1-Bowl Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Love this! But would it still work if I substitute the almond meal for coconut flour?

What could I sub for bulk, since I’m sugar-free as well? Sugar-free to me is no honey, no agave. Only stevia for sweetening. Thanks for any help with this!

Hi, do you know the weight of the dry ingredients – flour blend, almond meal, oats? I am the worst gluten free grains scooper and measurer…the only recipes that turn out for me have weights of these items:-) thanks!

You continue to amaze me with all the awesome recipes thank you for this one it was excellent :) next time a cuppa chocolate chips I am sure will kick it up a notch

Hello. I was wondering what the 3.5 meant for baking powder. I wasn’t sure how much baking powder to put in because I am unfamiliar with that symbol. Can someone please help? Thanks. I liked the recipe very much except I put too much baking soda.

This was great! I’m not GF but love to mix it up now and then! The true test will be when hubby gets home to try! Only thing I changed was using my own GF flour mix (Robin Hood) and used a mix of almonds and pecans for the meal. Great results! Only thing I would do differently is add something like chocolate chips, berries, or a crumble on top (maybe melted vegan butter and coconut) just for an extra oomph!

I just attempted to make this bread and it was awful!!! Gooey clump with a very bitter aftertaste. Pretty bummed because the ingredients weren’t cheap & it went straight into the trash. Will stick with Elena’s GF recipes.

OH MY GOSH TRIPLE POST. I JUST REALISED I USED THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF FLOUR BLEND AND THE RECIPE SAYS ONLY 1 1/4 CUP. HAHAHA! oh dear dear dear.. i’ll update you in a couple of hours with my turn out…

sorry for the double post! about to attempt round 2.. just about to run out and buy some gluten free baking powder and more oats. am i right in thinking your total amount of gluten free flour blend equals to around 350 grams in english measurements? it just seems like such a huge amount in comparison to your photos, but I guess they were taken in moderation!

I didn’t have all of the flour to make your flour combination, and I had no almond meal so I just added more oats, but my flour amount looked Way too much compared to my liquids.. And the loaf is very very clunky and a little hard. definitely think I did something wrong! How much flour is in your combination in total? I only used brown rice flour and tapioca! Will try round 2 tomorrow… Thank you :) x

I am always looking to improve my GF banana bread with healthier ingredients. I tried this one based on the reviews and the ingredient list. I’m not sure what happened but it had a terrible aftertaste! Could that be from the coconut oil OR almond milk? The texture was perfect so I was very disappointed. The almond milk was plain unsweetened and brand new, but the coconut oil was not a fresh jar, maybe it was spoiled. What do you think could have caused such a bad aftertaste?

This was very tasty but was still gooey after and 1 hr 15 mins. also after 15 more minutes. I wonder how long? I am using a gas convection oven. I don’t get it. I didn’t use Oats but Coconut. Not sure what happend.

Hi,
I am ready to try several of your recipes but noticed I first have to make the Gluten free “flour blend”.
I am not up to making my own potato starch and cannot find it in my area.
Can I substitute corn starch since I don’t have any corn allergies.
Let me know so I can start baking!
Thanks,
Laura

Wow very delicious. I will be making again and again. i used coconut sugar instead of brown sugar, added walnuts and dark chocolate chips, which of course just made it even more scrumptious. thanks for sharing!

I really need some help! !! I really want to make this bread, however this is the second time I have messed up and not sure where. For some reason my batter comes out really thick…any shuts to where ive gone wrong? ?!!!

I love your one bowl Gluten free Banana Bread!!!! My husband who doesn’t like anything health has eaten half the loaf!!!! Thank you :-)

Love your recipes; this one especially! Super easy and really good! I made these vegan style and substituted the egg with flax and the honey with agave syrup (honey is not vegan). I would definitely recommend! :)

So I have a kiddo allergic to soy, gluten, dairy, egg and almonds. I know, the pits, right?! Anyhow thinking we can use your sub for egg, and rice milk for the milk, but any suggestion for substitute for almond meal? Do they make another nut meal or maybe more GF flour? Would love to know any suggestions or ideas! Thanks!

