1-Bowl Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Made this last night in a rush and forgot to add the milk. I didn’t find much online about what happens when you forget to add milk so let it bake out to see what it would be like… and curiously, it’s still delicious (a bit dense but nothing some butter and honey can’t remedy).Can’t wait to try this again with all the ingredients!

Your recipe instructions exclude the addition of vanilla extract, egg, sugars, baking powder, salt etc. I had to improvise which was a bit annoying. Maybe revise your instructions. We’ll see how it turns out!

I made this about two hours ago, and it’s half gone! This is hands down the BEST banana bread recipe I have come across. I used golden brown coconut sugar, and cut the amount in half since we like things a little more on the savory side. I only had about 1/4 cup of almond flour so I subbed tigernut flour, and it worked perfectly. This is definitely becoming a thing, thank you!

I have made this for years and wanted to share what I do. I use all purpose flour instead of the gluten free flour (since we’re not gluten free) and then I top it with more cane sugar before baking. I bake at 325 for 90 minutes because it wasn’t cooking evenly for me at the higher temp. I also use a glass loaf dish so I’m not sure if that affects it. Just wanted to share in case this helps anyone. It’s such a great recipe, I eyeball most ingredients and it comes out perfect each time!

This bread was so good! I used coconut brown sugar and monk fruit sugar. The texture was perfect and it was so moist!

Made this for kiddos and they had no idea it was gluten free. I even cut out some of the sugar and they still devoured it. Thanks for helping this mom make health snacking easier and delicious!

Yay, I think I found something to keep my husband from buying sugar Leyden banana bread from the bakeries. He loved this and I only used 1/4 cup of maple syrup as my bananas were sweet. Oh and I subbed almond butter for oil as you have had us non oil users do in other recipes. I’m still in awe how you have turned me into a half way decent baker.

This recipe is so dangerous (good)! My substitutions: maple sugar for all of the sugar & I did w/o the maple syrup since my bananas were so ripe; walnuts on top; made into 12 big muffins – 350°F for 20 mins

I wanted to let others know that I ran out of some of my GF flours so I didn’t have the ingredients to make the custom blend. I DID however have bananas that needed to be used right away and couldn’t wait for me to order flour! So instead I subbed in King Arthur GF Measure for Measure, and it worked great. When I do finally restock I’ll have to try with the custom blend too. I also added chocolate chips because my kids think the only muffins worth eating have chocolate, ha. I think these would also be fantastic with added nuts for nutrition. Thanks for a great recipe!

Great cake! I inadvertently grabbed a small bottle of imitation brandy and poured it in before I clicked that it wasn’t vanilla but it still turned out fantastic! I also didn’t have the oat flour but I doubled the GF flour instead. It was a very heavy loaf but suuuuper soft and fluffy.

These turned out wonderfully! I used a flax egg and ended up creaming coconut oil rather than melting it. I I used all purpose flour instead of GF flour. I baked in a silicone mini muffin mold at 350 for 30 minutes and it made 40 mini muffins. Thanks MB!

The best gluten free banana bread recipe I’ve honestly ever had. I added 1 c chocolate chips – delicious!

Hi Dana, this recipe is so delicious! I made it today and i loved it! i didn’t have all the ingredients for your gluten free flour blend so I used Melissa Singh’s recipe that contains chickpea flour and it still turned out great – http://www.melissasingh.com/recipe/3-ingredient-gluten-free-flour-blend/. I wasn’t able to taste any beaniness. I also reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup because the bananas I had were pretty ripe so the bread is still sweet. The chocolate chips are a must of course! Thank you! Will definitely make this again.

Great recipe! Easy, quick, and full of flavour! Love it!
Used coconut sugar instead of brown/cane sugar, it worked well!

I have probably made this twenty times, as it is a favorite in my house. I usually add raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, flax and chia seeds, and almond extract.

Such a good recipe! I added almond butter to this and added a little extra cinnamon came out so robust and moist ! Thank you!

