Easiest Vegan Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup mini vegan chocolate chips
- 2 large bananas, mashed (about 2/3 cup)
- 1 whole banana to place on top
- 3 tbsp neutral flavor oil (such as grape seed, avocado or sunflower)
- 3tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract.
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350f
Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan (you can also line it with parchment paper)
Whisk together the non-dairy milk and ground flax in a small bowl
Set aside
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt
Whisk well, add the mini chocolate chips and mix again
In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, oil, maple syrup, vanilla and flax mixture
Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined (do not overmix)
Pour the batter into the loaf pan, slice the whole banana in half lengthwise, and arrange the 2 pieces on top of the batter
Bake for 50 minutes and let it cool before removing it from the mold
