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Loaf of ginger banana bread with a piece sliced off.

Vegan Ginger Banana Bread

LingLing Deng
Moist and fluffy gingerbread flavoured banana bread with vanilla glaze.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Assemble Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 9x5 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium bananas, preferably ripe
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup non dairy milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves

Vanilla glaze

  • 1 cup icing sugar, packed
  • 1½-2 tbsp water or non dairy milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Brush a 9x5 loaf pan with vegetable oil and dust with flour.
  • In a large bowl, mash the banana. Add the brown sugar, molasses, non dairy milk, vegetable oil and vanilla. Whisk everything together.
    4 medium bananas, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup molasses, ¼ cup vegetable oil, ¼ cup non dairy milk, 2 tsp vanilla extract
    Wet ingredients whisked together in a large bowl.
  • Place a sieve over the bowl and sift in the flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
    2 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground ginger, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, ⅛ tsp ground cloves
    Dry ingredients in a sieve.
  • Mix the wet and dry ingredients together using a spatula or a wooden spoon until there are no traces of flour. Do not over mix.
    Wet and dry ingredients mixed together with a wooden spoon.
  • Pour the batter into the oiled and floured loaf pan. Use a spatula to spread the batter evenly in the pan.
    Batter poured into a loaf pan.
  • Loosely cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil and bake for 45mins. Remove the foil and bake for another 15-20mins. Stick a toothpick in the middle of the loaf, and if it comes out with wet batter, baking for another 5mins.
    Baked banana bread in the loaf pan.
  • To make the glaze, whisk all the ingredients together. Start with 1 tbsp of water, and gradually add ½ tbsp of water at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
    1 cup icing sugar, 1½-2 tbsp water or non dairy milk, ½ tsp vanilla extract
    Glaze ingredients whisked together.
  • Transfer the baked loaf onto a cooling rack to cool completely before drizzling on the glaze. Allow the glaze to harden before storing.

Notes

  • To store the banana bread, you can seal it in a zip lock bag or a bread container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
  • Reheat a slice of banana bread in the microwave for 15-20s, or toast in a toaster oven for 3mins.
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