Gluten free banana bread,
We have made to many times and the family have enjoyed it every time,
I cut out the gluten free flour and substituted with almond flour/ ground almond. Taste even better.
Also added toasted chopped cashew nuts in to the mix

I just made this, and it looks and smells wonderful, and stays together while cutting it. Can I cut back on the sodium though? My husband and I found it really salty.

The most delicious banana bread I have had since going gluten free. I was always an avid baker and this website has really helped me to understand that being gluten free doesn’t mean grainy, tasteless food! And I LOVE that there are dairy free suggestions as well.

This banana bread was so tasty my family of 3 adults and two kids literally buttered it right out of the oven and ate the entire loaf! It definitely could use that time as stated in the recipe notes “to cool completely” so it doesn’t crumble but I dare you to try!!!

Oh my gosh, so yummy. Came out just perfectly.

Changes:
I added a fourth banana because I had it.
Used slightly less than 1/2 cup of honey instead of both sugars and the maple syrup.
We are not gluten free and I did not have almond flour so I used 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour, and 1 1/2 cups of oats.

The GF Banana bread was amazing and will feature on my baking list as a breakfast item consistently. I used your DIY Gluten free flour blend, used only 2 bananas, eliminated the maple syrup completely and substituted and reduced the sugars to 1/4 cup coconut sugar. The bread was moist and flavorful and I loved the addition of oats. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.

Hi! Love your recipes! I’ve made this several times for children whom also have nut and egg allergies. In place of almond meal I sub Flaxseed meal and in place of almond milk I used coconut milk. Also used egg replacer in place of the egg.
Comes out delicious!

Hi,
I have a question I haven’t seen here yet. The most difficult part of this recipe for me was lining the loaf pan with parchment paper. I did the best I could do, hopefully it is forgiving. Is there a reason it must be lined, or could I have just greased the pan well?

This delicious smelling banana bread is in the oven, I am looking forward to trying it.

Thanks!

Oh my – this is good!! My elder daughter and I are GF and my husband and younger daughter are definitely not!!
The girls are currently virtual schooling at home (COVID related) and I made a loaf as their breaktime treat. I used one almost rotten (quite blackened on the inside) banana and 2 medium ripe and then left out the brown sugar (so just the other sugar and maple syrup), also added a whole lot of chopped pecan nuts to the mix and a 1/2 teaspoon of xanthum gum.
The whole family loved it – there’s almost none left 2 hours after it came out of the oven!
I have tried many GF banana loaf recipes and this is by far the best. Thank you so much.

My go-to banana bread recipe since it was posted! Made again today, this time into muffins with chocolate chips and pecans.

I love the flavor of this recipe. It is a little crumbly, but I didn’t mind. It was a little heavy in the middle. I followed the baking directions in this recipe, and top got really brown at 1 hour, and it pick tested clean, so I took it out. Could have had about 15 more minutes, but I think the top would have been burned. I will try this recipe again because the flavor was so good, but would recommend lower temp for a little longer time. 325 degrees for maybe 80-90 minutes.

Merry Christmas.
My daughter and I made this and ate it all in one day. Lol. I had shared it into my AnyList app and for some reason when it transfered over it skipped adding the maple syrup to the ingredients. It also skipped the almond meal and changed the flour to 2 cups gf flour blend and 1.5 cups oats.
I only noticed this once I had added all the ingredients and it was already in the oven of course. Haha.
Still tasted great.

No changes necessary here, but I did add toasted walnuts and yum …really awesome recipe for banana bread!

This is my favorite banana bread.
This is a recipe everyone should add to there personal favorites, regardless if you are on a gluten-free diet or not.

Great recipe, but I make muffins (12) instead of bread, and cook only about 20 minutes and use cupcake tins in the muffin pan. I substitute sugars with monk fruit and coconut sugars, make my own GF flour blend. The best part is I’ve tried substituting the bananas with a can of pumpkin and 1/2 c applesauce and add a little cloves for a pumpkin muffin, and just substituted bananas for 3/4 c applesauce, 3/4 c maple syrup, and eliminate the vanilla and 1/4 c sugar for a an apple/maple pumpkin. This is a very versatile recipe. I use the applesauce as a replacement for some of the texture of the bananas, and have tried pureed plums as well since we have a surplus crop of plums. All work well.

