Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

This Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread is the best alternative for a vegan-friendly baked good packed with healthy and nourishing ingredients to satisfy your sweet cravings!

Indulge in this moist and rich chocolate banana bread recipe, the perfect combination of ripe bananas and luscious chocolate chips.

Easy to bake and loaded with flavor, it’s an irresistible treat for breakfast, dessert, or a mid-day snack snack.

Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, this recipe will quickly become a favorite!

Why you’ll love this Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

• Allergy-friendly. For those looking for a healthy and dairy-free dessert, this vegan chocolate banana bread is the best alternative to the classic one.
• Beginner-friendly. This easy banana bread makes it a perfect baked good for our beginners!
• Healthy. Packed with wholesome ingredients, this vegan chocolate banana bread is the healthy version of the classic one. It does not contain butter or buttermilk, which makes it lighter to digest.
• Delicious and soft to surprise yourself and your guest!

Ingredients

• Bananas. Make sure to use overripe bananas for an extra sweet taste!
• Sugar. I used brown sugar to give the texture a caramel-ish taste. Feel free to substitute with any granulated sugar. The consistency will be slightly different, though.
• Flour. Spelt flour. You can substitute it with white flour.
• Lemon juice. Lemon juice will give your vegan chocolate banana bread a fluffy texture.
• Cocoa powder. Use Dutch or natural cocoa powder.
• Baking soda to create a light and fluffy loaf
• Baking powder. It helps the vegan chocolate banana bread rise, giving it a more enjoyable texture.
• Coconut oil. It can be substituted with sunflower oil.
• Almond milk. Unsweetened or any plant-based milk of your choice.
• Flaxseeds help everything bind together.
• Vanilla extract
• Dark chocolate chips
• Salt

How to make this Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

S T E P 1

Mash your overripe bananas in a medium bowl with a fork or a potato masher.

S T E P 2

Add in the unsweetened almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla, and lemon juice, and stir together.
Add the brown sugar and mix well until the sugar is dissolved.

T I P S ︱I usually heat the milk to get a moist texture at the end. If your milk is in the fridge, let it reach room temperature before adding it to the batter.

S T E P 3

In a separate bowl, mix the sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flaxseeds.
Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of the wet ingredients and gently fold to combine.

T I P S ︱Do not overmix the batter. Fold it gently until everything is combined.

S T E P 4

Pour the vegan chocolate banana bread batter into a loaf pan, add dark chocolate chips, and bake in the oven at 180°C for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

T I P S ︱Spray the loaf pan with cooking spray, or grease it with butter and flour to prevent your banana bread from sticking.

S T E P 5

Let the banana bread cool completely before slicing it evenly and serving it with a dusting of icing sugar.

How to store and freeze

You can store this chocolate banana bread in an airtight container for up to five days.

When freezing it, let the vegan banana bread cool completely before tightly wrapping it in plastic wrap and placing it in a freezer bag.
This banana bread lasts for up to two months in the freezer. Before enjoying it again, let it thaw on the countertop.

Make it gluten-free

Make this vegan chocolate banana bread gluten-free by substituting spelt flour with a 1:1 gluten-free flour.

Many gluten-free flours contain xanthan gum, a food thickener that helps your batter to bind and create a fluffy texture.

However, you should always check if your gluten-free flour does contain xanthan gum. If not, you could replace it with agar, psyllium husk, or konjac root powder.

Add-ins ideas

You can customize this vegan banana chocolate bread with your favorite add-ins.
These could be:

• walnuts
• pecans
• white chocolate chips
• dried cranberries
• almonds
• peanut butter chips

6 Tips for making this Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

➊ Use overripe bananas for better taste and moisture. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and softer your banana bread will be.
➋ Do not overmix the batter. Overmixing the batter will make your banana bread dense, leading to a hard texture.
➌ Use fresh baking powder and soda. Using stale baking powder and soda will prevent your banana bread from rising. Make sure to use fresh ones.
➍ Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
➎ Do not leave out the lemon juice, as this ingredient is crucial to help the banana bread to rise.
➏ Use room-temperature milk to get soft banana bread.

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