This deliciously hearty yet soft and moist Paleo banana bread is made with no grains, dairy, and no added sugar. ย It’s gluten free, Paleo, sweetened only with bananas and perfect for breakfast or a snack with your favorite spread. ย Kid approved and easy to make!
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So…it’s not the first time I’ve posted a banana bread recipe on this site, that’s for sure. ย There’s the nut-free banana blueberry breakfast bread, almond butter chocolate chunk banana bread and cassava flour banana bread, to list just three. ย BUT, for whatever reason I always just assumed that to make banana bread truly what I wanted it to be, I had to add some sort of sweetener. ย The bananas couldn’t be enough, could they?
Well, as it turns out, banana-only sweetened banana bread can be just as delicious as any bread with added sweetener. ย My kids actually had no idea I did anything different with this bread and the two loaves I made were gone within a couple of days.
As usual, I had a few goals/rules in mind when approaching this bread. ย First, no added sweetener besides the bananas. ย Told you that one already, I know ๐ ย Second, no nut butters. ย I LOVE nut butter and bananas together, and nut butters works really well in paleo breads, doing the job of eggs, oil, and even leavening in my opinion.
But, sometimes we need to let our nut butters rest, because let’s face it – using 1/2 or 3/4 cup of our precious (and pricy) nut butter on a banana bread isn’t always desirable. ย Almond flour is pricy enough, adding nut butters on and the loaf starts to seem…not worth it, perhaps.
With this recipe the ingredients are simple – way overripe bananas (the softer/browner the better for this one), coconut oil (refined or unrefined) a grain free flour mixture of almond and tapioca, cinnamon, salt, leavening agent. ย To get a bit of a better rise on this bread, I used a homemade paleo baking powder made of baking soda and cream of tartar, however feel free to use regular baking powder if you aren’t concerned with keeping this paleo in the strictest sense.
On the topic of rise, make sure you don’t make this bread (or any other quick bread) in a blender or with an electric mixer. Simply stir the dry ingredients into the wet until you get a lumpy batter with no flour spots – no need to try to make it smooth – in fact doing so will ensure you get a flat bread. ย The bread will have great texture and rise to it if you’re nice and lazy with your mixing ๐
I went totally “naked” with this bread with just the addition of a bit of cinnamon for flavor, but feel free to add any of your favorite mix-ins, including chopped nuts, chocolate chips, blueberries, cranberries, or anything else you can think of. ย It’s a great basic paleo banana bread recipes that’s quite forgiving, versatile, and always delicious!
It’s perfect toasted with a little butter or nut butter (oops, nut butter again) and good totally plain, too. ย I recommend storing it loosely covered at room temperature for the first day, and covered in the refrigerator after that. ย You can also freeze the loaf and defrost in the refrigerator once reader to eat.
I hope you guys are ready to bake something super easy, tasty and satisfying! ย Preheat your oven and peel your bananas! ย Let’s go!
Hearty Paleo Banana Bread {Banana Sweetened}
Hearty Paleo Banana Bread {Sweetened with Bananas Only!}
Ingredients
- 4 small/med very overripe bananas or 3 larger ones, mashed well
- 4 large eggs room temp
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted and cooled to almost room temp
- 1 3/4 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder or make your own paleo baking powder*
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp fine grain sea salt
Instructions
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Whisk together all dry ingredients and set aside. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a medium loaf pan with parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and mashed bananas, then vanilla and coconut oil until well combined.
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Slowly stir the dry mixture into the wet (donโt use an electric mixer - you will overmix the batter and prevent it from rising properly) just until moistened and no visible flour remains.
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Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes until deep golden brown and toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the loaf pan resting on a wire rack, then remove using the parchment paper to help you, slice and serve. Enjoy!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
*To make paleo-friendly (corn free) baking powder, mix 1 tsp baking soda with 2 tsp cream of tartarfollow. For this recipe, you will need just 1/2 tsp total of this mixture.
Nutrition
What I Used to Make My Paleo Banana Bread:
Want more delicious Paleo quick breads? ย Try One of These!
Banana Blueberry Breakfast Bread {Nut Free}
Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
Hearty Cinnamon Raisin Breakfast Bread
Simple Pumpkin Breakfast Bread
Double Chocolate Tahini Banana Muffins
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amazing gluten free, oat free recipe! I add allergen friendly chocolate chips and walnuts and it’s a crowd pleaser
OMG!!! Huge thank you!!! No sugar and itโs soooo moist. I could eat the whole thing in one sitting. ๐
Can honey be added to make it sweeter? My bread was a little dry on the outside and moist in the middle. Any suggestions?
This recipe looks amazing! ๐ Iโve been focusing on clean eating lately and this helps so much. Also, your food photography is so inspiring โ Iโve been using the Lightroom app to edit my food pictures and it makes a big difference. Thanks for sharing!
Kid approved! I made some modifications to this recipe. I like the flavor of olive oil so I used it instead of the coconut oil. Only had 2 bananas! So I used 1/2 cup of applesauce instead of the 3rd banana. I used 2 eggs and 100 grams of egg whites (about the equivalent of 2 eggs), added walnuts and made them into muffins. I’m eating paleo but my kids are none the wiser. They are eating them up, husband says ‘they’re weird but OK” as he scarfed two of them. Yes the texture of these is different than using flour to make banana bread, but it is similar enough for me! Next time going to make banana blueberry muffins. Think these will be great for a camping trip.
I used avocado oil instead of coconut oil. I find that coconut oil isn’t as good in baked goods when you have them the next day. I was super impressed with this recipe. I added a tablespoon of maple sugar because my kids complain when I make paleo recipes that they taste too healthy. haha. I made a loaf and mini muffins and they turned out perfect, amazingly moist and fluffy! I made a batch with HU dark chocolate chips and they were crave worthy but still filling enough to not cause overeating. LOVE THIS RECIPE! We will be making this quite often.
Thank you for this well-written guide. Iโve been struggling with this for days. Your article explained things in a way I could actually understand. Everything worked perfectly after following your steps. Much appreciated!
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I so want to try this version of your banana bread, it looks so good. BUT I have a nut allergy, which includes coconuts. Can I use rice flour geometry lite online and olive oil instead of the nut equivalents you use here?
banana is my favorite. and so is bread. and so is paleo diet. perfect recipe for me. will try
do you want to floss after this meal? not likely because i don’t think anything will be stuck in your teeth after eating this tasty banana bread.