I made the exact recipe, except that I used half cup of coconut sugar in place of cane and brown sugar. And I used a flax egg. It came out perfectly well! It is moist, chewy, and tastes amazing. Just found my go to banana bread recipe. Thanks a lot!

I’m no baker and used some suggestions in comments. baked for about 1:03 minutes. probably could have taken it out a bit sooner to preserve some moisture and leave a bit more moist but this was rly good. just the right amount of sweetness. Kind of like a banana cornbread. Looked great! I’ll be sure to tag you

Made this with:

CHANGES:
2tsp imitation vanilla extract (figured fake stuff could use some extra)
1/2 cup amber maple syrup (athlete and not wanting all that sugar, plus figured cornmeal would help with texture)
1tbsp raw cane sugar (turbinado)- for texture/ flavor dimension?
3tsp baking powder (since people noted it could be a bit much)

SUBSTITUTIONS:
soy milk
1Cup cornmeal (had no almond meal and saw cornmeal worked. I didn’t go 1:1 as I was almost out of cornmeal and MEANT to add a bit more oats but forgot smh- luckily it worked )

Regular Bob’s unbleached all-purpose flour.
ADDITIONS:
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg (I’m Jamaican we love nutmeg!)
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup semi-sweet baking chocolate chips
1/2 tsp baking soda

Made this recently and subbed coconut sugar for cane sugar and left out the brown sugar and it turned out plenty sweet for me, great texture still and delish!

OMG – in a word – swoon. When I realized over 10 years ago I had to be gluten free (was already vegan) there were few recipes out there and none like this. For my second-ever attempt at VGF baking (first was your brownies, also a hit) this was ridiculous – both easy and 100% satisfying. Tender, hearty, aromatic, if just a tad too sweet for my taste, but a cup of tea or coffee and a little smear of vegan margarine for saltiness – perfection.
Would use a bit less sugar and a lot more cinnamon next time but that means there’ll BE a next time.
Your website rocks. Thank you! Always stuck to savory recipes before but thanks to you, I’ll be branching out.
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I have used this recipe probably about 20 times now. I love it, thank you! My daughter has celiac disease and also has a tree nut, egg, and dairy allergy so I use this recipe and make a few changes based on what she can and can’t have. Turns out great every time!

This is the go-to banana bread in our house – dense/hearty, decadent, and so delicious! I make it ALL the time and have perfected it for our tastes/weird oven quirks by making 2 tweaks;

– With the oats, I like to put in 1/4 cup as-is then take the 1 cup and blend it in my Ninja so it’s more like a flour than full oats

– We cook the loaf for at least 1 hour and 15min – sometimes even 5-10 more minutes so it’s not still mushy in the middle. I’ll finish it off with a 5min broil to get the top a little more brown and crispy :)

Thank you SO much for this amazing gf/df recipe!!

Best banana bread recipe eve!! Just kept out the sugar and substitute for 1/2 cup of Maple syrup. Just saying this recipe become my family favourites! Thank you 😊

Another yummy recipe! I made this and am enjoying eating it. Thanks! I recommend making it!

This recipe really is wonderful.
I made it several times until now, but used whole wheat. Now I have to avoid gluten, so I tried to really follow the steps as suggested this time and it’s the best banana bread I made till now!

