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Now here is confession time, this recipe was a delicious mistake. I was perfecting my paleo pancake recipe that will be coming soon and I thought, why not Banana bread. Every recipe I have seen for Paleo Banana Bread has been loaded with nut flours and only 1 banana or so and ripe bananas at that. Newsflash, it is banana bread so I wanted to make it about bananas. And there was no better way then to throw 4 of them in here. The only reason I found out I did not need ripe bananas either, was because of my extreme impatience as well as hunger at the time. So with that, I give you what I am naming my Perfect Paleo Bread.
You can whip this batter up in probably 5 minutes if you are efficient and then move onto another meal or dessert. When you are finished baking this, SLATHER it in grass-fed butter and drizzle with some raw honey. If you are feeling froggy you can also sprinkle with some cinnamon or eat as is. I PURPOSELY left out all sweeteners in this recipe, and it is delicious as is but feel free to adjust if you like. I honestly think this banana bread recipe has the ability to change lives, paleo or not. It is the easiest and most delicious recipe I have made to date.
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- 4 bananas, yellow (2 1/2 cups mashed or 575 grams)(they can be yellow bananas)
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup almond butter (140 grams)(or coconut, sunflower seed, macadamia nut, etc butter)
- 4 tablespoons grass-fed butter, melted (can substitute coconut oil)
- 1/2 cup coconut flour (75 grams)(or almond flour, macadamia nut meal, etc)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten free or homemade)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of sea salt
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
- Combine your bananas, eggs, and nut butter, and grass-fed butter in a blendtec, blender, food processor, or mixing bowl and mix well (if using a mixing bowl you need a good hand-mixer)
- Once all of your ingredients are blended, add in your coconut flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and sea salt and mix well
- Grease a 9×5 glass (see notes) loaf pan with a fat of your choice (I used grass-fed butter). If you use a metal pan it will probably bake in 35-40 minutes so start checking at 35 to ensure the middle stays moist
- Pour in your batter and spread it evenly throughout
- Place in your preheated oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- Remove from oven and flip your bread out onto a cooling rack
- Slice and serve
- Cranberry Orange – Only use 3 tablespoons of butter. Add zest of one whole orange diced, juice of one whole orange, and1 cup dried cranberries or fresh if you want
- Chocolate Blueberry – Add 1 cup of fresh blueberries and 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- Pumpkin Pecan – Reduce the almond butter to 1/4 cup and add 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree and 1 cup of roughly chopped pecan pieces
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Awesome!!!! Great recipe. I made these into muffins and they turned out fabulous. Will be a great start to our paleo-lifestyle.
Thanks for the site and the great recipe ideas.
This banana bread beats my old recipe that was full of sugars and flour! I am in love. This is why Paleo recipes rock. I made the cranberry orange variation and added some unsweetened shredded coconut. Amazing! Planning to make some french toast with this on Saturday morning. Cannot wait! Thanks for sharing this!
For some reason I decided to change it a bit to turn it into more of a dessert. Funny for a girl who doesn’t bake. WHA! It turned into a banana type bread pudding. Delish! I added an extra super ripe banana, 1 cup of sugar, another 1/2 cup of almond flour and only coconut oil. Great super quick dessert…something as a gluten free girl I never have in the house.
I made the Chocolate Blueberry version of this FABULOUS banana bread. Holy Cow! It is sooo yummy and satisfying. I made it and brought it to work. Usually I can’t eat the homemade goodies my co-workers bring in because I have to be gluten/soy/rice/potato free. I did use the grass-fed butter (normally I don’t use dairy) and had no issues with it. Needless to say…I am going to have to make another one as there was nothing left by the end of the day. I used Fair Trade cocoa powder and fresh organic blueberries. Can’t wait to try the lemon pound cake recipe!
I tried this recipe yesterday and I can’t believe how good it was!!!
I’ll try the blueberry and chocolate version this weekend!
Can’t wait!!
That’s awesome, hope you love it just as much
Just made this tonight, I made my very first batch of homemade almond butter to use. And made it into muffins. I halved the butter with coconut oil. It made 16 muffins and at 100 calories each I am a happy gal! They are fantastic with a quick swirl of honey. Yum!! Thanks for making my first paleo baking experience a good one!
Woohoo, that is awesome news. Keep up the great work
I’m on day 14 of the 21 DSD and these are heaven sent! I was actually making them to use as breakfast for the next week but they could easily be a sweet fix. :) Thank you so much for sharing!
Two questions:
1. I’m assuming I should refrigerate them – any idea how long they’ll last? I was able to make 16 muffins and don’t want a single one to go to waste!
2. How should I reheat them? Just a few seconds in the microwave?
I figured you’d had some experience with these things. Thanks for the help!
I refrigerate them for like 3-4 days and if it is going to be longer I freeze them. And yes I use the microwave
Delish! I used quinoa flour, and ginger instead of cinnamon (cause I ran out). Made mini and regular muffins. A definite keeper.