I made this a few days ago, and it was AMAZING! I would eat it every day if I could. I currently have a plethora of zucchini coming out of the garden, and I would like to incorporate it into this bread. Does anyone have any ideas of how I could do that? Maybe just increase the flour?

Can I use just the brown rice flour instead of the mixture?

Thanks!

I can’t wait to try these but I don’t have any almond meal or almond milk. Can I use soy milk instead and leave out the almond meal, you think?

Do we need to add xantham or guar gum to the GF flour? BTW recipe sounds amazing – I can’t wait to try it out!

I just made this and absolutely love it. I substituted 2/3 cup of brown sugar for the other sweeteners, and also used 3 tbsp melted butter instead of oil. It’s got a lovely texture and flavour. I will make this one again. Thanks so much for sharing it. :)

I made this banana bread yesterday, and it is so yummy! The almond meal makes the bread perfectly nutty, and it’s super moist. This will definitely be my new standby recipe for when I have a few ultra ripe bananas!

Thank you for this recipe! My first success with a tasty GF bread. Only wish I had added dark chocolate chips. I didn’t have almond milk so used unsweetened low fat soy and I didn’t have almond meal so made my own pistachio meal. Delicious, quick and easy.

Just are the vegan version for the second time in 3 weeks! This recipe is sooo good!
I slice, package & freeze. Then I take 1 slice at a time out to enjoy! Thank you for another divine recipe!

Excellent! Best GF banana bread I have made or tried.

A search for “Vegan Banana Bread” brought me to your beautiful site & this gorgeous recipe. I love that you included oats in the recipe. I am wondering how, if possible, I could incorporate peanut Butter in this recipe? Any ideas?

Thank You!

I am not sure what went wrong but after 1 hour 10 minutes this bread was like rubber. :(

i wonder could u advise me of a gf flour mix that would contain no wheat rice almond or potato as ive to eliminate these from my diet which i could use to make your banana bread . thanks

I made this because the pictures look so incredible. Turns out the bread itself was equally magnificent. And now I plan to cook my way through all your recipes because everything looks so irresistible. Thank you for gracing the internet with such a beautiful site!

Another review…..I stumbled across your blog looking for a gluten free banana bread. Although I have already made my stand-by banana bread recipe, adapting it for gluten free, I wanted to try something new.

Well, this one is a keeper! I used organic eggs and milk (we’re not vegan) and coconut oil…my own gluten free blend (from another blog, sorry) but otherwise, everything else was the same as the recipe calls for.

I baked it in a stoneware bread pan for 1 hour 10 minutes and let rest for 30 minutes in the pan, then 1 hour on a wire rack before cutting into it. This is really a full-flavored dense-but-not-heavy banana bread. It will now replace my old recipe which had a lot of oil and sugar in it…this one is so much healthier, and gluten free besides.

Thanks!!

Hi there, I’m new to your wonderful site and wanted to thank you for this, and the other amazing vegan gluten free recipes…I made this with the flax egg and subbed all sugar/honey for 150g coconut nectar…it’s gorgeous! I made it late last night (as it’s very warm here in the UK at the mo) and left it to cool overnight and like santa leaving a gift for me, there it was this morning waiting for me! Perfection! It went very well with my morning hot chocolate in bed :) Again, thank you and keep up the good work ;)

Just made this with my kids this morning for my birthday. We shared big slabs of it for lunch and I have to say this bread is legitimately delicious. We really struggle to find gluten free baked goods that are delicious. This one hit the spot. Thank you so very much!!

I am dying to make this but I don’t have almond meal. What could I use instead ?

