Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Banana Bread for Celiacs

Apr 05 2023

This dairy-free banana bread recipe is also gluten free and wheat free, which is great for both adults and children with allergies or celiac disease.

Ingredients

Margarine (dairy-free and gluten-free)
2 ¼
cups gluten-free baking mix (such as Arrowhead Mills' All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Mix)
¾
cup sugar
¾
teaspoon baking powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼
teaspoon salt
3
large bananas (mashed well)
⅓
cup applesauce (unsweetened)
⅔
cup canola oil
⅓
cup pure maple syrup
2
large eggs (lightly beaten)

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Step 2
Lightly grease a 9" x 5-inch loaf pan with dairy-free, gluten-free soy margarine or oil and set aside.
Step 3
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together the gluten-free baking mix, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt.
Step 4
Set aside.
Step 5
In a small mixing bowl, combine the mashed bananas, unsweetened applesauce, canola oil, pure maple syrup, and lightly beaten eggs.
Step 6
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until well combined.
Step 7
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan an bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges mostly clean.
Step 8
Transfer the loaf to a wire cooling rack and allow loaf to cool for at least 20 minutes before removing (if you're intending to make your bread now and serve it later, allow the loaf to cool completely in the pan before removing). Then wrap the loaf in plastic food wrap and store at room temperature. Serve warm or at room temperature.