Is it okay to use ripe bananas in this? I let mine get a little over-ripe (which is normally okay) and the bread turned out WAY too moist (which I thought was amazing for banana bread, as that usually isn’t the problem). I am usually an excellent baker, but paleo seems to be a new challenge for me. Any suggestions? Ha ha…new stove maybe? The flavor was great though; especially with some raw honey on it! ^_^
Yes you can
Add a little more coconut flour like 1-2 tbsp
Thanks! I will try that! Banana bread is my fave (besides zucchini)!! Here goes round two!
Oh sweet jesus, this is good. Next time I think I’ll try adding walnuts and maple syrup. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome
Wow. This is the BEST paleo banana bread yet. So easy, yet so yummy. Next time I will add choc chips! Thank you!!
You are so welcome Erin
I LOVE your banana bread! (And lots of your other recipes.) I make it with sunbutter, chopped pecans, and chocolate chips in muffin form. It’s my go-to breakfast/snack bread. Thank you!
Your so welcome Lauren
Has anyone tried this with the gluten free flour blend instead of coconut flour? I don’t want to buy coconut flour if I don’t need to, but i want the recipe to be delicious!
Awesome! It never lasts long in my household.
That is great news
Looks nice, but Almond butter costs a fortune where I live. Could I just use normal butter instead?
You can actually leave it out all together if you would like
Haven’t done it yet but it sounds and looks great. I’m saving this for when sugar detox symtpms really start to hit me – so far so good…
If you beat the egg whites separately and add to the mixture completely at the end, this bread should become fluffy light.. That is the only change I will make in this recipe..
Thanks for posting this!
Esther, that sounds like a great idea
Great recipe! I’m day 8 into my first 21 DSD and this really helped with my desire for baked goodies! My baking time was less than 35 min in a glass pan… I think it was more like 22-25 min? It came out great and even my sugar-craving, glutenous 17 yo son asked for more! (He usually prefaces any taste testing with a grimacing, “Is this gluten free?”) Thanks so much. I love your blog and have made many of your recipes! So grateful for resources like yours on this Paleo journey I’ve undertaken.
This is delicious! Ever since I have discovered this we have been making some every other day! Thank u so much for coming up with this and posting it
You are so welcome :)
This is an amazing recipe, the crumb is soft and moist. We made muffins, with homemade almond butter, how is easy is that, so having the recipe inform us about the weights of ingredients was incredibly helpful. I added some 85% choc chips….wow – kids loved hem, as did all their friends. Thank you – can’t wait to make some pancakes with this recipe now.
Hope you love them
Best paleo bannana bread recipe that I’ve tried. I made mine into muffins and they were great!
Awesome thank you Nicole
Absolutely outstanding recipe. Smooth texture, moist, and DELICIOUS. I wouldn’t change a thing. Didn’t even need butter or anything on it and I usually do. I think this is BETTER than regular banana bread. George, you need to get Pin It buttons on your images so people with tablets can easily pin your recipes!
Tina, I had them, and guess what? They stopped working and the plugin developers provided no support whatsoever
So just made this useing p eanut butter and almond meal it was eggy but tasted good
Why peanut butter?
I just read this recipe and my first thought was Peanut Butter too. Why? Because PB and Bananas are one of the worlds most perfect food combos. You could even make this a full “Elvis” and add bacon bits to the batter. Hmmm ideas, delicious bacony ideas.
Do you think peanut butter would taste good, and if i want to add sweetner how much
I just made this and it was beautiful, just lovely with grassfed butter . This will become a stable, thank you :)
Your so welcome :)
First of all, I just want to say that this banana bread is THE SHIT. Like best, simplest, happiest piece of bliss I’ve ever had. So easy and completely paleo. I’m in love with you.
I did half almond flour and half whey and couldn’t taste the whey at all! I’m not sure if it’s because I added the whey (it’s so little of the entire recipel, I doubt it), but I made the recipe into muffins and I think the recommended bake time may be a bit too long. I would actually say 20-25 minutes. I baked half a tin (6) for 20 mins after the first 12 for 30 mins. The first round was a bit dry/overcooked, but the second we moist and perfect! Just wanted to let you know :).
Thank you thank you thank you for all of the amazing recipes!! :)
Awww thank you Danielle, I feel loved :)
I love this recipie as a GF one, but sadly baking powder has corn starch in it which isn’t Paleo :(
Actually Amber, I make my own baking powder which doesn’t have any cornstarch in it
do you have the recipe for baking powder online?
Damian, it is linked in the ingredients. Click on where it says homemade
love this recipe– it will be a staple, thank you! I added raisins and chopped walnuts, and a scant 1/8 cup of coconut sugar.
Yummy, so glad you love it
great recipe. really lets the banana perform a starring role instead of a supporting one. The natural sweetness of the banana shines through – bonus that this is sugar free and therefore great for anyone on a restricted sugar diet. I added shredded coconut, pumpkin and sunflower seeds as a topping. Will try walnuts next time.
We added choc chips, used coconut flour and we have very lovely muffins – great texture, great flavour and happy kids. Thanks!!
Woohoo