Gluten Free Banana Bread

Gluten free banana bread is a super moist quick bread that will become your go-to banana bread! Use a gluten free flour mix to make this banana bread gluten free. No one will know that the gluten is missing!

This is the best banana bread and a favorite way to use overripe bananas! When I switched to a gluten free diet a few years ago, I found the easiest way to test my new gluten free recipes was to start with a gluten free flour blend. It’s a quick way to take out the wheat and to make this banana bread gluten free.

Of course, all fruits including bananas are gluten free. You will need to double check the remaining ingredients to make sure that each item is certified gluten free.

Find more gluten-free recipes and gluten free baking tips here.  If your are looking for a traditional banana bread, try this upside down banana bread recipe or a toffee banana bread. Or if you’d like to make muffin recipes, the recipe for banana muffins can be found here. There are so many options when it comes to quick bread recipes!

Gluten free flour mix

Of course you can make your own homemade gluten-free flour blend, but I use this gluten free flour mix. (affiliate link) Some gluten free mixes are better than others. Just make sure that you know the difference between gluten free flour and flour blends or mixes. While they sound the same, there is a key ingredient included in the blends– xanthan gum.

Xanthan gum is the substance you are looking for on the ingredient list. It helps to thicken baked goods. If you happen to simply have gluten free flour then add 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum per cup of gf flour in the recipe.

Ingredients:

• gluten free flour mix
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 bananas, ripe and mashed

How to make banana bread

Follow along with these photos to see how to make this gluten-free recipe:

1. Mix the dry ingredients of gf flour mix, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl, set aside
2. Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, oil and sugar in a large bowl.
3. Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients.
4. Mash the bananas in a separate bowl then fold the mashed bananas in to the batter.
5. Pour batter into a loaf pan covered with baking spray and parchment paper.
6. Bake for 55-60 minutes.

Tips for making banana bread

• First whisk the dry ingredients together, then the wet before combing both together. Mash the bananas last and fold them into the batter.
• Use very ripe bananas when making banana bread. Let the banana skin become speckled and darkened with brown spots. The fruit will be soft and somewhat mushy. This is perfect for baking with bananas and will make a moist banana bread! The sugar content is higher and you’ll love the sweetness. You may even be able to reduce the sugar in the recipe if your bananas are really ripe.
• Because this gluten free banana bread recipe is so moist, the bread loaf needs a long time to bake 55 – 60 minutes. Bake the loaf uncovered for the first 45 minutes, then check on it. You’ll likely need to cover the top with an aluminum foil tent. The top will be golden brown but the interior of the bread needs to continue to bake.
• If you are short on bananas you could use 2 only for a 2 banana bread recipe. This is a flexible recipe and should be fine with 2 or 3 bananas.
• Mash the bananas with a fork or with my preferred tool, a potato masher

Variations on gluten free banana bread

Try any of these add ins to mix up the flavor and texture of your homemade bread. 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup is suggested

• mini chocolate chips (gluten free)
• chocolate chips (gluten free)
• caramel chips (gluten free)
• raisins
• chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans make a lovely gluten free banana nut bread
• coconut chips
• dried fruit — apricots or currants

Of course is you don’t need a gluten free recipe, you can use all purpose flour in place of the gluten free flour mix.

How to store quick bread

Quick breads in general last a few days at room temperature if they are wrapped tightly in plastic wrap or put in an air tight container.

You can freeze quick breads easily. I like to slice the banana bread first, wrap each piece in plastic wrap, then store the loaf in a freezer safe Ziploc bag. When you are ready to eat the bread, simply defrost overnight in the refrigerator, toast in the toaster, or warm for 15 seconds in the microwave.

Need a dairy free recipe?

There is no butter in this recipe but there is milk. If you need dairy free banana bread, please substitute a non-dairy milk like almondmilk or coconutmilk for the regular milk. That gives you a dairy-free option without much change at all to the recipe.

I have not tried substitutes like flax egg or apple sauce for the eggs so I can’t suggest a vegan banana bread. I’ll add that to my list of recipes to develop.

Here is the Google Web Story for this GF Banana Bread!

Still need more banana recipes? Try these!

• Whole wheat banana walnut pancakes
• Banana Peanut butter Ice cream from Two Peas and their Pod
• Upside down banana bread
• Homemade baked banana chips from Katerina at Diethood
• Strawberry Banana Fool
• Banana Cake

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