GF DF Banana Bread / Muffins

Name: GF DF Banana Bread / Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups gluten free flour (bobs red mill 1:1); 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp xanthan gum (if flour doesn’t already include); 1 tsp cinnamon; ½ cup coconut oil (melted); 1.5 cups mashed banana (about 3 whole); 1 tsp vanilla; ⅔ cup agave syrup (or maple syrup); ⅔ cup flax milk (or non-dairy milk of choice); 1 cup dark chocolate chips (or other mostly dry mix-in like raisins, chopped nuts, shredded carrot, etc.)

9 steps

Prep:15minCook:45min

Adapted from Babycakes cookbook (2009). As noted in the instructions, only put 2/3 of the batter into the loaf pan. I’ve tried putting all of it in — trust me, don’t. It doesn’t bake through the center. You could modify the servings to just make ⅔ of the recipe, but you get weird measurements. You can use this as a base for all sorts of mix-ins. If you are not using chocolate chips or adding some kind of icing (not included in this recipe), you may find you need to increase the sweetener.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:17:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories204.9 kcal (10%)

Total Fat9.5 g (14%)

Carbs28.6 g (11%)

Sugars13.4 g (15%)

Protein1.1 g (2%)

Sodium205.7 mg (10%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

18 servings

2 cupsgluten free flour

1:1

2 tspbaking powder

2 tspbaking soda

1 tspxanthan gum

if flour doesn’t already include

1 tspcinnamon

1 ½ cupsbanana

1 tspvanilla

or non-dairy milk of choice

1 cupdark chocolate chips

or other mostly dry mix-in like raisins chopped nuts shredded carrot

Instructions

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. I use my oven’s convection bake setting.

Step 2

Put dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine.

Bowl

Whisk

gluten free flour2 cups

baking powder2 tsp

baking soda2 tsp

xanthan gum1 tsp

cinnamon1 tsp

Step 3

Put banana in a medium sized bowl and mash with back of fork.

Bowl

Fork

banana1 ½ cups

Step 4

Add all wet ingredients to banana EXCEPT coconut oil.

Spatula

vanilla1 tsp

agave syrup⅔ cup

flax milk⅔ cup

Step 5

Add melted coconut oil to flour mixture. Stir until just incorporated. There will be flour that is still dry. This step is just to make sure the coconut oil doesn’t cool and clump when it comes into contact with the other wet ingredients.

Spatula

coconut oil½ cup

Step 6

Add wet ingredients to flour mixture. Whisk thoroughly and quickly to combine.

Whisk

Step 7

Add chocolate chips. Fold in with spatula. Work gently but quickly so as to keep the bubbles that are forming from the baking powder/soda.

Spatula

dark chocolate chips1 cup

Step 8

Option 1: Place ⅔ of the batter into a well oiled loaf pan and make muffins (about 6) with the rest. Option 2: Make muffins with all of the batter (about 18). I use unbleached muffin papers that have been sprayed lightly with oil.

Muffin Pan

Loaf Pan

Spoon

Step 9

If using loaf pan, bake for 45 minutes — rotate the pan halfway through if you are not using convection bake oven setting. If making muffins, bake 25 minutes.