Vegan Banana Bread with Coconut Oil

This vegan banana bread is made with coconut oil, dates, and vanilla and tastes best drizzled with icing on top and a cup of tea or coffee.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 146 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 2 very ripe bananas
• 5 dates, pitted and chopped
• ¼ cup Demerara sugar
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon cold water, or more as needed (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Fold in chopped dates.

Step 3

Combine bananas, coconut oil, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl. Add Demerara sugar and mash together with a fork. Add flour mixture and quickly mix together with a spatula until batter comes together. Add a few teaspoons of water if the batter seems too dry. Mix well and transfer to the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the top has a nice golden color and a skewer into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool, about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Mix confectioners' sugar with water until the glaze has the desired consistency and drizzle over banana bread.