Whole Food Home

Food, Health and Beauty for a Real Home

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
    • Quick Light Bites
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Desserts
  • Beauty
  • Gardening
  • Homemade Gifts
  • Contact

Gluten Free Banana Bread

February 23, 2016 by Sara Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick and easy recipe for gluten free banana bread that is so wholesome you could even serve it for breakfast! It uses completely natural, unrefined ingredients, so it’s full of slow release energy and totally guilt free.

I’ve only recently begun experimenting with gluten free recipes because although I don’t actually have an intolerance, after reducing my gluten intake, my whole digestive system just seems happier and more settled (and the upside is a flatter tummy!)  A good diet is after all about balance, and this means not necessarily eliminating wheat completely, just limiting it.

Gluten free banana bread

It’s so much better to avoid refined and processed ingredients wherever you can, and whether you do need to avoid gluten for dietary reasons or you’re just after a good, slow release low GI carb then this is just the recipe for you. It uses buckwheat flour and oats in place of regular flour, dates and bananas for sweetness and coconut oil instead of butter, so look no further.

Gluten free banana bread

 

Gluten Free Banana Bread
 
Print
Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
A gluten free banana bread made with natural and unrefined ingredients.
Author: Sara
Recipe type: Breads and Cakes
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients
  • This recipe uses a 250 ml measuring cup.
  • 8 medjool dates soaked in a little warm water to soften
  • 4 ripe bananas (3 mashed for the batter, 1 left whole for decorating the top)
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup melted organic coconut oil
  • 1 cup natural yoghurt
  • 1 cup organic oats
  • 2 cups organic buckwheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup broken walnuts
  • ½ cup organic raisins
  • A drizzle of honey
Instructions
  1. This recipe is made quicker and easier with a food processor, but it works just as well without.
  2. Start by chopping the dates finely, or mixing them to a paste in the processor.
  3. Add the mashed bananas into the date mixture
  4. Add two eggs and blend briefly to make a batter.
  5. In a separate bowl, sift the buckwheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sprinkle in the oats.
  6. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and stir in the banana batter and the yoghurt until you have a smooth, thick cake batter which is still runny enough to pour from the bowl (add a little milk if it needs it).
  7. Sprinkle in the raisins and the walnuts (save a few of the top)
  8. Pour into a lined (12 inch/32 cm) loaf tin and nestle the last banana (sliced lengthways) gently pressed into the top of the cake. Drizzle a little honey along the surface of the banana to make it glisten temptingly!
  9. Bake in a medium hot oven - gas mark 5-6 200 oC (180 oC for fan ovens) for 30-35 mins
  10. The banana bread is ready when the edge comes away from the tin, a kitchen skewer comes out clean when tested, and if you tap the tin it sounds hollow .
3.5.3226

Related Posts

  • Chocolate Banana Bread : Gluten FreeChocolate Banana Bread : Gluten Free
  • 10 Healthy Pie Crust Alternatives10 Healthy Pie Crust Alternatives
  • Lemon Almond Polenta cakeLemon Almond Polenta cake
  • Gluten Free Chocolate Cake RecipeGluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

Filed Under: Baking, Recipes Tagged With: Banana bread, Gluten Free

« Non Alcoholic Cocktail For Grown-Ups
Aubergine Quiche »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

Hi, I’m Sara

Welcome to Whole Food Home where I'll be sharing whole food, homemade recipes with a few all important healthy treats too to make every day seem special. And watch out for my DIY natural beauty tips and easy gift ideas - all pure and simple.
Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest

Search this site

Pinterest
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

How to make more tomato plants

How To Multiply Your Tomato Plants

Time To Make Your Christmas Cake - Get ahead with your Christmas preparations.

Time To Make Your Christmas Cake!

One good Chicken 3 Dinners

One Good Chicken Makes Three Great Dinners

Categories

Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest Pinterest
One good Chicken 3 Dinners
Healthy homemade marzipan
homemade orangecello
Time To Make Your Christmas Cake - Get ahead with your Christmas preparations.
Homemade Christmas pudding
organic homegrown vegetable

The posts on Whole Food Home may contain affiliate links for your convenience

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress