This Clean Banana Bread recipe is one of our family's favourites... and this bread is the BEST! Made with simple ingredients and packed with the most delicious flavour, it's a quick and easy banana bread recipe you're sure to come back to time and time again. Plus you get to use your overripe bananas.
I have baked it today (May 2021) to update the recipe but also as my post run reward and breakfast at the same time and you can just imagine how fast I was running to get home to this lovely clean eating treat.
The best banana bread has to have the perfect balance of moisture and has a generous dose of cinnamon and vanilla. I just love this recipe, and I hope you will love it too.
ABOUT THIS CLEAN BANANA BREAD
This bread is just utterly delicious, moist, dairy free, gluten free, refined sugar free and even with no added sugar if you want to. The whole family loves it and each time I bake it it goes missing within a few hours. This recipe needs just twobowls, measuring cups, baking tin and some easy ingredients.
THE INGREDIENTS:
- Banana - the riper the bananas, the sweeter the taste of the banana bread, so go for spotty and brown
- Buckwheat flour - you can substitute the buckwheat flour with whole wheat flour, but I used buckwheat because it is naturally gluten free and adds a lovely nutty flavour.
- Oats - porridge/oatmeal oats are the best for this banana bread
- Dried Fruit - Anything you can find in your cupboards works in this recipe including raisins, cranberries, chopped apricots , chopped dates or even chocolate chips.
- Milk - I used unsweetened almond milk , but any milk will work. You can even use my homemade oat milk.
- Coconut Oil - This works the best and adds a subtle coconut flavour.
- Baking Powder, Baking Soda - they help the bread to rise up.
- Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Vanilla Extract, Salt - All these combined together make this banana bread the best banana bread packed with warming and delicious flavours.
- Optional - Sweetener of choice, I would always go for maple syrup, because it's my all time favourite sweetener. You can use whatever you can find.
HOW DO YOU MAKE CLEAN BANANA BREAD:
- Preheat the oven to 190c and grease your baking tin
- In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas and add the rest of the wet ingredients.
- Combine both bowls together and pour into a greased baking tin or a loaf pan
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH CLEAN BANANA BREAD:
RECIPE VARIATIONS:
This is the perfect recipe to add to or alter depending on your tastes. Some delicious additions would be fresh berries such as raspberries, blueberries, strawberries or for extra sweet kick chocolate chip. You can also adjust the spice level by adding more cinnamon, pinch of nutmeg or other warming spices.
CAN YOU FREEZE IT?
To freeze this recipe, let it cool completely, then slice it and wrap each slice individually in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped slices in a big container or zip-top bag and pop it in the freezer.
It can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Too reheat, either defrost it in the fridge overnight or heat up in a microwave.
MORE BANANA BREAD RECIPES:
- Healthy Banana Bread
- Blueberry Banana Bread
- The Best One Bowl Chocolate Banana Bread
- Clean Chocolate Banana Bread
- Banana Bread Overnight Oats
Recipe
Moist and clean banana bread
Clean banana bread made only with a few ingredients. Perfect post workout treat with your favourite cuppa or just when you need a little pick me up.
Ingredients
- 3 large very ripe bananas
- 1 cup of buckwheat flour (or spelt flour)
- ½ cup of gluten free oats
- ½ cup of almond milk
- ¼ melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup of raisins, or cranberries or any of your favourite dried fruit
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Touch of nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of brown rice syrup or maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190c and grease your baking tin
- In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas and add all the wet ingredients.
- Combine both bowls together and pour into a greased baking dish.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 161Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 4gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g
Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Lorna Hall
This looks amazing!! I love the way you decorated the top!
