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This moist and fluffy banana bread is made with olive oil – no butter needed! It is a naturally dairy-free, delicious, and wholesome loaf that comes together quickly and smells amazing.
Making banana bread with oil is a great way to replace butter while maintaining a great moist texture. I like to use extra virgin olive oil in this recipe because it is heart-healthy, and works great.
I actually love baking with olive oil in general. From olive oil sugar cookies to olive oil pumpkin cake to olive oil brownies to pumpkin oat muffins, the results are always perfection. And no, you can’t taste the olive oil.
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Why this recipe is great
- It is dairy-free! Which is great if you have an allergy or intolerance to dairy or if you are just avoiding it in your diet.
- It is simple to make.
- It is easy to customize. You can add chocolate or nuts or extra cinnamon. This healthy banana bread makes for a great base recipe.
- It is a great way to add olive oil into your diet.
Recipe ingredients
- Olive oil– any good quality extra virgin olive oil works well here. It is usually a greenish color.
- Eggs– these bind the batter together.
- Ripe bananas– when the bananas are ripe they have better banana flavor and are sweeter.
- Brown sugar– I like light brown brown sugar but any works.
- Vanilla– with or without alcohol works.
- Flour– all purpose white flour is what is used in this recipe.
- Baking Soda– this helps the banana bread rise while baking.
- Cinnamon– I love adding cinnamon to banana bread. Ceylon cinnamon is my favorite.
Additions/ Substitutions
- Instead of brown sugar, you can use coconut sugar.
- Instead of all purpose flour, you can use gluten-free flour at a 1:1 ratio.
- Instead of olive oil, you can use avocado oil.
- You can add chocolate chips, nuts, or nutmeg to the banana bread batter.
Step by step instructions
Step 1: Mix the olive oil, mashed banana, eggs, vanilla, and brown sugar together in a bowl.
Step 2: Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together in another bowl.
Step 3: Mix the wet and dry ingredients together.
Step 4: Pour the banana bread batter into a greased and lined loaf tin.
Step 5: Bake the banana bread until golden.
Expert tips
- Measure out the mashed bananas so you know that there is enough. I had three smallish bananas and this resulted in 1 cup of mashed bananas.
- If the top of the banana bread is getting too brown while baking, top the banana bread with aluminum foil for the last 10-15 minutes of baking.
- How to store: Cover the banana bread and store on the kitchen counter for 3-4 days. You can also cover it in an airtight container or bag and refrigerate it for 6-7 days.
- How to freeze: Wait until the banana bread is completely cooled. Then you can freeze it whole by putting it into a freezer safe ziploc bag. Or you can slice it and separate each slice with parchment paper and put into a freezer safe bag.
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Olive Oil Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed bananas, (2-3 ripe bananas)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, (or coconut sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line and grease a 9 in x 5 in loaf tin. Line with parchment paper and grease with an olive oil spray. Put the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
- In a large bowl, mix the olive oil, eggs, mashed banana, brown sugar and vanilla together with a fork.
- In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together.
- Pour the bowl of dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix until banana bread batter forms. Don't over mix. Add mix ins if you want any.
- Pour the banana bread batter into the lined loaf tin. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I can’t wait for you to try my moist and fluffy olive oil banana bread! My family loves it warm out of the oven. Let me know if you try it!