Recipe: Vegan Banana Bread

Banana bread is one of those things in life that everyone needs once in awhile.

Like a back massage. Or an entire bottle of wine.

But hang on, sista. Before you tell the cashier at the bakery to ring you up for a thick slice of the stuff in the glass display, consider making your own egg-free, dairy-free version at home. You'll be able to pronounce all the ingredients, too.

This recipe is 100% perfect and is great for the bananas that have been sitting on your counter and are way brown and questionable.


What you'll need:

• 1/4 cup plain non-dairy milk
• 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegan butter 
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• sea salt
• 3/4 cup walnuts, optional

How to do it:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mash the butter and brown sugar together until it has even consistency.

Whisk together the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar. Let that sit for a few minutes. (Make a phone call, send a few texts, whatever.)

In a medium bowl, mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and a sprinkle of sea salt. Add the walnuts if you dig them.

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until the mixture is smooth.

Pour into a floured loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes. 

Let cool for five minutes before you pull the bread out or eat it all. 

Banana bread does it better.