I made the GF flour mix just as instructed (but subbed white rice with buckwheat flour), replaced all sugar with coconut sugar (and decreased the quantity). Since I am not supposed to eat oats until my gut heals, I replaced them with coconut flakes. I added some walnuts too. So in the end a mix between this recipe and the other GF banana bread :-) loving the result! Delicious and (semi-)healthy ;-)

I had an over abundance of very ripe bananas since my 21 year old daughter decided to stop making smoothies which led me to this fantastic recipe! Oh my goodness this is good! My non-gluten free friend and her family loved it too! My other friend enjoyed it so much she made muffins with the recipe but using coconut sugar instead. As soon as the last slice was gone, I made another loaf with the last of the bananas! My daughter and I each had a slice this morning for breakfast and are so well pleased! Thank you!

I made two batches of this today, one as an upside down rum banana bread and one with a “streusel” type in the center and on top- both turned out SO DREAMY. The changes I made:

Didn’t add vanilla (did not have any)
Subbed 1/2 of the almond milk with rum
Used King Arthur flour blend as that is what I had on hand

Highly recommend turning this into rum banana bread as I did and topping it with a yummy rum glaze. Thank you!!

I didn’t have GF flour blend when I made this, so I used 1.5 cups almond flour, 1 cup coconut flour, and the 1.25 cups oatmeal. It came out pretty good. Not the very best texture, but in a pinch, it worked. The taste was very nice.

Pretty frigging dope banana bread. Should have let it cool more before butting but to be fair it does say that in the recipe, so I guess read it all the way through before you start.

This was a triumph! Thank you for the great recipe. Xxx
Modifications below:
4 ripe bananas (I added an extra one)
1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg (in addition to the cinnamon)
1/4 cup organic coconut sugar instead of cane sugar (in addition to the 1/4 cup packed organic brown sugar, but skipped the maple syrup, it was plenty sweet without it)
Baked in just under an hour in a loaf tin.
Delicious!

I made this today as I wanted a quick morning tea, had to adjust some of the ingredients as I didn’t have enough almond meal made up and no GF flour so I substituted some coconut flour. Also left out the maple syrup and would probably leave out a bit more sugar next time. As I wanted it to cook quickly I used my 12 cupcake pan and only took about 20-25 minutes. Really moist and delicious.

I made this recipe and absolutely loved it. I was looking for a healthy, low sugar, dairy free recipe so adapted this slightly :
– I only added slightly less than 1/4 cup brown sugar and added a 4th banana for sweetness (no other types of sweetener) and it tasted great
– I’m not gluten free so added a mix of half whole flour and whole wheat flour instead of gluten free flour
– I didn’t have any almond meal so subbed it by corn meal, which turned out great

Definitely a keeper, thank you!

I’m just diving into the gluten-free cooking and this bread was absolutely delicious! I added some walnuts and dried cranberries, and since I didn’t have almond meal, used almond flour, and it was just fine. I’m thrilled! Thank you!

I made these into vegan cupcakes by using 3T of aquafaba slightly frothed instead of egg. Often my attempts for gf quick breads turn out gummy and too dense, so I did cupcakes baked for 28 minutes. They are really nice and tasty. I absolutely HATE banana bread and muffins…HATE!!! These are actually good. I think the oats add a lot to the texture and flavor. They seem balanced and not so sickly sweet and banana-y. Thanks for the share, these are making it to the favorites list.

This only needed to bake about 55 minutes for me, and it’s perfectly cooked.

This isn’t overly moist like some banana bread but has a really lovely texture with the almond meal and oats. I think it would have made good muffins, too.

Another great, healthy-ish twist from Minimalist Baker. Thanks!

I’ve made this recipe dozens of times for the last several years, it’s so good I keep coming back to it!

A few observations/tweaks I’ve loved:
1. In my experience you can’t have too many bananas. I usually do 4-5, then skip the maple syrup and regular sugar (but keep the brown sugar).
2. A few times I’ve been light on banana supply (only 1-2 good ripe ones), and subbed with some applesauce. Not as tasty if you’ve had the original, but works in a pinch.
3. A bit of nutmeg (if you have it around) adds a nice flavor.
4. I don’t think the recipe is fully complete without chocolate 😆I usually throw in 1/4-1/2 dark cup chocolate chips as a last step, and lightly mix.