Not only is this recipe delicious, it’s *incredibly* forgiving. I had two overripe bananas and some quickly spoiling blueberries that I was loathe to throw out, so I surfed up a GF, vegan banana bread recipe. I started on the recipe without really checking what I had on hand, or how much, and ended up making several substitutions on the fly. It still turned out FAN-TAS-TIC. I can’t believe how great the texture and flavor are. Here are the subs I made, just in case anyone’s wondering how much they can get away with :o)

– Used only 2 bananas and a little warm water to aid the mashing process
– Used chia instead of egg
– Had no brown sugar on hand, used 1/4c cane sugar and 1/4 c blackstrap molasses, plus a little extra to sub out the honey (no honey on hand either!!)
– For some reason I was compelled to use 4tsp baking powder, I’m such a spaz, it’s a wonder anything I bake ever turns out edible
– I see measurements more as “guidelines…” LOL so I probably used about 4TB melted coconut oil
– Flour: Used 2c almond meal, 1/4 c rice starch, 1/4c corn starch, and this is the funniest sub IMO, only had 1c oats so I used 1/4c of granola and crisped rice cereal instead! LOL
– Tossed in about 1 1/2c of blueberries before baking
– Baked in muffin tins instead of loaf pans for about 15min

I think that’s it. And despite my mangling the recipe beyond recognition, it turned out absolutely stellar. I credit the recipe with being flexible and myself with pure DUMB LUCK! :o)

I just baked this and it turned out great, with a rather dense moist texture that I really like. I like the variety of flavours here, this is different from banana bread recipes that just keep it really simple. I didn’t have coconut oil so I used about a quarter cup or so of butter, and I used only brown sugar. I added chocolate chips too – to encourage my ten year old daughter to give a gluten-free banana bread a try! I think she’ll like it. Next time I’m going to try with less sugar or maybe substitute just honey – this turned out quite sweet (for my taste – but I still love it) and I’m interested in trying it with a bit less of the sweet ingredients. I will definitely try some of your other recipes. Thanks!

LOL! Yes- it IS 3.5! I didnt have my “ol’ lady” glasses on & my arm just isn’t long enough anymore!!!
This was a HUGE success @ my house!
& YES no matter how tempting wait until.it cools to slice! I made 2 small loaves & my grown son couldn’t wait… ; 0)
Thank you so much for sharing this!

3-5 teaspoons baking powder…?

I just made this with regular flours, 2% milk, some applesauce + bananas (only had 2), and a flax egg. I added walnuts and baked it for an hour. It was great! Thanks for a good recipe :).

Dana – I want to thank you! I was an avid baker as a child (made my first sheet of baklava at 10 years old!) and loved spending time whipping up decadent treats. As I got older though, and had a child – the thought of feeding my daughter sweet desserts or breakfast items made with white flour, sugar and butter just didn’t sit well with me. So I gave of my love for baking. I did have a brief flirtation with other ‘healthy baking’ cookbooks but found the ingredient lists and complicated (not to mention expensive) recipes to be not worth the trouble. Then, last week, when looking for a healthy, simple banana bread recipe (My husband is Gluten-Free so it’s been trying to make everyone happy around here!) I stumbled upon your lovely site! After having great success with this fantastic recipe – I HAD to try a batch of the Peanut Butter Cups – also a huge success! We used the leftover peanut butter/coconut cream as a ‘butter’ for this bread btw. I am very much looking forward to trolling through your amazing recipes and beautiful site – Congrats and thank you for doing us all such a great service!

My 18 year old niece has recently been diagnosed with several allergies and food intolerances, including dairy and gluten. She has really had a hard time finding recipes for favorite foods she can no longer eat, which includes banana bread. I was determined, so I searched and found your blog. I made this for her while I was visiting yesterday, but she did have a chance to sample the bread before I flew home today. This is the text I had from her when my plane landed: “Oh my goodness. This banana bread is delicious!!!!!!! The bread is so so so so so so so so so so so so so good.” Enough said! Thank you!! I can’t wait to try other things from your blog and send them to her!

