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    Home » gluten free » Gluten Free Baking

    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Carrot Banana Bread

    Published: Jan 23, 2018 · Modified: Mar 21, 2018 by Richa 65 Comments

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    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. Soft, Moist and Easy. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free recipe. Jump to Recipe 
    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    What do you do when you want both a banana bread and carrot bread, You make Carrot Banana Bread!

    I was playing around with my gluten-free fruit cake recipe for a no grain version banana bread. Too many Bananas can tend to make gummy results with a bit of error easily. Addition of some other fruit for additional moisture helps reduce that and also adds great flavor, moisture and texture to the bread. For with gluten(regular flour) version make my 1 Bowl Banana Apple Bread with shredded carrots and spices of choice.

    This bread uses almond flour and coconut as the base. This Carrot Banana Bread is moist and textured with flavors from banana, carrot, spices and vanilla and great to snack on. To make it into a banana cake, add a cashew cinnamon frosting like my carrot cake. 

    This bread is soft, super moist, delicious and comforting. Let me know if you try it!


    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com


    More Gluten-free bakes from the blog

    • Gluten-free Cinnamon Roll Bread yeast-free. 
    • Sweet Potato Crumb Cake. 
    • Gluten-free Brownies
    • Sweet Potato Blondies. 
    • Gluten-free Lemon Donuts
    • And many more here

    I haven’t tried it without almonds. If you do make it with other nut flour or sunflower seed flour, let me know how it turns out. 

    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    Since I discovered how well citric acid does in gluten-free baking I’ve been using it more and more. This bread uses only a bit which can be omitted. It seems to also prolong the shelf life of the baked result as they dont taste stale as quickly.

    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com
    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com
    If you make this bread, let me know how it turned out!Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com
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    4.69 from 16 votes

    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread - Grain free Carrot Banana Bread

    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free recipe. Soft Moist Banana Carrot Bread
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Total Time55 mins
    Course: Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: Gluten-free, Grain-free, Vegan
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 310kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    Dry:

    • 3/4 cup (84.22 g) + 2 tbsp almond flour
    • 1/4 cup (40 g) potato starch
    • 1.25 tsp baking powder
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) baking soda
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) citric acid (optional)
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
    • 1 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice or a mix if cinnamon and cardamom
    • 1/4 cup (20 g) shredded coconut , small shreds
    • 1/4 cup (30 g) coconut flour , use 1/3 cup rice flour as sub
    • 1/4 cup (24.75 g) pecans or walnuts
    • 2 tbsp or more dried fruit, chopped dates or chocolate chips
    • 1 cup (128 g) grated carrot

    Wet:

    • 2 ripe bananas , small to medium size, not too large
    • 1/2 cup (125 ml) non dairy milk such as almond milk
    • 1 tsp lime juice or lemon juice , use 2 tsp if omitting citric acid
    • 1 tbsp flax seed meal or chia seeds
    • 4 tbsp (50 g) sugar , less or more depending on ripeness of bananas
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 2 tbsp oil , use applesauce to make oilfree

    Instructions

    • Line a loaf pan with parchment. Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F (185 deg C). 
    • Mix everything under dry except carrots and set aside. Mix well using a whisk. Add carrots and lightly mix.
    • Blend everything under wet until smooth, Alternatively, mash the banana really well and mix in the rest of the ingredients until well combined.
    • Combine dry and wet and mix in till just about combined into a thick muffin like batter. If the mixture is thin, add a tbsp more coconut flour or potato starch.
    • Transfer the thick batter to the lined loaf pan. Even it out using a spatula. Top with additional coconut or walnuts
    • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, test with toothpick from he center, it should come out almost clean. 
    • Let cool in the pan for 10 mins then remove from the pan carefully and let cool on the counter lightly covered. Slice when completely cool. Store on the counter for the day and refrigerated for upto 4 days.

    Notes

    For variation: add some seeds, nuts and oats to the batter to make a hearty breakfast bread.
     
