10 Creative Takes on Vegan Banana Bread!

These fun twists on banana bread not only make it more delicious but make it so much fun to make. There are the usual ways to mix up your banana bread flavors with chocolate chips or walnuts, but there are so many more ways to enjoy it! These creative banana bread recipes are ones to try.

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1. Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread

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Words cannot express how good this banana bread is and how impressed everyone will be when you bake a batch. This Marble Oatmeal Banana Bread by Jillian Glenn looks almost too good to eat, but it’s deceptively simple and has some healthy hidden ingredients inside! It’s free of white sugar, uses minimal oil, and includes overripe bananas and maple syrup for sweetness and moisture. We substitute some of the flour for oats in this recipe, making it much more filling while giving it a light and fluffy texture. Bake this loaf for your family and be prepared for everyone to be amazed!

Credit: Reprinted with permission from Healthy Vegan Breakfasts and Lunches by Jillian Glenn. Page Street Publishing Co. 2023. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn.

2. Oatmeal Banana Bread

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Whenever a fresh loaf of this tender and moist banana bread comes out of the oven, no one can resist having a slice! This Oatmeal Banana Bread by Jillian Glenn makes the perfect breakfast, but it’s also great any time of day! It’s an awesome way to use up your overripe bananas. I think that vegan banana bread is better than non-vegan banana bread.

3. Marbled Banana Bread

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Enjoy a slice of this sweet and moist vegan Marbled Banana Bread by Fabio Gallo This treat is the delicious combination of banana bread and chocolate marble cake.

4. Simple Five-Ingredient Banana Bread

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This Simple Five-Ingredient Banana Bread by Kayla Cappiello is the perfect base for whatever your favorite flavors are. You can add any toppings or mix-ins you want to this recipe. Want to make it a raisin cinnamon banana bread? Add 1/2 cup raisins and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. Want to make it a peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread? Use peanut butter and mix in an extra 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. You can also choose to top each slice as you eat it. I made the base banana bread, then each night for dessert, I microwave my slice for 30 seconds and then top it with peanut butter, chocolate syrup, caramel, and strawberries.   Copyright © 2023 by Kayla Cappiello. (If applicable, please also include Photos copyright © Jen Costa, Fox & Hare Photography, on pages v, vi, viii, 4, 5, 6, 14, 18, 180, 181.) Excerpted by permission of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

5. Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread

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This Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread by Shanika Graham-White is perfectly sweet and moist, is balanced between tender and crunchy, and is 100% delicious! It takes less than 10 minutes to whip together and makes for a great healthy alternative for a little sweetness in the morning for breakfast or even for dessert. Yum!

6. Banana Bread with a Pulse Twist

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Add a nutritional boost to your vegan banana bread by replacing some of the flour with chickpea flour—a super easy swap that brings in some extra nutritional value! Best of all, this Banana Bread with a Pulse Twist by Andrea Soranidis tastes delicious, so it’s a win-win!   Reprinted with permission from The Vegan Bean Cookbook by Andrea Soranidis, Page Street Publishing Co. 2021. Photo credit: Andrea Soranidis

7. Chocolate Bourbon Banana Bread

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This Chocolate Bourbon Banana Bread by Shanika Graham-White is decadent, fudgy, moist, dairy-free, and egg-free. This is the best way to upgrade your quick bread game with serious flavor.

8. Golden Banana Bread

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Are you craving a little home comfort? Satisfy your soul with this delicious and wholesome Golden Banana Bread by Zuzana Fajkusova and Nikki Lefler. It is moist, sweet, and smells like heaven. We have made many healthy loaves of bread, and this combination of ingredients is simply amazing.

9. Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls

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This recipe for Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls by Bila is the combination of the two tastiest treats! Banana bread + cinnamon rolls: what could be better?

10. Dark Chocolate Banana Bread with Beetroot Coconut Cream Glaze

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This Dark Chocolate Banana Bread with Beetroot Coconut Cream Glaze by Teri Macovei is not only colorful with the addition of beetroot glaze. It’s gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and also oil-free. It is possible to enjoy a plant-based dessert that can make you happy inside and out!

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