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Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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No Refined Sugar Vegan Banana Bread

Vegan with no refined sugar, this guilt-free banana bread is the perfect quick breakfast or grab a slice for an on the go snack.  Sweet banana flavor with a hint of fall spices baked up moist and tender.
Course bread
Cuisine vegan
Keyword banana bread with dates, no refined sugar banana bread, no refined sugar desserts, vegan banana bread
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 to 10 servings
Calories 302kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

  • 1 large banana use 1 ½ if on the smaller side
  • 6 tablespoons almond milk
  • 8 medjool dates pitted
  • ½ cup silken or soft tofu
  • cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • teaspoon clove

Optional Topping:

  • ¼ cup Dairy Free Mini Chocolate Chips
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse or flake sea salt

Instructions

  • Soak pitted dates in a bowl with hot water.¹  Preheat oven to 350°F.  Prepare bread baking dish (typically 8x4 inch) by greasing and flouring.
  • Drain the dates from the water and add to a food processor or high powered blender.  Add banana, almond milk, tofu, oil and vanilla.  Pulse 10 times, then turn to 'on' or 'high' for 2 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing well with a spatula to combine.
  • Transfer your batter to the prepared baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.  Optional:  Sprinkle the top of the bread with chocolate chips and sea salt before baking.

Notes

¹If your blender or food processor are high powdered and work wonderfully, you don't need to soak the dates. If your kitchen equipment is less than reliable or if the dates are a touch old, soak to soften about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 424mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 46IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg