Easy Banana Bread (Vegan & Gluten-Free)

This easy banana bread is both vegan and gluten-free, yet the best I’ve ever tried! It’s made with oats instead of regular flour, making also more nutritious and filling. The batter can also be used to make muffins instead of a loaf (see notes for the baking time for muffins). Enjoy this as a delicious and healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert!

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ground flax
• 3 tbsp water
• 2 1/2 cups large oats
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 large ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup non-dairy milk (I used soy milk)
• 3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Equipment

• Blender
• 1.5L loaf pan
• Mixing bowls

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the ground flax and water and let it sit (this will form a flax “egg”).
3. Add oats to a blender and blend for about 30 seconds, until the oats have turned into a flour-like powder.
4. In a large mixing bowl, add the oat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and mix together.
5. In another mixing bowl, mash your ripe bananas. Add sugar, flax egg and plant milk and whisk together with a fork.
6. Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients and combine by whisking with a fork.
7. Fold in the chocolate chips.
8. Line a 1.5L loaf pan with parchment paper, then pour in the banana bread batter. You can also top the batter with a few extra chocolate chips.
9. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean (although it may have some melted chocolate on it from the chocolate chips!).
10. Let it cool before enjoying, then store in an airtight container.

Notes

*You can also make this into muffins by baking for 22-28 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.