    Nutrition is 1 of 6 serves (1 serve is 2 slices)

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Gluten free Banana Bread - Grain free Carrot Banana Bread
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 310 Calories from Fat 162
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 18g28%
    Saturated Fat 3.8g24%
    Sodium 205mg9%
    Potassium 432mg12%
    Carbohydrates 33g11%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 15g17%
    Protein 5.2g10%
    Vitamin A 3590IU72%
    Vitamin C 5.2mg6%
    Calcium 120mg12%
    Iron 1.3mg7%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Gluten free Banana Bread. Grain-free Flourless Carrot Banana Bread. No Gum, no Aquafaba. #Vegan #grainfree #Glutenfree Soy-free #recipe. | VeganRicha.com

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    1. David

      July 31, 2022 at 12:56 pm

      Can you clarify what is the first ingredient? The 3/4 cup ingredient is not spelled out! 3/4 cup (84.22 g) ??? + 2 tbsp almond flour

      Reply
      • Richa

        July 31, 2022 at 1:23 pm

        It’s almond flour

        Reply
    2. Patrícia

      November 21, 2021 at 3:54 pm

      Hi 😊. I’m a little bit confuse about 1.25 tsp baking powder. Does that means 1 tsp and 1/4 or and a half ?

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 21, 2021 at 4:56 pm

        It’s 1 1/4

        Reply
    3. Meli

      August 23, 2020 at 8:57 pm

      5 stars
      The best banana bread i‘ve ever made 😍 thank you! It’s so delicious and soft… couldn’t stop eating 😉

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        August 25, 2020 at 2:11 pm

        the best?! wow – thanks Meli =)

        Reply
    4. Emina Maric

      April 03, 2020 at 7:50 am

      5 stars
      Hi!

      I’m in quarantine and don’t have potato starch. I have corn starch, arrowroot, chia seeds, and flax. Any recommendations on substitute? Thank you!!!

      Reply
      • Richa

        April 03, 2020 at 1:36 pm

        use a mix of arroroot and corn starch

        Reply
    5. Chris Voci-Nam

      January 15, 2020 at 11:08 am

      Hi Richa,

      Would cornstarch work? I have never tried potato starch. I just stumbled upon your sight and I gotta say everything I have seen on it so far looks amazing! I cannot wait to try some of your Indian dishes, I love Indian food!

      Looking forward to trying this bread.

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 16, 2020 at 3:57 pm

        Thanks! Potato starch adds a lot of volume, you can trty with cornstarch. it might have a slightly denser texture

        Reply
    6. Frannie Tjader

      January 01, 2020 at 5:04 pm

      5 stars
      Made this today. It is absolutely delicious!!! So nice to be able to have a gluten-free, refined sugar free sweet bread. Thank you for keeping us in the absolute tastiest vegan foods with your recipes!

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 01, 2020 at 6:07 pm

        awesome

        Reply
    7. Dominique

      November 10, 2019 at 9:28 pm

      5 stars
      Can I sub cornstarch for potato starch?

      I really want to try this recipe, but make it a basic banana bread. I was trying to find an almond flour recipe, specifically, but this will work because I just happened to buy coconut flour on a whim the other day.
      I just don’t have potato starch on hand :/

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 10, 2019 at 9:47 pm

        yes, also add a bit more almond flour

        Reply
        • Dominique

          November 10, 2019 at 10:23 pm

          About how much do you think?

          Reply
          • Richa

            November 11, 2019 at 12:27 am

            2-3 tbsp more

            Reply
    8. Diane Tozzo

      May 24, 2019 at 6:02 am

      just made this…. I added 1-1/2 cups of carrots and 1/4 cup of pecans and walnuts… It came out amazing! thank you!

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 24, 2019 at 11:08 am

        yay!

        Reply
    9. Kaja

      March 30, 2019 at 10:16 am

      you list chia seeds here, on the list of wet ingredients – do you mean dry chia seeds? or is this chia seeds egg substitute, i.e. combined with water?

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 30, 2019 at 1:05 pm

        dry seeds. for egg i would say ” 1 chia egg (mix 1 tbsp chia seds in 3 tbsp water).” Whenever i say “chia seeds”, they are dry.

        Reply
    10. Anna

      March 04, 2019 at 7:11 am

      3 stars
      I followed the recipe and mine turned out gummy and did not rise. Despite that, the flavor was excellent and we ate the entire loaf in one sitting! Do you have suggestions for the gumminess? Thanks.

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 04, 2019 at 10:24 am

        did you make any subs? maybe it needed a bit more baking time or maybe a bit more almond flour if there was more moisture in the bananas/carrots. Fruits vary in moisture. It should be a moist loaf, but not gummy.

        Reply
        • Anna

          March 04, 2019 at 10:54 am

          Thank you. I didn’t make any subs, but the bananas may have been larger than needed. I didn’t use sugar so wondering if that could have affected it also? I will try again with smaller bananas as the flavor was excellent! BTW, this is first of your recipes that hasn’t come out perfectly for me — I love everything I’ve made and that has been a lot!!

