Banana Bread Recipe without Butter (2024)

Banana bread without butter is a delicious classic comfort food made healthier by using a light oil instead of a full stick of butter. This Banana bread recipe is made with easy ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry. After peeling bananas, blending them with eggs, flour, cinnamon and a handful of other ingredients, you will have a loaf of fresh homemade banana bread ready in less than an hour.

❤️ Why You'll Love It

• An easy recipe, great for a beginner bakers.
• Good way to use up overripe bananas.
• Perfect for any time for day and a kid-friendly snack.
• Easy to double the recipe and freeze for another time.

This banana bread recipe without butter is a healthy recipe loaded with banana flavor. Enjoy with breakfast or an afterschool snack with tea. Make an extra loaf for a housewarming or hostess gift.

📝 Ingredients

Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

📋 Ingredient Notes

• Sugar
• Eggs - checkout vegan egg substitutions
• Vanilla extract and ground cinnamon for flavoring
• Oil - Use a light tasting oil like avocado oil, vegetable oil or canola oil.
• Milk - Whole or low-fat milk
• Bananas - best to use spotty bananas to add natural sweetness to your bread.
• All-purpose flour - I used all-purpose flour but you can use whole wheat as well.
• Baking powder - check that it is not expired.
• Baking soda - always be sure the date is not yet expired for the best recipe results.
• Salt

🥄 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan. Set aside. In your blender add sugar, eggs, vanilla, oil, milk and peeled bananas. Mix well.
2. In a large mixing bowl sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Gradually pour the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula.
4. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the center of your oven until it passes the toothpick test, about 45-50 minutes. Let it cool down for 5 minutes in the pan before transferring it to a cooling rack.

💡 Amira's Tips

• You can use any light tasting oil you have, I like using avocado or light tasting olive oil.
• You can add ½ cup chocolate chips or ½ cup chopped nuts to the batter.

🥣 Equipment

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🧺 Storage

Refrigerate - Wrap leftover banana bread in plastic wrap and place in an airtight container. Leave on counter for one or two days, refrigerate for longer.

Freeze - Completely cooled loaf can be wrapped in plastic wrap then aluminum foil and put in a freezer bag then freeze for up to 3 months. Individual slices can be double wrapped and frozen as well.

💬 FAQs

🍽️ Serve With

• Banana bread without butter is wonderful by itself, however if you would like you can spread cream cheese on top or some peanut butter.
• If you are feeling festive top banana slices with some Hot Fudge Sauce .
• Serve topped with some Chantilly Cream, maple syrup, or this easy Microwave Lemon Curd.
• Condensed Milk Ice Cream is a great way to top a slice of banana bread in hot summer days.

👩‍🍳 Variations

• Add chocolate chips to the batter.
• Top with chopped walnuts before baking.
• Swap out the white sugar for brown sugar for added sweetness.
• Add dried fruit to the batter for even more flavor.
• Want to make vegan banana bread? check out these Vegan Egg Substitutes for Baking.

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