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    Gluten Free Banana Bread

    Published: Oct 10, 2018 · Modified: Jul 25, 2023 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    This Gluten-Free Banana Bread is unbelievably easy and wonderful!  It is made with no refined sugar, extremely moist and makes such a delicious healthy treat!

    There’s nothing like a bunch of browning bananas on the counter to get you to seek out making a loaf of banana bread.  I haven’t made it in such a long time and the recipe I have from my mother has way too much added sugar.

    closeup of two slices of banana bread on white plate with a wire rack in background

    The Best Gluten Free Banana Bread

    I love the sweetness that the bananas give the bread and it’s plenty for us.  I actually use bananas to sweeten other recipes I make often like these Chocolate Banana Muffins and these wonderful Banana Pancakes.

    How Ripe Should Bananas Be for Banana Bread? You want the bananas to be ripe with lots of black spots, on them.  You want them on the softer side when they have much more sugar.

    If you have ripe bananas and you’re not quite ready to bake, simply peel them and put them in a zip loc bag and freeze them for later.

    I also wanted to make a gluten free banana bread this time. So this one is a gluten AND clean eating version!

    I experimented with a few recipes but none turned out as fabulous as this one did.  They usually turn out way too dry.  This is super moist and light.   Whenever my personal taster (my hubby) gives a double thumbs up, I know I have a keeper.

    closeup of two slices of banana bread on white plate.

     

    Gluten Free Banana Bread Ingredients

    4 bananas (approx 2 ½ cups)

    ½ cup of liquid egg whites or 4 eggs

    ½ cup almond butter (other nut butters will work too – sunflower seed, macadamia nut, etc)

    4 tablespoons melted coconut oil or grass-fed butter

    ½ cup almond meal flour

    1 tablespoon cinnamon

    1 teaspoon vanilla

    1 teaspoon baking soda

    1 teaspoon baking powder

    pinch of salt

    1 scoop of protein powder, optional

    ½ cup chopped nuts or raisins, optional

    Gluten Free Banana Bread slice on a cooling rack.

    It’s hard to believe that it only has ½ cup of almond meal flour in the whole loaf.

    Simply mix up the simple ingredients, which takes about 5 minutes by the way, and pop it in the oven for about an hour.   Your house will smell scrumptious too!

    How to Make Gluten Free Banana Bread

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F

    Grease a loaf pan.

    Combine the bananas, eggs, and nut butter, and coconut oil (or butter) in a mixing bowl and mix well with a hand-mixer).

    Then add in the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and salt and mix well.

    Pour your batter in greased loaf pan.

    Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

    Remove from oven and flip the bread onto a cooling rack.

    Slice and ENJOY!!

    Two Gluten Free Banana Bread slices on a white plate

     

    My only regret is that I didn’t make two loaves!  I will be buying more bananas this week to purposely let over ripen so I can make more.

    More Recipes to Use Ripe Bananas:

    • Zucchini Banana Oatmeal Muffins
    • Healthy Banana Rhubarb Muffins
    • Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Bars
    • Healthy Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars
    Two pieces of banana bread on white plate

    The Best Gluten Free Banana Bread

    This Gluten Free Banana Bread is unbelievably easy and wonderful! It is made with no refined sugar, extremely moist and makes such a delicious healthy treat!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 9
    Calories: 231kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 4 bananas approx 2 ½ cups
    • ½ cup of liquid egg whites or 4 eggs
    • ½ cup almond butter other nut butters will work too - sunflower seed, macadamia nut, etc
    • 4 tablespoons melted coconut oil or grass-fed butter
    • ½ cup almond meal flour
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • pinch of salt
    • 1 scoop of protein powder optional
    • ½ cup chopped nuts or raisins optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
    • Grease a loaf pan
    • Combine the bananas, eggs, and nut butter, and coconut oil (or butter) in a mixing bowl and mix well with a hand-mixer)
    • Then add in the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and salt and mix well.
    • Pour your batter in greased loaf pan
    • Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
    • Remove from oven and flip the bread onto a cooling rack.
    • Slice and ENJOY!!

    Notes

    Nutritional information does not include nuts or protein powder. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1inch slice | Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 336mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 1.2mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    Comments

    1. Amanda

      January 23, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      5 stars
      The link to the blueberry lemon bread is broken. “hhttp:” I had to delete the extra ‘h’ and reload the page

      Reply
      • Sherri

        January 23, 2019 at 9:10 pm

        You are the kindest for letting me know that! Thank you so much!

        Reply
    2. Suzy

      March 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm

      I pinned your recipe! I’ve been eating low carb for 2 years now and this will work great!

      Reply
    3. swathi

      March 07, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      Gluten free banana bread looks delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning and tweeting.

      Reply
    4. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood

      March 06, 2016 at 8:58 am

      Nom nom nom!! Banana bread is my all time favorite!

      Reply
    5. Jann Olson

      March 05, 2016 at 10:05 pm

      I have a friend who is gluten free. I’ll have to share this recipe with her. Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
      hugs,
      Jann

      Reply
    6. Lanae Bond

      March 02, 2016 at 7:16 am

      Great recipe! I never tried coconut oil or almond butter before.

      Reply
    7. April J Harris

      February 29, 2016 at 8:41 pm

      5 stars
      What a lovely gluten free banana bread, Sherri. I like the addition of the nut butter! Shared. Thank you for being a part of our Hearth and Soul Hop.

      Reply
    8. Laura

      February 29, 2016 at 12:47 pm

      This bread looks amazing! I love that you use almond butter AND almond flour!

      Reply
    5 from 3 votes (1 rating without comment)

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