Hello and welcome to the BEST banana bread recipe I’ve ever made – and it just so happens to be dairy-free banana bread!
I am absolutely in love with banana bread.
I am super thankful that I’ve been having these weird banana cravings lately and thus overbought bananas. And then several of the bananas went overripe and I was like, well obviously we need banana bread in this house. Stat.
I didn’t want any fancy schmancy banana bread. Just the good ol’ classic stuff, no walnuts thank you (blech). A moist, sweet, sturdy-yet-tender simple banana bread loaf that fills the house with that come-hither scent.
Yes, banana bread can be come-hithery. At least, I think so!
Okay, so by now I’ve talked about my dairy-free diet a looooot. And so we all know that dairy is no bueno for me. Many banana bread recipes call for butter and/or sour cream, but for dairy-free me, that wasn’t going to work.
So I wanted to come up with a classic banana bread recipe that nixed the dairy yet didn’t miss any of the flavor that dairy adds to the equation.
I started with this highly rated recipe on food.com and made a few tweaks. But just a handful! Because I wanted to keep this nice and simple.
And that it is.
This Easy Dairy-Free Banana Bread recipe comes together super quickly in one bowl. Basically, you mash your bananas (four of them for max banana goodness), then add in the sugars (half granulated sugar and then half dark brown sugar for a bit of flavah) and the oil. Beat in the eggs then stir in the vanilla (a must!). Then, just sift your dry ingredients over the top. Flour, baking soda, salt, and 2 glorious teaspoons of cinnamon. Aaaaand stir!
(Psst: If you prefer a no-egg, completely vegan situation, check out these Super-Moist Vegan Banana Bread Muffins.)
This perfect banana loaf takes a bit of time to cook – in my 8.5″ x 5″ baking pan it takes almost a full hour. WORTH IT. Inhale the luscious scent that wafts, cartoon-like, about your house and out your windows, luring your neighbors.
See, totally come-hither.
Other delicious dairy-free quick bread recipes
- These Super-Moist Vegan Banana Bread Muffins are absent dairy AND eggs but NOT absent moisture and flavor! Love these.
- In the fall, nothing hits the spot like this dairy-free Spiced Pumpkin Gingerbread. So moist and full of flavor!
- This pumpkin bread recipe is dairy-free AND gluten-free!
- This Zucchini Bread is such a unique twist on a classic, with olive oil, lemon, and cardamom. A fave!
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