter banana loaf I wasn't vegan. The recipe contained eggs and dairy yoghurt. I've now updated the recipe to make it vegan and to include better photographs. 

Now this is a banana bread recipe is 100% suitable for vegans. I hope you enjoy it!

overhead shot of banana bread with bananas on top on wooden board

More banana bread recipes

Since starting Sneaky Veg in 2013 I've made rather a lot of different banana bread recipes. Here they all are:

  • sweet potato banana bread with chocolate chips
  • Christmas spiced banana bread
  • banana and strawberry bread (not yet vegan)
  • banana blueberry muffins
  • spiced vegan banana bread (on my other blog, Cook Veggielicious)
close up of no butter banana bread

Is this banana loaf easy to make?

Yes - it is very easy to make. Apart from a small bowl to mash the bananas in and another to mix your flax eggs you can make the whole recipe in one mixing bowl.

Even kids can help to make this banana bread. See more recipes that kids can cook.

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vegan no butter banana bread, sliced

How to make no butter banana bread

If you have made this recipe I would love it if you’d leave a comment and rating below. Thank you!

banana bread on wooden board with two slices cut

No butter banana bread

This no butter banana bread uses sunflower oil to make a lighter loaf. Utterly delicious and eternally popular with my children.
4 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Course Cake
Cuisine British
Servings 10

Ingredients
 
 

  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 120 ml oil I used sunflower but any cooking oil should work ok
  • 3 medium ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoon ground flax seeds* mixed with 4 tablespoon water)
  • 120 ml plain vegan yoghurt
  • 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 225 g self raising flour**
  • 1.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon

To top (optional)

  • 1 banana halved lengthways, optional

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180°C(fan)/200°C/gas mark 6. Grease a 900g loaf tin and line with baking paper.
  • First make your flax eggs by mixing 2 tablespoon ground flax seeds with 4 tablespoon cold water and set aside to thicken. Mash your three ripe bananas in a mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Whisk together 225g caster sugar and 120ml sunflower oil until smooth. Add 2 flax eggs, 3 mashed bananas, 120ml vegan yoghurt and 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.
  • Use a metal spoon to gently fold in 225g self raising flour, 1.5 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda and 1.5tsp cinnamon until just mixed.
  • If using press the two halves of banana into the top of the banana bread before baking.
  • Pour into the tin and bake for 45-50 minutes. Test with a skewer inserted into the middle - it should come out clean. If the banana bread is getting too brown on top, cover with foil for the last 5-10 minutes of baking.
  • Leave to rest in the tin for a few minutes and then carefully remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Notes

*Also known as linseeds
**If you don't have self raising flour you can use plain flour instead. You will need to add 2 teaspoon baking powder as well.
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