I made this Banana “nut” bread today, for a ladies group that meets at my home. I am gluten free but they are not, so I was hoping it wasn’t too “odd” tasting to them. It came out wonderful! I added 1 cup of walnuts; I was worried it may be crumbly but it sliced just like or better than my old wheat Banana Bread recipe. I was so pleasantly surprised! I used 1/4 C. Coconut sugar in place of white sugar and followed the recipe except I used real butter and milk, so it wasn’t vegan. Very good and fairly “low sugar””. I will check out more of your recipes. Thanks!

I was making a whole wheat banana bread before I found this but I have been trying to go gluten free as my stomach feels MUCH better without wheat. I am sooooo glad i found this recipe! I just made it last night and the loaf is already half gone…my fiancé said this is the best recipe I have made hands down. Thanks so much for this awesome recipe– EVERYONE needs to go make this….NOW!

I have celiac’s disease and it has been difficult to find a really delicious and gluten free banana bread, this recipe is over the top wonderful!! So easy to make and is very moist and flavorful. Thanks so much for sharing.

This is the first gluten free bead I’ve had where it’s not crumbly and obvious that it’s GF. It’s so moist and delicious! Thank you! Making my second batch now ;)

I had this bookmarked to make for our families beach trip and I did the trial run today and OMG! It was YUM! Soooo cannot tell this is gluten free! I subbed out 1/8 cup Truvia baking blend instead of the cane sugar, left out the honey, and subbed unsweetened applesauce for the oil. The texture is PERFECT, however it is a bit, not exciting. I’m going to try out the additions others have recommended and sub out coconut cream for the milk and coconut sugar for the brown sugar. And add walnuts (my mother doesn’t consider it banana bread without walnuts) and nutmeg. I think I am even going to do the flax seed instead of egg and make it gluten free, egg free, dairy free, and delicious!
Thank you for this! GF bread is often SO wrong in texture that it’s great to get one that isn’t!

Thank you so much for this recipe. I made it this morning and really love it. I used regular unbleached flour instead of gluten fee. I used my blender to make the almond meal and the size of the pieces was varied and I left it that way since the smaller pieces looked like they would soon turn into almond butter. The bigger pieces were a delight in the bread. You were able to use so many bananas without ending up with a mushy texture! I was surprised. This is going to be my go to BANANA BREAD!

Hello, I have been looking for your ‘go to’ flour blend. Could you tell me please what the ingredients are. Thank you !

Quick cooking or regular oats? Assuming regular?

We are nut free. What can I use instead of the almond milk and almond meal? Thanks in advance!

yum, if i make these as muffins (aiming for about 16 min), how long do you think they should go for and what temperature? thanks :)

Okay made a double batch and baked it as 3 loaves, although I accidentally tripled the sugar.
We love it, friends stopped by, they loved it. Passes all tests.
Oh and I used coconut cream in place of the milk, worked fantastic.

Perfect!!! I was just searching for a gluten free banana bread recipe, so far since going gf I haven’t made my own recipe (lazy) and haven’t liked any I’ve tried so far.
Making this NOW.
Oh and the coconut oil, even better since I was looking to make it dairy free.

Ive got this beauty in the oven as we speak. Cant wait to try it. Thanks for an awesome Recipe. I Will sure be sharing it!!!

Hi Dana,

I love, love your blog, bravo!
I’m making this today and will be adding cacao nibs and hemp hearts. Question for you, what is your favorite commercial GF flour blend, or do you prefer making your own?

have a delicious day!
dev
OM Chef

I can’t wait to try out the recipe. It looks sooo good. Can I sub the oats for chopped walnuts instead?

I love your blog! It is amazing. Your photographs are perfect. I’m a minimalist, so to come to your blog and see your photos is perfect. They are beautiful. Thanks for the awesome recipes!

This recipe looks amazing and I can’t wait to try it out. I’m wondering if I should add Xanthan Gum to the GF flour blend?

