This one-bowl Vegan Brownie Banana Bread might just become your new obsession. It’s the perfect way to use up your spotty bananas! This bread is dairy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free! It’s easy and still impressive, so it’s perfect for hosting brunch or family breakfast! For more healthy breakfast goodies, make my Vegan Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Muffins and Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread. Other brunch staples are my Healthy Vegan Pancakes and Vegan Tofu & Chickpea Frittata.
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Notes on Ingredients
- Banana: Let your bananas get super spotty before using them! It’ll make this bread even tastier. Another spotty-banana recipe you’ll love is One Bowl Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Muffins.
- Gluten-free flour: I like to use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Flour Blend, but any gf flour works. You can also use white or whole wheat flour.
- Apple sauce: Adds moisture to the bread without the need for oil. Use plain, unsweetened apple sauce.
Please take note that this is important information about the ingredients used in this recipe and the FULL recipe with measurements and details can be found DOWN BELOW (scroll to it) in the recipe card.
How do you make Vegan Brownie Banana Bread?
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, make flax eggs and let them sit for 3-5 minutes.
- Add the applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut sugar, cacao, sea salt, baking soda and baking powder. Whisk until combined. Then stir in almond milk and mashed bananas.
- Add the gluten-free flour, oat flour and almond flour and whisk. Now add in the chocolate chips and stir once more.
- Pour into a loaf pan then top with more chocolate chips.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!
- Step 1: First, preheat the oven and line a loaf pan with parchment. Mix together the flax eggs in a large bowl.
- Step 2: Then, add apple sauce, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut sugar, cacao, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt to the bowl. Whisk till combined. Stir in almond milk and mashed bananas. Add flour and whisk.
- Step 3: Stir in chocolate chips and pour the batter into a loaf pan. Top with more chocolate.
- Step 4: Finally, bake for 45-55 minutes. Let cool fully before slicing and enjoy!
Commonly Asked Questions
Store this bread on the counter for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Yes! Feel free to omit them and replace them with something like chopped dates, walnuts, pecans, or carob chips.
Yes! Slice it into individual slices and freeze each in a baggie. To defrost, microwave it.
I recommend using a non-stick loaf pan. If your pan isn’t non-stick, be sure to grease it.
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Extra Helpful Tips
- Make your own oat flour by blending rolled oats in a high-speed blender on high until a flour forms.
- Store this bread in the fridge to make it last a couple days longer.Add in any other mix-ins or toppings you like including walnuts, raisins, carob chips, pecans, coconut flakes, or chopped dates.
- Test if the bread is done by sticking a toothpick into the center. When you pull it out the toothpick should be mostly clean! If there’s batter on it, the loaf isn’t done yet.
- Make Cinnamon Bun Banana Bread next!
How to Store
Store this bread on the counter for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Vegan Brownie Banana Bread (gluten-free!)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs 2 tablespoon flax + 5 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup cacao powder or cocoa
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 1 cup banana ripe & mashed, 2 large or 3 small
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour gluten-free
- ⅓ cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, make flax eggs and let it sit for 3-5 minutes. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease it.
- Add the applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut sugar, cacao, sea salt, baking soda and baking powder. Whisk until combined. Then add almond milk and mashed bananas. Stir.
- Add the gluten-free flour, oat flour and almond flour and whisk. Now add in the chocolate chips and stir.
- Pour into a loaf pan then top with more chocolate chips.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes until the edges are firm to the touch and a fork comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before slicing. Transfer to a plate to cool by lifting the parchment or flipping over carefully. Store in an air-tight container for about 3 days.
Notes
- Make your own oat flour by blending rolled oats in a high-speed blender on high until a flour forms.
- Store this bread in the fridge to make it last a couple days longer.
- Add in any other mix-ins or toppings you like including walnuts, raisins, carob chips, pecans, coconut flakes, or chopped dates.
- Test if the bread is done by sticking a toothpick into the center. When you pull it out the toothpick should be mostly clean! If there’s batter on it, the loaf isn’t done yet.
Susan says
Can I use wheat or coconut flour? Don’t have almond flour😟
Danielle Keith says
I think oat flour would work best in place of almond flour.
Chantel says
Is there a way to make this without using coconut sugar?
Danielle Keith says
Date sugar or maple sugar would work too. It contributes to the texture. I haven’t tried the recipe without it.
Kristine Clark says
This receipe calls for alot of sugar and different types of flour. Wondering if anyone with diabetes if it is recommended at all
Danielle Keith says
Hi Kristine! I am not only a food blogger but I am a health coach as well.
The flours and sugars used are lower glycemic and this bread also has a decent amount of fiber which will slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood stream. Having a piece of this bread should be okay for a diabetic.
