Kay's Gluten-Free Banana Date Bread

Your family will love this a wonderfully moist, gluten-free, dairy-free banana bread with cinnamon-flavored applesauce, dates, and walnuts.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 318 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 3 ripe bananas
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• ⅔ cup chopped dates
• cooking spray
• ⅔ cup cinnamon-flavored applesauce
• 2 ¼ cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour (such as Krusteazl®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray (do not use a loaf pan).

Step 2

Mash bananas in a bowl. Add sugar and applesauce and mix well. Mix in eggs, baking soda, and baking powder. Add flour 2 tablespoons at a time. Fold in dates and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.