Our dairy-free banana bread is an extra moist banana bread recipe made with lots of chocolate chips. The sweetness of overripe bananas is combined with the pure, sweet flavor of almond extract that bakes into the perfect dessert or after-school snack.
Preheat the oven and prepare your pan. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a bread pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Blend the wet ingredients. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the wet ingredients including sugar, eggs, oil, and almond extract. Stir in the mashed banana.
1 cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup canola oil, 1 teaspoon almond extract, 3 medium overripe bananas
Combine dry ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients including flour, salt, and baking soda.
2 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda
Blend the wet and dry ingredients. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients stirring just until the ingredients start to blend.
Blend in the chocolate chips. Add the chocolate chips and stir until just blended. Do not over-stir. Pour the batter into the pan. Top with additional chocolate chips if desired.
3/4 cup dairy-free chocolate chips, plus extra
⭐️Bake for 8 minutes then lower heat. Bake for 8 minutes at 400°F, then turn the heat down to 350°F. Continue baking for 30-40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Notes
Mix-ins
walnuts, pecans, dried cherries and shredded coconut
Storage
store in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months
Muffins
Turn the loaf into muffins by pouring the batter into a muffin tin. Then, bake at 400°F for 8 minutes, turning down to 350°F and baking for an additional 7 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.