Fat-Free Banana Bread (Vegan)

I follow a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) diet, and rarely bake treats for myself, because most baked goods have lots of ingredients that I simply won’t eat. This recipe for banana bread not only meets my dietary requirements, but also produces a dense, moist banana bread that is surprisingly delicious, considering the lack of oil, eggs, or most other ingredients normally found in banana bread recipes.

Ingredients:

• 5 ripe bananas
• 1 cup (vegan) sugar *(see note at the bottom)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup water

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas with sugar and vanilla, until combined and creamy. Then mix in the water (you can also use a blender to make the blending easier!).
• In a smaller bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, and stir until everything is just mixed. You don’t want to over-mix, or the bread will be dry.
• Pour batter into sprayed loaf pan and bake for one hour. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information: servings per recipe: 12 | Serving Size: 1/12^th of recipe | Calories: 278.3 kcal; total fat: 0.7 g; saturated fat: 0.1 g; trans fat: 0 g; cholesterol: 0 mg; sodium: 94.5 mg; carbohydrates: 42.6 g; fiber: 3.4 g; sugar: 22.9 g, protein: 3.2 g

Recipe adapted from Food.com

Note on vegan sugar: Most white sugar that can be found in the grocery store has been bleached by charred animal bones. “Vegan” sugar is sugar that hasn’t been bleached by animal bones.