Eggless Banana Bread

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With this recipe, you can have a loaf of delicious and flavorful banana bread without any eggs. This eggless banana bread doesn't use any fancy egg replacement either, so it stays simple, humble, and fabulous.

two slices of banana bread on a plate with more on a wooden board.

Banana bread is such a favorite of ours, and you can really tell when you look at the dozen plus banana bread recipes we have on this site! But this eggless banana loaf is great for convenience.

If you've ever tried replacing eggs in a baked recipe, you'll know that applesauce or even ripe banana can be used. Banana bread already has one of the two, and with this recipe, you won't even need the other!

This egg free banana bread is basically my One Bowl Banana Bread, but without any eggs. And IT WORKS!

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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
🥘 Ingredients
🧾 Substitutions
🥣 Recipe Add-Ins
🔪 Instructions
🍴 Recipe Tips
👩🏻‍🍳 Storage
💭 FAQs
❤️ More Delicious Banana Bread Recipes
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💬 Comments

🍯 Why This Recipe Works

Perfect for when you have no eggs. Whether you ran out and forgot or simply don't want to run to the store, this no egg banana bread recipe is perfect for saving time and sanity. No emergency trips to the store are needed.
Egg allergy friendly. Trying to remove eggs due to an allergy? This recipe is perfect for that! And the best part? No one will notice the difference.
It's easy to make. Just a bowl and a whisk are all you really need to get this recipe made and in the oven. Well, a bread pan would help too.

🥘 Ingredients

Ingredient Notes:

Mashed bananas- You'll want to use ripe bananas for this recipe. This means using yellow bananas without green on them, preferably with brown spots or that are mostly brown. The darker the bananas, the more natural sweetness, and flavor they have!

Vegetable oil- You can use vegetable oil, canola oil, melted coconut oil, or melted butter for this recipe. All of them work well to add fats to the bread to keep it nice and moist.

Leavening agents- You will need baking powder and baking soda to help the bread puff up and bake nicely.

Sugars- For the best flavor and caramelization, use a combination of brown sugar and granulated sugar in the batter.

For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.

🧾 Substitutions

Oils. Using canola or vegetable oil is the way I like to go, but you could also use softened/melted butter or coconut oil, depending on your preference.

🥣 Recipe Add-Ins

If desired, you can add in up to 1 cup of any of the following:

White chocolate chips
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chopped pecans or walnuts
Dried cranberries
Grated coconut

You could also drizzle some cream cheese frosting over the top for a little "something extra."

🔪 Instructions

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8x4 loaf pan. Set aside.

Step 2: Add bananas to a large mixing bowl.

Step 3: Mash until small chunks remain.

cinnamon oil and leavening agents added to mashed banana in a bowl.

Step 4: Add in the oil, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla.

wet cinnamon banana mixture in a mixing bowl.

Step 5: Stir until fully combined.

sugars added to mixing bowl with cinnamon banana mixture.

Step 6: Add in the sugars.

banana bread wet ingredients mixed together in a mixing bowl.

Step 7: Stir until combined.

flour added to sugar and banana mixture in a mixing bowl.

Step 8: Add in the flour.

banana bread batter without eggs in a mixing bowl.

Step 9: Stir just until no white streaks remain. Do not overmix.

eggless banana bread batter in a bread loaf pan.

Step 10: Pour into prepared loaf pan.

baked eggless banana bread in a loaf pan.

Step 11: Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

Step 12: Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring it to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

eggless banana bread on a wooden cutting baord with more sliced on a plate in the background.

🍴 Recipe Tips

Ripe bananas

Make sure to use ripe bananas for this recipe. This means that the more brown spots that are on your bananas- the better. Riper bananas are easier to mash, sweeter to taste, and have a lot more banana flavor as well.

Loaf pans

You can make this recipe in a larger loaf pan (like a 9x5), but the baking time will be lessened, and the loaf will not be as tall.

Muffins

Want Eggless Banana Muffins?

Scoop into muffin pan filling each one about ⅔rd of the way full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

👩🏻‍🍳 Storage

Room temp

This bread can be kept stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. That said, this bread is best enjoyed when freshest, so we like eating it within 3 or 4 days.

Freezer

Yes, this bread can be frozen. To do this, bake and cool as directed. Wrap the loaf in aluminum foil before placing into an airtight container or gallon sized Ziploc baggie. Freeze for up to 3 months, before thawing and eating.

💭 FAQs

Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda?

No. Baking soda MUST be the leavening agent used in this recipe. While baking powder and baking soda are very similar, they are also very different. The reaction to the batter when using baking powder will not be as pleasant as if baking soda.

How do I know when banana bread is done?

You will know that your bread has finished cooking when you can insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf and have it come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs on it.

Why is my banana bread tough?

If you overmixed your bread batter you will have overworked the gluten in the flour which will result in a tough, dense loaf of bread. Avoid this by only mixing until everything is combined.

two slices of eggless banana bread stacked on a plate.

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