          Reply
          • Anna

            March 04, 2019 at 10:56 am

            Also it was very brown. I baked it for 60 mins; I couldn’t bake it any longer or it would have burnt.

            Reply
          • Richa

            March 04, 2019 at 11:41 am

            Thanks! I am glad we have had a 95% success rate so far! Glutenfree baking in general is tricky and gets much more affected by many things. So many of my baked have been inedible hockey pucks :). When you make it next time, make sure that the mixture is stiffer, so add more almond flour and coconut flour if needed and then bake. You can always so a test run of the mixture as a muffin and see how it is baking and then adjust the mix. You can also slice the current and bake again at 300 F so the slices dry out a little.

            Reply
            • Anna

              March 04, 2019 at 11:49 am

              I’ll try that, thanks. Do you have other no sugar dessert recipes?

    11. Anna

      March 03, 2019 at 12:37 pm

      What size loaf pan do you use? Thanks.

      Reply
      • Richa

        March 03, 2019 at 12:55 pm

        I use 8.5 by 4.5. 9 by 5 will work too

        Reply
    12. Melanie

      January 28, 2019 at 6:47 am

      3 stars
      The flavors are delicious; however, at the bake time and temp given, my bread was way underdone. It looked done on the outside (quite dark on the edges) and a toothpick inserted came out clean. Because the flavors are so good, I’m going to try again at 350 degrees with a bake time closer to 1 hour. Note, I have a newer electric oven with a forced air fan.

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 28, 2019 at 10:47 am

        it might be the oven. the fan causes heating differently. You may have to reduce the baking temp. Also bananas can have varying moisture, so add more flour for a thicker stiff batter

        Reply
    13. Luna

      November 19, 2018 at 12:56 pm

      5 stars
      This tastes really good. It has a healthy wholesome taste. It is a little mushy. I put it in muffin tins without muffin paper, and it was difficult to get out of the pan. I substituted chia seeds for potato starch, and it has a distinctive chia seed taste, so I might try using a chia seed/cornstarch mix next time. I added 3 dates for the 2T of dried fruit, and did not add any sugar, Overall, 4.5 stars.

      Reply
      • Richa

        November 19, 2018 at 9:40 pm

        use parchment lining for the muffins. Also you can adjust the batter to be slightly dryer with more dry ingredients, so that they bake up not as mushy.

        Reply
    14. Helga

      June 15, 2018 at 1:53 am

      5 stars
      I have a brand-new electric fan-forced oven (after 35 years of an old, but very familiar gas-oven) … and I have NO idea how it will bake …
      I can’t find any temperature guidelines in your recipe, but would LOVE to make this bread/cake NOW (just finished juicing carrots and have plenty of organic carrot pulp !!)
      I would need to know degrees Celsius, please.
      Thank you very much ♥

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 15, 2018 at 10:27 am

        Its on the first step to preheat to 365 degrees F (185 deg C).

        Reply
    15. Jackie

      February 12, 2018 at 8:42 pm

      5 stars
      Hi there! I’m so excited to make this as a breakfast bread. If adding oats, how much would you recommend adding?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 12, 2018 at 10:01 pm

        1/2 to 3/4 cup. You can add more depending on the batter if it is moist and runny enough

        Reply
    16. Nadina

      February 12, 2018 at 1:52 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Richa,

      I didn’t have potato starch and didn’t want to but as we are moving interstate soon. I substitute with chai seeds. Is delicious and has the right consistency. Even our puppy loves it.

      Reply
      • Sheila

        October 24, 2018 at 8:58 am

        Please be careful when feeding dogs nuts, many types of nuts including almonds will make them ill.

        Reply
      • laura

        January 15, 2019 at 8:52 am

        how much chia seeds would you use in place of potato starch?

        Reply
        • Richa

          January 15, 2019 at 9:40 am

          you will need some starch to hold the structure.So use other starches if possible

          Reply
    17. Marissa

      February 06, 2018 at 2:39 pm

      5 stars
      Turned out great! Does this freeze well?

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 06, 2018 at 4:14 pm

        Awesome! havent tried it. it should

        Reply
    18. Casey

      February 06, 2018 at 12:55 pm

      Hi there- love your site! Could I use applesauce/pumpkin instead of banana? Not a big banana fan. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 06, 2018 at 1:26 pm

        yes you can do pumpkin or sweet potato puree. Those have a similar moisture content and volume hold as banana. Add more pumpkin pie spice. Applesauce doesnt have as much hold, so i wouldnt use it in this recipe.

