Vegan Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip and Walnut Banana Bread

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It was the middle of summer in Texas when I developed this recipe and I know it’s hot outside yall, but who can resist a fluffy vegan banana bread?  I mean you can literally eat it for breakfast and an afternoon snack with peanut butter or almond butter smothered on top.  To be honest with you I made this recipe three times before I decided to put it out into the internet world.  I had my husband taste it, my dad, my mom and her co-workers just to make sure I was going to give you a good quality banana bread.  And I am gonna let you in on a little secret none of them are vegan.  In fact, my dad does not even agree with my lifestyle and when I tell him directly that something is vegan he shy’s away from trying any of the food I make. LOL. So when I made this recipe the first time, I told him I made some chocolate cake and he asked, “what’s in it” and I said “cake dad”.  Well fast forward to today he has had most of the banana breads I baked all three times.  Let me know in the comments below how you trick your family or children into eating a more vegan or plant-based cuisine I would love to know. 

Ingredients for Fluffy Vegan Banana Bread

Now in this recipe I opted to use whole wheat flour because of the fiber content.  I mean can you ever really have enough fiber.  The addition of the cocoa powder is simply because who can resist chocolate. But if you do not enjoy chocolate simply omit it.  I also added vegan chocolate chips and walnuts.  These two ingredients were added for an extra crunch and are one hundred percent optional.  I also used almond extract but this can be interchanged for double the amount of vanilla extract. 

Storing Vegan Banana Bread

When it comes to banana bread it is hard to wonder how long it is good for because if we are being honest how long does any type of sweet bread last in our kitchens.  With that being said I must still advise you that if for some reason you have left-overs this banana bread will last you six days in the refrigerator.  Be sure to place it in an air-tight container or a good storage bag that will not let air inside.  However, when you are ready to enjoy it the next day I find that for a better bite place it in the microwave for a minimum of thirty seconds so it can be warm.  If you steer away from microwaves a toaster oven at 350F for five minutes will do the trick.  And if you are feeling fancy and have an air fryer one to two minutes at 400F will do.   Now the heat timing all depends on how warm or hot you enjoy banana bread. I like for it to be hot enough to melt a bit of the peanut butter that I smother on top a nice fluffy slice.

Vegan Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip and Walnut Banana Bread

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Equipment

• Large Mixing Bowl
• Potato Masher
• Oven
• Spatula
• Loaf Pan
• Parchment Paper (optional)

Ingredients

  

Banana Bread Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 3 1/2 Whole Spotty Bananas
• 1/2 Cup Plant Based Milk
• 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 3 Tablespoons Oil
• 1 Flax Egg
• 1 Cup Cane Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract

Optional Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Walnuts
• 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

Instructions

 

• Turn on your oven to 350F and make a flax egg mixing 1 tablespoon of flaxmeal with 3 tablespoons of water. Proceed to prepare the baking loaf with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl add the bananas and mash them with a potato masher.
  
• Measure out the plant milk and add the almond extract along with the oil to the milk.
• Measure out the dry ingredients then add the mashed bananas, the plant milk mixture and the flax egg.
  
• Add the mixture to the parchment lined loaf pan and place in the oven at 350F for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the banana bread.
  

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