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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (vegan)

    Published: Apr 18, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links. · 4 Comments

    What could be better than homemade Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread when you have some overripe bananas left to use up? Using better-for-you ingredients makes this recipe delicious, comforting and so wholesome! Maple Syrup as a sweetener gives it a natural flavorful sweetness. Fill your house with a mouthwatering banana and maple aroma by whipping this into the oven.

    Jump to:
    • 💡 The recipe in a nutshell
    • Using better-for-you ingredients
    • Healthier chocolate chip brands
    • Bananas as an egg substitute
    • Should my bananas be ripe?
    • 🥣 Storage
    • ❄️ How to freeze
    • More vegan breakfast ideas
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews
    Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread vegan with maple syrup

    💡 The recipe in a nutshell

    • Vegan (eggless and dairy-free)
    • Tender and moist
    • Made with better-for-you ingredients
    • Easy to make - perfect beginners!
    • Eat for breakfast, as a snack or in the afternoon
    • Wholesome and delicious
    • Golden brown with a slight crunch outside

    Using better-for-you ingredients

    By using better-for-you ingredients this version of the classic banana bread is a healthier decision! Firstly, the base of this healthy vegan banana bread is fruit: bananas themselves. Second, instead of regular flour this recipe uses spelt flour. However, if wished, you can stick to all-purpose.

    Using vegan dark, semi-sweet, and/or sugar-free chocolate chips is also a healthier decision. Generally, those are higher in cocoa content than milk chocolates! In fact, cocoa itself is full of antioxidants, and health-promoting flavanol phytonutrients (source).

    Besides that, the recipe uses a mix of cane sugar and maple syrup to sweeten the bread. As a healthier fat choice, the recipe asks for avocado oil. However other vegetable oils work too.

    Healthier chocolate chip brands

    Some brands that offer healthier chocolate chips are

    • Lily’s Sweets
    • Enjoy Life
    • Simple Truth
    • Evolved
    • Pascha Chocolate
    • Sprouts and Trader Joe's

    Bananas as an egg substitute

    Bananas themselves are a great vegan egg substitute! In fact, they safely replace eggs in many plant based baked goods. Bananas serve as a great binder, and give moisture to your batter.

    Should my bananas be ripe?

    Yes! It's very important that you wait for your bananas to ripen before using them for banana bread. You want lots of brown spots on your bananas! In general the riper the banana, the sweeter they'll be.

    Put bananas next to some apples, if you want to speed up the ripening process. All in all overripe bananas will give you that lovely banana flavor you're craving with a beautifully moist texture and sweetness. All in all overripe bananas are super easy to mash up.

    Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (vegan)

    🥣 Storage

    Store covered in an airtight container, at room temperature. It will stay fresh for a few days on the counter. Stored in the fridge it will last for up to a week!

    ❄️ How to freeze

    It will keep fresh in the freezer for up to 2 months. Wrap well, or place in freezer bag, and label with the date of freezing. To defrost: Thaw in the refrigerator over night, at room temperature, or lightly heat in oven.

    More vegan breakfast ideas

    Have you tried tofu scramble yet? It's a great vegan alternative, to the regular scrambled eggs. If you like your breakfast on the sweeter side, I'd recommend some healthy vegan oatmeal, German apple pancakes or make your own granola.

    📖 Recipe

    healthy chocolate chip banana bread vegan

    Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

    Jacqui
    What could be better than homemade Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread when you have some overripe bananas left to use up? Using better-for-you ingredients makes this vegan banana bread recipe delicious, comforting and so wholesome! Fill your house with a mouthwatering banana and maple aroma by whipping this into the oven.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Baking 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
    Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack, Sweets
    Cuisine Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Vegan
    Servings 12 slices

    Equipment

    • loaf pan, electric mixer, mixing bowl

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 medium ripe bananas
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 60 ml water, filtered 2 fl oz
    • 80 ml dark maple syrup 2.7 fl oz
    • 60 ml avocado oil (or other vegetable oil of choice) 2 fl oz
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 tablespoon flax meal
    • 200 g spelt flour* 7 oz
    • 50 g old fashioned oats 1.7 oz
    • 100 g organic cane sugar 3.5 oz
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 pinch of salt optional
    • 50 g nuts of choice** optional
    • 150 g vegan dark, semi-sweet and/or sugar free chocolate chips 5 oz

    Optional topping ideas

    • 1 banana, peeled and halved
    • more chocolate chips for topping, if wished

    Instructions
     

    Preparation

    • Preheat your oven on 180°C / 355° F. Prepare your loaf pan by greasing it and sprinkling flour into it; or layer it with parchment paper.
    • Mash up the 3 overripe bananas with a fork or potato masher in a mixing bowl. Then whisk in vanilla extract, water, maple syrup, avocado oil, cinnamon and flax meal. Set aside while you prepare your dry ingredients.
    • In a different bowl mix spelt flour, oats, cane sugar, baking powder and salt, if using, together. Add dry ingredients to your wet banana mixture and whisk until combined and a batter forms. With a spatula fold in your chocolate chips and favorite nuts, like walnuts or pecans.
    • Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan. It should fill up around ⅔ of the loaf pan. Optional: Cut 1 banana into halves and put on top.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for at least 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Let it cool down, or serve immediately.

    Notes

    *Do I have to use spelt flour? No, you can substitute it with all-purpose Flour, and only use that for the batter. If preferred, you could use Whole-Wheat Flour. 
    **Can I leave out the nuts? Of course, if you have a nut allergy (or simply want to skip the nuts) you can.
    Can I use vegan butter instead of oil? I personally haven't tried it out, but I'm sure it could work. "Rough-and-ready-rule" says 60 - 80 g oil usually equals 100 g of butter. In other words: if the recipe calls for 7 ½ tablespoons of oil, you can use 10 tablespoons of butter. For this recipe I'd recommend melting the butter into 60ml, so you'll have a 1:1 ratio. Let me know, if you try the recipe with butter!
    Keyword Banana Bread, Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, Plant-Based, Vegan
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    1. Emily says

      March 24, 2022 at 6:50 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe was perfect for using up the overripe bananas I had on the counter! And it was a bonus that the kitchen smelled incredible too! We loved this wholesome recipe!

      Reply
    2. nancy says

      March 24, 2022 at 7:33 pm

      5 stars
      all my favourite ingredients partying together. super tasty and moist

      Reply
    3. Tavo says

      March 24, 2022 at 9:34 pm

      5 stars
      Great recipe! I loved the chocolate twist on this all-time classic!

      Reply
    4. Chris says

      March 25, 2022 at 2:36 pm

      5 stars
      Love this chocolate chips banana bread! It is fluffy, soft, and perfectly moist!

      Reply

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