Lorna ✿ naturally-bee.blogspot.co.uk ✿
Clean Eating
Thank you so much sweetie xxx
Gabby Wootton
Just made this and was amazing!! I used coconut sugar instead of honey and sunflower seeds instead of raisins because thats what I had in the cupboard. Loved it, thanks for sharing 🙂
Hedi Hearts
🙂 SO happy to hear you liked it Gabby. I love coconut sugar, so good for you. This banana bread is one of my top favourites, I could literally eat every day and so does my family. Thanks for commenting and let me know what recipe you will be trying next . Love, Hedi xx
Hedi Hearts
Hi Gabby, glad you liked it! To be honest this one is everyone's favourite especially kids Hedi xx
Donna
Hedi, could I use coconut flour as that's what I have in the cupboard?! X
Hedi Hearts
Hello Donna, coconut flour is not good, it is very dense and requires a lot of moisture. You could use wholewheat flour , almond flour or spelt flour. Hope this helps Donna. Hedi xxx
Cheryl Sikomas
I have tried a lot of banana breads in my life because I believe that banana bread can be a sensible carb if it is low in refined sugar, or even non sweet as bananas are very sweet, and if the flour is nutritious and not too refined, and by far this is the best recipe of all. Even better than the bread sold in organic stores. This one beats then by a mile in taste, texture and overall wholesomeness. This is a bread I can devour without guilt and is something I can take to work, use as a pre work out snack, or serve with guests over for tea. I am so grateful to have found this Heidi as it will be in my arsenal of awesomeness. Thank you. BTW I also added a 1/4 cup of shredded coconut, 2 tablespoons of flax seeds and 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds (as this combo is always good when one is trying to eat clean and are vegetarian or vegan).
Hedi Hearts
awww thank you so much Cheryl!!!!!!!! You have made my day xxxxx Hedi
Zena Reeves
Hi. What am I doing wrong? I made this the other day and it was a disaster!
The final batter seemed very sloppy but I trusted the stuck to the recipe. After baking for the suggested amount of time the top of the loaf was nicely golden but when I skewered into the middle it was still raw. I baked for a little while longer until the top was a lot browner than I would have liked and when taking it out of the oven it was still very wet in the middle. It was inedible.
Any advice as I would like to try this again, please?
Hedi Hearts
Oh no! So sorry to hear about your troubles Zena. Judging by your comment I think you need to leave it in the oven a bit longer. How about you decrease the temperature a bit and leave it for longer? Very hard for me to say because every oven works differently. Hedi xxx
Emily
Hi Hedi. This banana bread is now a family favourite healthy snack! Do you know roughly how many calories there are in the loaf? Thanks, Emily
Hedi Hearts
Sorry lovely, I wouldn't know, I don't count calories or macros. So happy the whole family loved it Emily! Hedi xxx
Anna
How could you make this banana bread so amazing? I love the decoration with two slices of banana. Thanks for sharing
Hedi Hearts
Thank you Anna for wonderful comment, you made my day! Hedi xxx
Jo
I had some bananas I was about to throw away (they were the spottiest, blackest bananas I've ever seen!) but on a whim thought I'd try this recipe... O.M.G!!
Seriously, it was SO sweet and delicious. I used spelt flour as I didn't have any buckwheat and it's fantastic... I'm struggling not to rush back to the kitchen to gobble up a few more slices!
Thanks so much Hedi
Hedi Hearts
Hahahaha I hear you Jo, I am very similar. I find it difficult not to eat it all. I often have to wait before I take pictures, but that can take a long time if there is no sun outside and I have a bad lighting for shooting pictures. Try to chocolate banana bread too, even more addictive. Hedi xxx
Klara
I don't know how many times I have already done this bread! Another one in the oven!! Is so so good, thanks Hedi for the recipe! I'm not adding any sugar, find bananas sweet enough. My favourite dry fruit are prunes and dates so I cut them in (always using my kitchen scissors) and instead almonds adding sunflower seeds and cashew nuts. My favourite breakfast, snack and treat! Thanks so much ?
Alexandra
Hello dear! Could you possible give me the exact grams of each incredigent , so I can try your recipe ? Thanks a lot x