Simple Gluten Free Banana Bread
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If you’ve been on the hunt for a wonderfully Simple Gluten Free Banana Bread recipe, I think you may have found a winner here! This recipe is super simple and so delicious!
Gluten Free Banana Bread
I love having a good flavored quick bread on hand for desserts or a fast breakfast! This Gluten Free Banana Bread recipe is easy to make and uses only a few ingredients. It bakes up nice and fluffy and full of flavor!
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Easy Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe
- 1¾ c. gluten free all purpose flour
- 1 t. baking soda
- ½ t. salt
- ⅓ c. butter
- ⅔ c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 mashed banana
- In a bowl, mix together the flour blend, the baking soda, and the salt.
- In a separate bowl mix the softened butter, sugar, eggs, and mashed banana together.
- Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture bowl slowly until it’s well incorporated. Make sure you get all the lumps out, you don’t want to leave the batter lumpy.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
I like to top my banana bread with softened butter. This tastes good warm or cold! I’m thinking that you could also add mini chocolate chips for a different kind of flavor as well.
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This recipe will also freeze well in case you want to make it now and enjoy it later. Simply let it cool, wrap it up and place it in the freezer.
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Easy Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 t. baking soda
- ½ t. salt
- ⅓ c. butter
- ⅔ c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 mashed banana
Instructions
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In a bowl, mix together the flour blend, the baking soda, and the salt.
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In a separate bowl mix the softened butter, sugar, eggs, and mashed banana together.
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Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture bowl slowly until it’s well incorporated and not lumpy.
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Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Looking for more ways to use up ripe bananas? Here are a few banana recipes you might enjoy:
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This Simple Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in December 2012. It has been updated as of December 2019.
I can’t wait to try this, I am tempted to do it now!
Made this last weekend. It’s a WINNER! If you are gluten free and like banana bread, RUN to make this one. It was such a hit I made a 2nd loaf and have it in the freezer in slices. We can have nuts so I added chopped walnuts because that is what I used to add in our regular banana bread recipe.
Thank you for another wonderful recipe Merissa!
The bread was not cooked all the way through….but a toothpick came out clean in multiple spots. The outside tasted lovely…….thoughts? This is my first “from scratch” gf baking endeavor.
Gluten free baked goods can require a little extra baking time than you normally feel like they should. Depending on the flour blend you used it can also increase baking time. It’s kind of a trial and error process! I would just try the same recipe again next time that you made this time but give it an extra 5 minutes.
I had been looking for a g/f banana bread recipe and decided to try this.it was the best banana bread I have ever eaten. I added 2 tsp. Xanthum gun , 2 tsp. vanilla and 4 bananas. Baked it for 45 minutes. Delicious.thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it! We love it here 🙂
Why did you use Xanthum gum. I am new to the GF world
Xanthan gum replaces the gluten in a gluten free flour and gives it the elasticity it is missing.
Could I substitute extra banana, applesauce or oil in place of the butter to make this dairy free?
Yes, we often use coconut oil or coconut butter as a sub.
Earth Balance butter substitute is completely vegan and GF. I often use it in place of butter if I still want that buttery flavor. Other good dairy substitutions that have worked well:
Coconut Cream (full fat) in place of cream
Coconut Milk or Cashew Milk in place of milk. I like Cashew milk because it has a bit fuller flavor than the other nut milks and is creamy like real milk is.
I made this today and it was okay, but not my favorite. It needed a much longer cooking time than 30 minutes, was a tiny bit salty tasting (since GF flour mixes contain some salt and there was no vanilla or anything to balance the extra salt), had a rather plain and dry taste, and didn’t rise very high.
I agree with the commenter who loved it after adding more bananas and vanilla. I made a second loaf with a recipe off the back of a Betty Crocker gluten free flour mix, and they had a very similar recipe (only differences — 2 cups of GF flour mix, 3 bananas, add 1 tsp of vanilla, cook for 50-60 minutes). I recommend making those changes and then it’s very tasty. It’s still good as is, but those changes make it even better. 🙂
Ah, I see the reason for the salty taste. I used a purchased GF flour mix and those generally already have salt added. I’d make a note for people who want to use a purchased flour mix to just reduce the salt then.
I didn’t add any salt but the gluten free flour I used made the recipe so so salty. I’m going to try butter with no salt and check my flour out better next time
Hi, I added 1/4 tsp. of xantham gum because of the flour being gluten free
I love this recipe, so easy and yummy! Couple of things I have tried is add another 1/2 of a banana to keep it moist and cinnamon just to give it some spice. Other than that, this has been a hit every time I make it! Thanks for sharing!
I am not a baker. Not at all. I had a weird craving today, and found this recipe on Pinterest. I love the simple ingredients. I love that it is gluten free. I made it this evening with sprinkled pecans over the top. It’s perfection. Thank you!
I added walnuts ?
After reading other reviews I decided to try 1 c. All purpose GF flour, 1/4 c. almond flour & 1/4 c. tapioca flour. I used 2 bananas. I thought I grabbed vanilla but accidentally used almond extract 1/2 tsp. I baked for 40 min. Let it set for 10 min. It came right out of the pan! This bread is so awesome, I am so Happy!! Thank You!
Hi, i guessed at a one pound loaf tin?? It is taking ages to bake so thinki g it should have been bigger??
Mel
Mine was not moist at all. What did I do wrong?
I’m considering trying this recipe but substituting maple syrup – I think it’s going to be rather complicated to balance the dry and wet ingredients, but hopefully I can get it to work!
Just love this recipe, I’ve made it twice and I use coconut oil and walnuts, just had to cook a few minutes extra
Thanks
Can I substitute the 1 3/4 c GF flour with same amount of Almond GF Flour and still meet with success?
Is this recipe for a standard size loaf pan?
Yes