Dear Dana,

This recipe looks amazing. But could you suggest a substitute for the oat (not buckwheat). Thank you. My daughter and I are oat intolerant.
Thank you.

Nice recipe. Thank you.

I am glad that I stumbled upon this blog! I am all about healthy eating and although I don’t follow a vegan or gluten free diet I love to try recipes like these. Bananas are my all time faves so this banana bread looks yummy! Can’t wait to try it, thanks.

I’m a bit confused about what to sub out, since I’m not gluten allergic but wanted to try this anyway: do I sub out the oats + almond/gf flour mix – or do I keep the oats and sub for the rest of the flour types? Thanks :)

I made this the other night and it was gone the next day! It didn’t even last 24 hrs in my house. It’s such an easy and simple recipe that I can make anytime. My preschoolers have already asked that I make this everyday! Thanks for another great healthy recipe!

Hey! I was wondering if you know of a substitute for the almond meal? I’m allergic to nuts & my boyfriend cant have gluten! Also, I’m assuming soy milk would work fine also? CANT WAIT TO TRY IT!!!

I tried the recipe over the weekend, substituting freshly ground whole wheat flour for the gluten-free flour blend and it is fantastic! I omitted the honey since my bananas were super ripe and it was still sweet enough. Love the flavor and texture. This recipe is definitely a keeper!!

Are there alternatives to the almond meal?? Like Coconut flour ( plus extra liquid) ? or Buckwheat? … I find Almond flour Very Very pricey!
Looks Delish tho :D

I am making this bread today but the resulting batter is very dry. I had to put extra milk and it was not sufficient to bring the moisture back. Modifications as follows: replaced almond meal by coconut flour, almond milk by rice milk and used the flax egg method because of my kids allergies. Everything else is the same but the ratio of dry ingredients seems quite high compared to the moist ones. It certainly did not look like your beautiful picture where the batter looks incredibly moist.
Are these the correct proportions, or did my substitutions result in a much drier batter? I hope it still tastes good (currently baking), but next time I would greatly reduce the dry ingredients proportion and see if it works better.

I subbed in whole wheat pastry flour for the gluten free flour blend, used one egg and coconut oil. I baked it for one hour. The bread is a bit more crumbly than other banana breads I am use to, but after sitting out for one day became more moist. The almonds in this bread lend a fantastic flavor and made a nice, filling and quick breakfast paired with fruit.

Love love love this for so many reasons! It’s made in one bowl, it looks so moist, it’s gluten free, and I just love that cracked top! Beautiful!

My son is super-picky and refuses to try anything with texture — I’m worried the bits of oats would put him off. Could I grind the oats into flour for this recipe? (Measure, then grind, or grind, then measure?)

Just wanted to say wow ! Tjis is a great recipe , super moist and light but hearthy at the same time . I did use my own gf blend that consists of oat flour, potato starch, tapioca starch xantham gum and a bit of almond meal plus the almond meal listed on the ingredient list , added a raisin blend and upped the cinammon to 1 teaspoon cause i looove cinammon in banana bread . Also i have been meaning to tell u guys how much your site has helped me view healthy food in a different more doable way . Your recipes are delicious and healthy , looks beautiful and i love how you always post treats , as i have a major sweet tooth ! Oh and great book by the way :-) keep the great work!!

I made this last night with a flax/chia seed (ground) with water to replace the egg and it worked perfectly. My husband couldn’t wait to cut into it so after only 15 min of resting he cut off a slice – beautifully intact and slathered it with earthbound margarine. I am sure the loaf will only last till this afternoon. Thank you for the great recipe!

this sounds so good! definitely have to try it, i love banana bread :)
xo, cheyenne

Yum yum! The fact that this is a “one bowl” recipe just makes my heart sing!

