Healthy Almond Flour Banana Bread

This almond flour banana bread is moist, fluffy, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, paleo made in one bowl, and stays fresh for 3 days! It has a fluffy and tender crumb that is moist and delicious.

This banana bread is made with super simple ingredients, is grain-free, paleo, and is perfect for a quick breakfast or a snack! There is no artificial sugar in this recipe which makes it extra healthy!

If you liked this recipe, you should try our other banana bread recipes, like our chocolate chip banana bread, tahini banana bread, double chocolate banana bread, and our banana bread without baking soda.

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• Why this recipe works
• Ingredients
• How to ripen bananas fast?
• Instructions
• Expert tips
• Faq's
• Substitutions
• Freezing
• Variations
• Serving tips
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Why this recipe works

• Extremely easy to make.
• An extra moist banana bread that stays moist for 3 days!
• Made with simple ingredients.
• Perfect to make when you need a quick breakfast.
• Made in under an hour from start to finish.
• Is gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and paleo!

Ingredients

Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.

Ripe bananas- Use only ripe bananas for this recipe! ripe bananas are more sweet, moist, and easy to mash into a pudding consistency. If you don’t have ripe bananas, bake regular bananas in a 200c (400f) preheated oven for 10 minutes, this will soften the bananas and make them into a ripe banana texture.

Almond flour- we used almond flour in this recipe, but you can use oat flour or coconut flour. We used store-bought almond flour. The package should say “almond flour” or “fine almond meal”.

Baking soda – to allow the banana bread to rise.

Coconut oil- we melted our coconut oil in the microwave, but you can melt your coconut oil on the stovetop as well.

Cinnamon- we added cinnamon as we like the flavor and we feel like it fits great in this recipe. You can skip the cinnamon if you don't like cinnamon or if you are allergic.

Honey- we used honey for sweetener, the banana and honey add sweetness to this banana bread. you can switch out the honey with natural maple syrup.

Eggs- you will need 3 large eggs for this recipe. Make sure that your eggs are at room temperature.

Vanilla extract- adds extra flavor.

Kosher salt- you will need about ½ teaspoon of kosher salt for this recipe.

Chocolate chunks- we like adding dark chocolate chunks, this step is absolutely optional.

How to ripen bananas fast?

If you want to make this banana bread, but you don’t have ripe bananas on hand, don’t worry! Bake regular bananas in a 200c (400f) preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, this will soften the bananas and make them into a ripe banana texture.

Or bake the bananas unpeeled a 150c (300f) for about 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prep a loaf pan with parchment paper.

Into a big mixing bowl, add the ripe bananas and mash them into a pudding-like consistency with a fork or a potato masher.

Add the melted coconut oil, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and honey. Mix with a whisk until the mixture is well combined.

Add the almond flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and mix until just combined.

Add the chocolate chunks and lightly fold the mixture until it’s just combined.

Pour the batter into a parchment paper-lined loaf pan and top the batter with extra chocolate chunks! Bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the banana bread comes out clean.

Let the almond flour bread cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.

Expert tips

• Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and yogurt. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly. you don’t want to place cold batter into the oven.
• Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist banana bread and not dense and dry banana bread.
• Mesure you almond flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
• Use only ripe bananas for this recipe! ripe bananas are more sweet, moist, and easy to mash into a pudding consistency. If you don’t have ripe bananas, bake regular bananas in a 200c (400f) preheated oven for 10 minutes, this will soften the bananas and make them into a ripe banana texture.
• Add some of your favorite add-ins! Make this recipe your own and add your favorite muffins add-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, banana slices, chopped fruit, and more! Be creative!
• Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat this banana bread as it is pulled out of the oven, but let the loaf cool for at least 20 minutes so it will be more firm and won’t crumble up. This banana bread is extra moist and melt in your mouth delicious, so it will be worth it to wait these 20 minutes.

Faq's

Substitutions

Sweetener- if you don't want to use honey, simply replace it with your favorite sweeteners like natural maple syrup or stevia!

Flour- We used almond flour in this recipe, but you can use oat flour or coconut flour. We used store-bought almond flour. The package should say “almond flour” or “fine almond meal”.

Freezing

This banana bread is very easy to freeze. After baking, let the loaf cool to room temperature, transfer it into a freezer-friendly Ziploc bag, or wrap it tightly with a plastic wrap. Freeze up to 3 months. Freeze this as a loaf or as slices.

To thaw: place the cake in the refrigerator overnight or place it a room temperature for a few hours.

Variations

Add-ins- make this recipe your own and add your favorite add-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, mini chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, banana slices, chopped fruit, etc.

Toppings- this banana bread can be topped with crumble topping (or streusel topping), cinnamon sugar mixture, nuts, etc.

Serving tips

We like to serve banana bread as is with our morning coffee or tea on the side. There are many ways to upgrade your banana bread:

• Toppings- this banana bread can be topped with crumble topping (or streusel topping), cream cheese frosting, cinnamon buttercream frosting, or maple cream cheese frosting. Use your favorite toppings that you like to make the most!
• Spread- spread a slice of this banana bread with peanut butter, almond butter, pecan butter, or even pumpkin butter!
• Add-ins- make this recipe your own and add your favorite add-ins: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, chocolate chunks, banana slices, chopped fruit, etc.

More breakfast recipes:

Chocolate chip banana bread- This chocolate chip banana bread is extra moist banana bread that is made with brown butter, greek yogurt, and plenty of mashed bananas making this banana bread super moist, flavorful, and fluffy.

Tahini banana bread- This tahini banana bread is moist, fluffy, and filled with tahini which gives this banana bread a delicious nutty flavor.

Double chocolate banana bread- This double chocolate banana bread is filled and topped with chocolate chips, extra moist, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

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