Thank you Dana for this great foolproof recipe!!

SUPER EASY & DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for sharing!

I accidentally used potato flour rather than potato starch but it still came out great! I only added 3 tbsp coconut sugar and 3 tbsp maple syrup it was YUM- yet another win Dana!

Great recipe! Baked 60 minutes and it came out great. I added dark chocolate chips on the top which made the kids want to eat it. I left out the white sugar and only used the brown sugar and maple syrup. I will be making this again, it was delicious!

Thank you for this recipe. I planned to make this for breakfast, but I was too hungry to wait for banana bread. I made muffins to cut down on the baking time. I know that a responsible adult will check that they have all the ingredients before starting a recipe, but apparently that’s not me. When I was almost ready to put them into the muffin cups, I saw that it called for oats, which I had run out of. I just added some pecans, and hemp to add a bit more bulk. It made 18 small/medium sized muffins and they were great. I baked them for 24 minutes, which I’d say was about perfect.

Hello There….

I just made the banana bread, and since I only had buckwheat flour, I used that (being gluten free). And as I’m not much of a baker, couldn’t locate loaf pan, so made it in another kind of square pan. WELL it was delicious and I just wanted you to know that buckwheat flour works really well. In the smaller pan, I only cooked it for 50 minutes and it was almost too long. BUT it is insanely good. I also cut the sugar as I’m more of a salty than a sweet and it is super tasty. Thank you again for another great recipe!

I made this and it turned out perfectly. I didn’t have the gluten free flour blend so what I used was:
– 1 cup of plain flour
– 1/4 cup of tapioca flour
– 1/4 cup of white rice flour (I ground up the rice myself)

I also only used 1/4 cup of Natvia based on the other comments saying that the recipe was a bit too sweet.

I’ve made this recipe multiple times and it always turns out great! I’m allergic to eggs, so do a flax egg instead, and works fine! I’ve shared the bread with someone who also totally loved it. I like the texture and consistency, unlike most things I bake without eggs come out as pancakes! I made this recipe again last night and only had 2 bananas on hand, not 3, so I made the recipe with 2/3 proportions and it ended up being just the right amount to make 12 muffins! I baked them about 40 or 45 minutes and they are great! -definitely let them cool all the way before you try and take the wrapper off though. Thanks for the lovely recipes!!!

This was sooo good, and turned out perfectly moist. I did not have almond meal on hand, so I used oat bran (Bob’s Red Mill) and it was just fine. In the future, I will add chocolate chips or walnuts ;)

THE ABSOLUTE BEST. I’ve been making this recipe for 2+ years. I halve it and bake it in my 8″ skillet. I omit the sugar and have taken liberties swapping the GF flour blend for various other GF flours: buckwheat, oat, sorghum. It always turns out great. I’ve measured to the gram, not measured, forgotten ingredients, used the full amount of ingredients (instead of half) always turns out great. it’s a literal no fail. I love it so much I baked it last night for my birthday breakfast “cake” today. THANK YOU MB!!!

Here are my half-recipe modifications:

1 full egg
2.5 tsp baking powder
3 tbs maple syrup
No sugar
3 tbs almond milk
2 tbs coco oil
Half cup each GF flour, almond flour, oats

I made this for the first time tonight after craving banana bread and a little something sweet. This recipe hit all the spots. I didn’t follow the recipe exactly, tailoring it to my taste. I doubled the vanilla, used more 1/4 more almond flour (not meal) and 1/4 less gf flour. I did use sprouted oats which is coarser. This was solved by blending all the ingredients. Created a smooth texture. (Didn’t blend all the way for a more textured blend). My family loved it! Everyone got seconds. My one nephew said it was the best bread he has ever eaten! My new crowd pleaser!

wow! I grew up making banana bread with my mom all my life and it is dear to my heart. I have tried a lot of recipes – ones with yogurt to make it “moist”, chocolate chips to sweeten because something was lacking etc. But this is the best recipe I’ve made – I’ve been vegan, gluten free for a few years now and I said I wouldn’t be able to bake as successfully but I was wrong. And this recipe is just so much healthier! I have tried to stop using brown sugar because I read it’s just white sugar with molasses and while molasses has health benefits it’s still white sugar so I did 1/2 cup cane sugar and omitted brown sugar and being vegan I used the flax egg instead of chicken egg.