I just happened to have three ripe bananas today so I made this yummy recipe. It turned out awesome! Hubby and I had it with scrambled tofu, tea and fresh apples for our supper. Here are the adjustments I made; I substituted the egg with a chia “egg” (as we are vegan), I used regular oats and one cup of unbleached flour and 1/4 cup of whole wheat flour. I cut back the salt to 1/2 tsp. and used coconut palm sugar in place of the brown sugar. This bread had a great texture and wonderful taste. Can’t wait for breakfast!! Thanks for all your great recipes and lovely pictures.

Awesome website GF bread it looks Scrumptious just need a cold glass of milk. I am going to try this recipes I love it. Fantastic!!!!!

I was going to say that I have bananas in our bowl that look perfect for this recipe… but then I spied your photo and now say your genius with your binder clips!

What if it needs to be nut free – so no almond flour – what would you replace it with?

Love banana bread.. your picture looks amazing… I don’t even add any sugars as I find using ripe bananas is sweet enough for me.. I try to make a GF version, but find it gets too crumbly when I do.. I sometimes have to stick it in the freezer to let it firm up..

Wow! Amazing as always!!! That picture of the brown sugar is simply stunning!!! I would seriously hang that picture in my house!!!

Wow! Thank you for sharing this recipe! Definitely bookmarking and trying this weekend.

This banana bread looks crazy good! i can’t wait to try it!

This looks so good! I have a paleo banana bread recipe somewhere, but I don’t think it has the loft you obviously got with this one. Also, I have a gluten-free friend who has been craving bread products lately…I’ll have to point her your direction :)

Will for sure try this. Son can’t eat eggs so I usually use flax and applesauce as sub. Will let you know how it works.

Ah do I ever wish this was in my oven right now! There is nothing better than fresh, homemade banana bread….

I’ve been addicted to bananas lately! That’s so funny, I had searched your blog for banana bread the other day and just saw the one with butternut squash but decided to wait until you came up with just a basic banana bread recipe. You heard my prayers! :) Definitely going to try this. Thanks Dana for all this hard work you put into devising recipes. :)

Yum! How do you think it would turn out if you substituted the sugars with Coconut Sugar?

Looks delicious! Is the leftover pulp from making almond milk close enough to swap for the almond meal? I’ve been throwing the pulp away but would rather use it if it won’t mess up the texture of the bread.

the texture looks phenomenal! i love the low sugar amount, too. i can’t wait to make this.

i am smitten by this bread..now only if i could have slice.

This looks amazing ! Too funny, I just baked (an hour ago) some gluten-free banana bread :) Going to save this recipe for next time! :)

First of all, I just want to say how far over the moon I am that I stumbled across your blog! I have already tested a couple of your recipes and was thrilled! I’m so anxious to try more! I’ve only recently been introduced to the world of “clean eating” and I am in love. I’ve always been a fairly healthy eater; making sure I get all of my nutrients and whatnot, but I was also eating equal amounts of garbage! I can’t sit here and vow that I will never ever again eat anything processed; that is not realistic for me. I also can’t vow to be gluten free or vegan, but I am making a vow to make better healthier choices when it comes to preparing food for myself and my little family. So thank you for your awesome recipes and for your pictures that make me drool and for your witty, friendly, funny, heartfelt narration to go along with each. Cheers to you! PS – I love that you words such as “amazeballs” and “hubba hubba”! :)

Banana bread of any kind excites me, but one bowl! Heck yes! :)

YES! Let’s do this!! So excited for this recipe!

Such a beautiful loaf! Nothing is better than warm banana bread. Nothing.

Love banana bread! Some days I have to convince the kids they really don’t want a banana so that it can stay in the fruit bowl a little longer and get black enough to bake with. I’ve been experimenting with a recipe and have had banana bread for breakfast each day for a week.
Yours looks fabulous!

I always crave banana bread as winter melts into spring, and this recipe looks delicious.

wow, this is great option for gluten free diet.

Gf and with the oats, and the honey and brown sugar, and one bowl, and that big crackly top from heaven…oh this is awesome! pinned to my banana bread board…I love banana bread. SO much!