My Mom’s Vegan Banana Bread recipe is delicious, hearty, whole wheat, and full of nuts. It’s perfect for weekend brunch with a cup of coffee.
If you’ve watched my Instastories, you know cooking with my mom is no walk in the park. She’s a typical Punjabi mom because she knows EVERYTHING, she doesn’t sugarcoat anything, and she still bosses me around. Getting my mom to measure anything is a challenge. I’ve literally begged her to measure her Whole Wheat Vegan Banana Bread, however she refuses to. Let’s just say women of her generation (aka desi moms) don’t measure anything, but rather everything is based on andaza (winging it). For this recipe, my mom used her mug and karchi (ladle) for all the measurements. Having said that, I wouldn’t change a thing about my mom. ❤️
Once I returned to California, I successfully made my Mom’s recipe, however the texture was more cake-like, and not bread-like. The second time I made Mom’s Banana Bread, it was perfect. So I’m finally sharing her recipe, measured out and all which was no easy task, hence I hope I get some credit for this. ?
vegan banana bread is:
Vegan
Whole Wheat
Hearty
Full of Walnuts, you can use almonds or pecans
Perfect for Weekend Brunch
Lasts for a week when refrigerated
Delicious with a spread of peanut/almond butter
how to make vegan banana bread step by step?
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Begin by chopping the walnuts. Set aside.
3. In a medium size bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, mix the oil, mashed ripe bananas, and sugar.
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet in two batches. Mix, but DO NOT OVERMIX.
6. Now prepare the baking soda mix, this is a replacement for your egg mixture. Mix well.
7. Add the egg replacement to the batter – the combination of water, oil, and baking soda. Mix, but DO NOT OVERMIX.
8. Now add the walnuts, and gently fold into the batter.
9. Grease a loaf pan, I just used coconut oil. Pour batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Oven temperatures may vary, so check the banana bread after 45 minutes.
10. Enjoy your banana bread. It’s perfect with a cup of coffee, or tea. 🙂
Mummy's Vegan Banana Bread
Ingredients
for the batter
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 3/4 cups organic whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 medium organic ripe bananas mashed about 1 1/4 cups
- 1/2 cup organic sunflower oil
for the egg replacement
- 2 tbsp oil sunflower, avocado, vegetable will work
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan, I just used coconut oil.
- Begin by chopping the walnuts. Set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the oil, mashed bananas, and sugar.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet in two batches. Mix, but DO NOT OVERMIX.
- Now prepare the baking soda mix, this is a replacement for your egg mixture. Mix well.
- Add the egg replacement mix to the batter. Mix, but DO NOT OVERMIX.
- Now add the walnuts, and gently fold into the batter.
- Pour batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees. Oven temperatures may vary, so check the banana bread after 45 minutes.
- Enjoy your banana bread. It's perfect with a cup of coffee, or tea. 🙂
Hey girl. I truly love the idea of banana nut bread. My son doesn’t touch banana and i thought this is a good idea to feed him that and i am happy to let you know he tried and liked it. Love it and ofcourse the measurements were perfect and I got one gorgeous banana nut vegan bread out of the oven. So proud of myself thanks to you and your mom. She is such a sweet human being and so are you
I had my own recipe of banana bread, but this one differs a lot and it is cooler than mine, honestly speaking! It costs every minute spent on cooking it, though the plate is empty in 15 minutes))) My family is mad about that dessert. My friend became vegan recently and I wanted to cook something special for her. By the way, I have not cooked whole wheat bread yet. I think it will be an interesting experience. Thank you for the recipe!
Do you think this will work with any other oil instead of sunflower?
This will work with Avocado oil. Vegetable and Canola aren’t the healthiest options so I don’t recommend them, but those will definitely work too. You need to use a flavorless oil here. Hope that helps!
Definitely a keeper in the recipe collection! I’ve made it twice and it was a hit both times! The second time substituted chocolate chips for walnuts ( realized I was out of walnuts and too lazy to run to the store!).
And I recognize that phrase moms use (andaaz Ha ha!)
Hi , I have tried banana breads before and they always tasted a little eggy to me . Decided to make this Vegan version !! N wow !!! ?? . My bread was falling apart may be because I used half multigrain atta (Indian store) and half all purpose flour. But the taste was spot on !! And yes, please wait for the bread to cool down ?
Thanks for this amazing recipe Nisha .
The best banana bread I’ve had!! Super moist and delicious!! And love that it’s eggless
I tried this recipe today and it came out delicious. My husband loved it too!
Awesome recipe and very easy to follow!
Loved it! I ended up with a beautiful loaf.
I did sub some stuff though. all oil with avacado oil, cinnamon with vanilla, and didn’t have any walnuts – so subbed with 1/3 cup each of pecans, almond slivers, and mini choco chips. * heart eyes *
Tried your banana bread it was amazing easy and delicious thank you
turned out great ..
Thanks for the recipe, Nisha! I baked it and loved how moist it was. Also, bonus points for keeping it healthish. Helps me enjoy sweets but doesn’t throw me off my fitness goals!
Planning to bake another round soon. Thank you to your mom and you 🙂
The best vegan banana bread recipe I’ve come across!! I’ve made it 4 times within the last month already, I’ve memorized the recipe haha. Thank you💙
Hi can I use brown sugar or maple syrup?
Thanks
Hi Gigi. I would recommend brown sugar over maple syrup. The cake may be a little darker though.
Let me know.
Our family’s favourite evening snack 😍