Mary says
I had to whole wheat flour, oat flour fir almond flour and brown sugar for coconut sugar. I made muffins instead of bread. It was so good! Love the recipe!
Danielle Keith says
Wow! Sounds perfect.
AMANDA DIMAGGIO says
Thank you Danielle for this delicious Banana-brownie bread recipe. My husband and I love it!!! I made a few of changes because I did not have all the ingredients. Instead of coconut sugar I used brown sugar, instead of oat flour I used brown rice flour and also I added raisins. YUMMY!!!!!!!!
Tammy says
So good! Thank you for the delicious recipe. I substituted date sugar for the coconut sugar and it turned out perfect!
Kelly says
Wonderful!! Used only applesauce (1 1/2 cups) nice and moist. Thanks!!
Jo Parsons says
Did u use no sugar , kelly , as I want to do that as I don’t eat it .so upping the apple sauce would be good if that’s what u did ? Thanks
Aakriti says
Hey! Thank you for this, it looks lovely! I had a few questions though. Can i substitute applesauce with something else? And I am out of baking powder. Would the result differ greatly if I dont use baking powder? Can I use additional baking soda instead?
Danielle Keith says
not sure about the baking powder. Try more banana instead of applesauce!
Christina says
Hi! This looks really yummy. Was wondering if I could omit the sugar? When I make banana bread it’s sugar free because the banana adds enough sweetness so we don’t need it. Does adding cacao powder make it bitter? Also can I add more banana instead of applesauce?
Danielle Keith says
The cacao makes it chocolatey so it’s a must for this recipe. I haven’t made it without the coconut sugar so I can’t speak for how the recipe would be without it. I’d keep it in with otherwise the cacao will make it bitter.
Claudia Silva says
I just made this recipe and it is delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Christina says
This recipe is delicious! I will definitely make over and over. This moist, chocolaty with a touch of banana bread didn’t last an 1 hour in my home. Everyone enjoyed it and I hope you do too!
Fyi, I used brown sugar instead of coconut sugar.
Jelena says
Hello, can I put hazel nut flour instead of almond? Thanks, Jelena
Danielle Keith says
yes!
Ann says
Danielle – This recipe was absolutely delicious! I made it exactly as the recipe reads, except I used a brownie pan instead of a loaf pan. I topped the brownie square with vegan whipped topping. Yummy! Thank you for posting this recipe!
Tasha says
Fantastic recipe! Replaced applesauce with 1 small avocado, cocoa powder instead of cacao, semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of dark, and used America’s Test Kitchen All Purpose gluten free flour and 2 bananas. I was skeptical of the almond flour since many recipes I’ve tried with almond flour come out gritty but this wasn’t gritty at all! I only baked for 45 minutes and although toothpick came out clean, bread was not fully cooked in the middle, even after allowing it to fully cool on the counter. Will try 55 minutes next time. I’ve often had this problem with gluten free banana breads, however, so any suggestions on cooking it all the way through would be helpful!
Jodi Wells says
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. I didn’t have store-bought applesauce on hand so I put an apple in the blender and made applesauce!😄 I was wondering if you could please share the calorie and fat content per serving. What constitutes a serving? Thank you. I love following you and your wonderful ideas and recipes.💖🍌☕️
Iwona says
I would like to substitute sugar and use honey instead. Any suggestion for changing the recipe to accommodate that substitution?
Danielle Brown says
Do not swap out a wet sweetener for the dry. Alternatives for coconut sugar are cane sugar or date sugar.
Marcy says
Can I use only almond flour? Instead of using oat flour or gf flour. Would I need to change amounts??
Taylor From HealthyGirl Kitchen says
I haven’t tried it with just almond, but it may give it a softer/mushier texture with just almond flour.
Nancy White says
You forgot to say when you add the flax egg
Taylor From HealthyGirl Kitchen says
It is the first thing you do and then you add the other ingredients to that same large bowl.
Enythe Green says
What is flax egg
Taylor From HealthyGirl Kitchen says
Since eggs are not vegan, in order for baked goods to get fluffy I add in a “flax egg” which is flax and water and allows the baked good to become fluffy.
Monica Frye says
What can I substitute for almond flour?
I’m making this for someone who’s allergic to nuts 🙁
Taylor From HealthyGirl Kitchen says
1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour should work, as well!
Elaine says
I want to try this recipe. Instead of all purpose gluten-free flour, can I just use oat flour?
Jordan Stacy says
This bread tastes like dessert!!! It’s the perfect way to use up spotty bananas and I love that it’s gluten-free. Amazing banana bread recipe!