Honestly I looove nuts in these recipes but I didn’t have walnuts or pecans but I bet they’d be soo good in here too.

Seriously delicious – when I made it last time for the first time (only a few weeks ago) I couldn’t help but eat 2-3 slices a day it was so good. This time I’m going to slice and freeze half for later.

The most amazing Gluten free Banana bread I have ever had. Very easy 4o bake and Its is so tasty it’s unbelievable. Thank you so much for this great recipe 🙌 🙌🙌🙌

My search for a great gluten free banana bread is over! This is it. Previous attempts were dry or dense, but not this recipe. I think if I didn’t tell anyone, they’d never even know this is gluten free. I added walnuts and a few chocolate chips, and used Cup4Cup GF flour. Mine took exactly 1 hour to bake. This recipe is definitely a keeper!

Can you make muffins instead? If so how long do you bake them for?

Ok. I am someone who doesn’t like banana bread. Not even the most decadent sounding recipes. But this! This was so good. I actually made it for my in laws who are gf- we certainly are not. But this will actually be my go to! I did add coconut and lessen the gf flour blend.

These are so yummy! I made them into muffins, using AP flour, 4 bananas, and no sugar, and they fabulous! As others have mentioned, I think if your bananas are pretty ripe, you really don’t need the extra sugar. I also used a food processor to create a pretty course almond meal – the muffins have the most delicious crunch <3 Thanks for such a delish recipe!

Delicious recipe.
Followed almost exact. Just 1/2 cup regular whole milk used. And batter was like in ur video.
Thanks so much.
Smothered with natural peanut butter.
I recommend toasting it in a sandwich press (like cafes do 😋)

Thank you for the recipe. I have tried out many banana bread recipes in the past, this is going to be my new favourite one. Though, I made a couple of adjustments… I didn’t make it gluten free, so used white whole wheat flour instead. I didn’t have almond meal and replaced it with some oat and flour instead (not to the full amount though). Added 1/2 tsp baking soda and reduced baking powder to 3 tsp. I left out the cane sugar and halved the maple syrup and it was plenty sweet already. Finally, I also reduced the liquid to half a cup almond milk. Altogether, they turned out brilliantly. Can’t praise enough, thanks for the inspiration and recipe.

I made this today using King Arthur Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour and it came out perfectly fine. Lovely texture and sweet. I guess my oven is hot as it only took 65 minutes. I used to have multiple non-gluten flours in my pantry. Not anymore. I have only King Arthur and Better Batter. Sure simplifies life.

This is everything I want banana bread to be- super easy, moist, sweet but not too sweet, and with a great texture (especially for a gluten free treat!)
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I had to sub almond flour for almond meal and it worked great. I also added a third cup chocolate chops and a third cup of walnuts and it still held up really well.

Hi Dana!
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve swapped out about 7 different pureed fruit or veggies and this recipe still stands. Last week, I did pureed strawberries and chocolate chips…delicious. I have a carrot bread in the oven as I type this. This is by far the best quick bread recipe I’ve ever made and can serve as an awesome template for other flavor variations! Thank you for your work on this!
shea :)

While I found the bread tasty with so much banana I find the added sugar unnecessary, and making the bread far less healthy than it could be.

I just made this and it is fabulous! I have celiac and am always thrilled when one of my treats turns out this well. I’ve wasted a lot of expensive ingredients over the years on so-so and yuk but not this time. I will absolutely serve this to guests who can eat gluten. I made mine with the almond meal, gluten free flour and oats included a real egg and cow’s milk rather than the other options. Easy to make and really yummy. The only problem I have is not eating more every time I pass the kitchen.

Super good!