        Reply
    19. Marcia

      February 03, 2018 at 5:40 pm

      When using oil, what kind should be used?
      Olive, canola?

      Reply
      • Richa

        February 03, 2018 at 6:50 pm

        in baking i use neutral flavor oils like organic sunflower, safflower or canola or sometimes refined coconut. olive is a strong flavor, so i dont use it.

        Reply
    20. Heather

      January 30, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      I have a friend who wants to make this, but can’t have almond flour. Is there another one to try.

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 30, 2018 at 2:40 pm

        I havent tried it with anything other than almond flour unfortunately. Sunflower seed flour might work, but you would have to try a small portion to test.

        Reply
    21. KT

      January 29, 2018 at 5:51 pm

      4 stars
      This was yummy! We added dried apricot as the dried fruit. My husband doesn’t usually like GF, vegan desserts but he liked this one!

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 29, 2018 at 6:03 pm

        thats awesome!

        Reply
    22. Latiche

      January 27, 2018 at 7:52 am

      Can I use oat or spelt flour instead of almond?

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 27, 2018 at 9:28 am

        Oat flour will not hold the bread well enough as a loaf, you can bake it into muffins with oat flour. Spelt should work. Add 3/4 cup flour then add more to make a thick muffin like batter.

        Reply
    23. Samaresh Biswal

      January 27, 2018 at 12:57 am

      5 stars
      Hi Richa,
      Thanks a lot . I made and it came out super fluffy and yummy . looking forward to try out some more of your recipe.

      Reply
    24. Frank

      January 25, 2018 at 8:21 pm

      5 stars
      Love the recipe. It’s gluten-free and it’s actually full of healthy micronutrients. I like how you separated the wet and the dry ingredients. Very helpful.
      Thank you

      Reply
    25. Korralinn

      January 24, 2018 at 5:53 am

      5 stars
      This is perfect for my Pitta dosha. To make it even easier for me with replace nuts with sunflower seeds and use only cardamom. Thank you so much!

      Reply
    26. Grace

      January 23, 2018 at 9:53 pm

      What can you substitute for almond meal if you have allergies?

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 24, 2018 at 10:11 am

        I havent tried anything other than almond. Some other nut or sunflower seed might work. Maybe make a quarter of the recipe in a small ramekin to check

        Reply
    27. Pearl

      January 23, 2018 at 7:35 pm

      Im baking for a large vegan pot luck in March and its my birthday too. I have a very large deep baking pan that i can make a 16 x 11 pan very deep. what kind of moist recetangular cake can I bake that is SOS no sugar no cane sugar no saltandgluten free for this special pot luck and what kind of icing also within those criteria too. pearl4pearlman

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 24, 2018 at 12:01 am

        You can triple the recipe for the pan. If you use ripe bananas and add some chopped dates then the bread is sweet enough. You can add some date caramel (see my salted date caramel pie), as topping. i would make a test recipe before the main event.

        Other option i can think of is the Chickpea peanut butter cookie pie. You can use maple syrup and cacao nibs in it and use more nut butter instead of oil. https://www.veganricha.com/2017/05/peanut-butter-chickpea-cookie-pie.html

        Or maybe a raw vegan cashew cheesecake that uses dates would be a good option too

        Reply
    28. Sabine

      January 23, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks Richa for your wonderful recipes … would you be able to provide metric measurements as well as imperial? This would make them easier for us folks in other parts of the world to use.
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 23, 2018 at 7:13 pm

        They are there on all the recipes now. Just under ingredients, there are 2 options US and metric. Us is selected by default. Click the metric link and values will change to metric measures.

        Reply
    29. Valerie

      January 23, 2018 at 3:34 pm

      Is there another flour I could sub for the coconut flour or potato starch? How would chickpea flour work?

      Reply
      • Richa

        January 23, 2018 at 7:15 pm

        use a 1/3 cup rice flour for the coconut flour. The recipe needs some starch to help bind, and potato works best. You might be able to use other starches but use a mix of 2 as larger amounts of some starches as arrowroot tend to add gummyness.

        Reply
        • Valerie

          January 23, 2018 at 9:29 pm

          Thank you! 🙂

          Reply
      • Nicole

        February 25, 2018 at 6:41 pm

        Merci,je vous envoie le résultat,je pense que cette recette sera la bonne.

        Reply

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