The BEST Coconut Flour Banana Bread: Naturally Gluten & Grain Free
Thick slices of this decadent loaf of gluten free coconut flour banana bread will have everyone grabbing for seconds.
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 247kcal
Ingredients
- 274 grams peeled bananas about 3 or 1 ½ cups mashed
- 100 grams sugar about ½ cup
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 56 grams coconut flour about ½ cup
- 65 grams tapioca starch about ½ cup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 85 grams mini chocolate chips about ⅔ cup
Instructions
- On a large plate, mash the bananas.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugar, oil and eggs. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Add the mashed banana, milk and vanilla. Mix for 30 seconds.
- In a medium bowl, combine the coconut flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients in the stand mixer. Mix on ow speed for 30 seconds. Stop the machine and scrape down the bowl. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Fold in the mini chips with a rubber spatula.
- Set bowl of batter aside for 30 minutes to rest.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Prepare a 8” x 4 ½” baking pan by lining with parchment paper
- Spoon batter into the pan, bake for 60 - 65 minutes, or until toothpick tests done.
- Let bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes on a wire rack.
- Remove from pan and let cool completely.
Notes
- All ingredients should be at room temperature and flours measured by weight.
- There is no substitute for the coconut flour.
- The tapioca flour can be substituted with corn starch.
- The chocolate chips can be omitted.
- Allow batter to rest for 30 minutes before baking.
- Line the 8" x 4.5" baking pan with parchment to prevent the loaf from sticking.
- Bread is done when a toothpick tests done.
- Bread stores well at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
- Entire loaf may be frozen or freeze individual slices.
- Defrost in the microwave for 30 seconds - 1 minute.
