Vegan Banana Bread with Applesauce

Name: Vegan Banana Bread with Applesauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 3 large ripe bananas (about 1 1/2-1 3/4 cups mashed) (($0.75)); 1/3 cup applesauce (($0.15)); 1/4 cup vegan milk of choice (($0.05)); 1 tsp vanilla extract (($0.02)); 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (($0.14)); 1/4 tsp salt (($0.02)); 2 tsp baking powder (($0.04)); 1/2 tsp baking soda (($0.02)); 1/3 cup granulated sugar (($0.07))

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This vegan banana bread made with applesauce is a delicious and soft, quick bread recipe you'll want to make over and over. It's tender, moist, and just as great cold as it is fresh from the oven!

fresh baked vegan banana bread wrapped in a kitchen towel

Having a recipe on hand that is egg-free and that doesn't require butter means that I can whip up a hot loaf of banana bread whenever I want and without a trip to the store.

This moist banana bread with applesauce is so delicious that it's easy to forget it's vegan. Which is perfect for sharing with friends and family without hearing complaints. My family would never notice a difference between this eggless banana bread with applesauce and one of my usual loaves.

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🥘 Ingredients
🍽 Equipment Needed
🔪 Instructions
🍴 Recipe Tips
🍌 Add-Ins
💭 FAQs
📖 Recipe
💬 Comments

🥘 Ingredients

All-purpose flour
Applesauce
Vegan milk
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Vanilla extract
Mashed Bananas

For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.

🍽 Equipment Needed

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🔪 Instructions

Check out how to make banana bread with applesauce with these simple step-by-step instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour your bread pan and then set it aside.

In a mixing bowl, mash your bananas.

Add in the applesauce, and vanilla, and mix together.

mashed banana in a bowl with other ingredients off to the side

Add in the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

mixing ingredients together in a bowl with a fork

Mix well to combine.

vegan banana bread batter mixed in a metal bowl

Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 50 min-1 hour or until a toothpick can be inserted into the center and comes out clean.

banana bread batter in a prepared glass bread loaf pan

Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing and transferring to a wire cooling rack.

Slice and serve as desired.

fresh baked vegan banana bread on a kitchen towel

🍴 Recipe Tips

Don't over-mix the batter, too much overmixing can result in a more "gummy" texture. Just mix enough to combine everything and you should be good.

Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes after it finishes cooking, this gives it a chance to finish baking and set up. After that, you can remove it to the wire rack for cooling. Leaving it in the pan may result in overcooked bread.

🍌 Add-Ins

Absolutely! I personally think 1 teaspoon of cinnamon or a handful of chopped walnuts would be incredible with this loaf. Even some dairy-free chocolate chips would be great!

💭 FAQs

Can I use frozen bananas?

Absolutely! Frozen bananas work great in this recipe! Just make sure to have them thaw completely before using. Also, you'll notice that your frozen bananas will be sitting in several inches of liquid/juice- use it too! Just toss the bananas and the juice into the recipe and follow along as directed, and you'll be good!

Can I use green bananas to make banana bread?

While you could- you probably won't want to. Green bananas have a harder crunch and less sweet flavor to them. Ripe bananas are yellow and spotted, or even mostly black. Those are the ones so soft and sweet that they can make banana bread taste amazing.

What kind of applesauce should I use?

You can use any kind that you prefer. Personally, I like the unsweetened and unflavored applesauce when I bake because I like to taste what I'm making and because keeping that applesauce on hand means that I can have more versatility with my cooking.

How long does vegan banana bread recipe with applesauce last?

Homemade banana bread lasts about 3-5 days depending on how it's kept but it always tastes better when fresher. Keep your banana bread stored at room temperature in an airtight container.

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