Almond Flour Banana Bread Recipe

Almond flour banana bread sliced on a plate with coffee on the side

Almond Flour Banana Bread Recipe

The one and only Almond Flour Banana Bread recipe you need. Sweetened with a little bit of coconut sugar and ripe bananas, this low-carb banana almond loaf is gluten-free, dairy-free, wheat-free, and paleo friendly.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings slices

Calories 254kcal

Author Aysegul Sanford

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon vegetable Oil, plus 1 teaspoon for greasing the pan (coconut oil, avocado oil, grapeseed oil would all work) (14g)
2-3 Ripe Bananas Brown-Speckled, Medium Bananas, mashed, about 1 ¼ cups (300g)
3 large eggs at room temperature
⅓ cup (70g) Coconut Sugar OR ¼ cup (84g) Maple Syrup/Honey
1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar (15g)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (4g)

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups Almond Flour (240g)
¼ cup Ground Flaxseed (28g)
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (3g)
¾ teaspoon Baking Soda (4g)
1 teaspoon Baking Powder* (4g)
½ teaspoon Fine Sea Salt (2g)
¼ cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 60g plus 2 Tablespoons (30g) extra for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8X4 or 9x5 inch loaf pan with 1 teaspoon oil and line with a piece of parchment paper in the middle, with excess hanging out of the sides (this helps for easy removal).
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, mashed bananas, eggs, coconut sugar OR maple syrup/honey, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract.
In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, flaxseed, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Mix dry and wet ingredients together. Fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
Transfer to the prepared loaf pan, smooth the top and sprinkle with chocolate chips, if using, gently pressing them onto the surface. Bake 55-60 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Slice and serve.

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Notes

Want to turn these into muffins instead? If so, simply divide the batter equally in a 12-cup muffin tin and bake in a pre-heated 375 F degree oven for 30-35 minutes.
For the paleo version, in place of 1 teaspoon of baking powder, you can mix together 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar.

VARIATIONS:

Banana Nut Bread: Add ½ cup unsalted, lightly toasted nuts, such as walnuts or pecans.
(Flourless) Banana Bread with Dried Fruit: Add ¼ - ½ cup dried cranberries, raisins or diced Turkish apricots.
(Gluten-Free) Banana Coconut Bread: Add ½ cup unsweetened, shredded coconut to really bring out all that coconut flavor!
Banana Spice Bread: As I mentioned before, I only used 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to keep the flavors cleaner. But if you enjoy banana bread with a kick of warming spices, add another 1 teaspoon cinnamon or mix it up with ¼ teaspoon each ground allspice, nutmeg, and cloves.

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