Banana Bread without Butter - Easy & Delicious!

A loaf of banana bread with slices cut out.

5 from 3 votes

Banana Bread without Butter - Easy & Delicious!

This banana bread without butter is the ultimate quick bread! It's a healthy banana bread that is ready in one bowl and doesn't require any butter or oil!

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: banana, bread, breakfast, dairy free, dessert, gluten free, healthy, quick bread, vegan

Servings:

Calories: 368kcal

Author: Mika Kinney

Ingredients

3 bananas extra ripe (nice and brown)
1 ½ cup oat milk unsweetened (cow's milk works too)
½ cup cashew butter any unsweetened one (including peanut butter) will work
3 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
¾ cup maple syrup 100% pure, honey or agave will work too
1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
1.5 teaspoon salt
3 cup all purpose flour 1:1 gluten free flour will work too
3 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cup chocolate chips we like dairy free and vegan ones!

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a loaf pan/bread pan with parchment paper or grease it with oil.
Mash the bananas in a large bowl until mostly creamy.
Add the wet ingredients to the bananas and combine. Then add the dry ingredients and fold until just mixed. Don't over mix the batter or the bread will be tough.
Fold in the chocolate chips into the batter. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 65-75 minutes until golden brown and baked through. It will start to turn golden WAY before it's done baking. Check that it is done by either inserting a tooth pick to see if it comes out clean or gently press the top and see if the bread springs right back.

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Notes

Nutritional Information is an estimate, for informational purposes only

Substitution options and recipe tips can be found in the post above.

This recipe is designed to be used with a very ripe banana. If your banana is not super ripe, I recommend adding an additional 2-3 tablespoons of sweetener. And since this batter doesn't contain eggs, you can always taste it before baking and adjust to meet your desired sweetness level.

Banana Ripeness Quick Reference

- Green banana = under ripe

- Yellow = ripe

- 10-20% brown = slightly overripe

- 30-40% brown = ripe (perfect for bread!)
- %50 or more brown = borderline you may not be able to use it anymore

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