Vegan Earl Grey Banana Bread
If you are looking for a vegan banana bread recipe that is perfect for coffee breaks or an afternoon tea, look no further. A banana bread that can perfectly be paired with non-dairy butter, cream cheese frosting, or ice cream - it is a classic made vegan with an added floral-twist from the Earl Grey tea that is not overtly sweet or flavored with too much artificial sweeteners. Moist, fluffy, and very indulging!
Servings 4 people
Equipment
- 5x10 loaf pan
- parchment paper
- mixing bowls & whisks
Ingredients
- 100 g (7/8 cup) unbleached all purpose flour
- 175 g (1½ cup) organic whole wheat flour
- 3 medium sized overripe spotted bananas mashed
- 78 ml (⅓ cup) strong earl grey black tea see notes
- 97 g (roughly ½ cup) toasted walnuts see notes
- 120 ml (½ cup) maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- 2 large flax eggs (2 tbsp flaxmeal + 6 tbsp water)
- 120 ml (½ cup) melted coconut oil + more to grease pan (I used refined coconut oil)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp raw sugar (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Mash bananas using a fork or potato masher.
- On a separate large mixing bowl, mix in all dry ingredients such as the flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- On another mixing bowl, whisk in all the liquid ingredients such as the sweetener, flax egg, coconut oil, earl grey black tea, and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
- Combine liquid ingredients with dry ingredients. Then add in the mashed bananas. Fold batter together. Do not overmix the batter.
- Fold in the walnuts onto the batter until well combined.
- Generously grease loaf pan with oil on all sides. Line a parchment paper on the bottom of the loaf pan so that it is easier to remove after baking.
- Pour in the batter and even out onto the loaf pan. Sprinkle with raw sugar (optional) and cinnamon before baking into the oven.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or simply pierce a toothpick or fork to see if it is dry (or clear). Allow the loaf to cool on a cooling rack for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
Notes
- Brew earl grey black tea beforehand by adding 1/3 cup of hot boiling water and 3 packets of earl grey tea bags. Let it soak for at least 10-15 minutes before adding to the ingredients.
- Toast walnuts in an oven for 5-7 minutes at 350°F OR you can simply toast them on a stovetop in medium high heat until it is slightly golden brown in color.
- Please kindly note that my unit of measures are primarily in grams and ml. Cups are an estimated amount converted and may vary depending on how you would measure ingredients in cups. I highly recommend getting a kitchen scale to weigh out all ingredients - if possible.