So the past few weeks have been all about cookies. Plus, tomorrow I and over 500 food bloggers will be sharing cookie swap recipes; be sure to keep an eye out for that!
But back to the holiday at hand… I wanted to make a classic holiday bread but with a unique spin, something interesting and out-of-the-box to contribute to such a special occasion. I’m a sucker for banana bread so I couldn’t resist making it. I decided to make a gluten-free version of my favorite banana bread recipe. Lately, a few of my family members have switched over to a gluten-free diet so it’s been kind of hard adjusting.
At first, I didn’t know if I had to replace every ingredient when baking for them but I’ve found a much easier way to make my own recipes. All you do is use Bob’s Red Mill Wheat Free, Gluten-free, Dairy-Free, 1 to 1 baking flour. I love it because you basically replace all-purpose flour with Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free flour. Simply follow your favorite baking recipe, replacing the wheat flour with this extraordinary blend. It is perfectly formulated for baked goods with terrific taste and texture – no additional specialty ingredients or custom recipes required so you can turn any recipe into a gluten-free recipe with ease!
Now back to this super moist banana bread–I also tossed in some chocolate chips to jazz things up. After, what’s better than bananas and chocolate chips? When baking with bananas always go for ripe bananas because the sugar content in them is more concentrated they are ripe. I only used 1/2 a cup of sugar because the bananas are naturally sweet. Now how moist is this bread!
The Best Ever Super Moist Gluten Free Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bob's Red Mill gluten free flour
- 4-5 very ripe bananas, mashed (1 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, 1 stick, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips, I used 1 cup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, set aside. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Stir in eggs, milk, vanilla, and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture and chocolate chips into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for at least 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool another 30 minutes. Slice and serve warm!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I use almond flour instead?
No, I’ve not tried it with these measurements. Try my almond flour banana bread recipe instead. It’s SO GOOD!!
My husband loves these. I make them into muffins.
Delicious! Easy to make and VERY moist. Perfect banana bread recipe.
What a fantastic recipe!!!Im in NZ and didn’t have access to red mill flour. So I used a cup and 1/2 of gluten free mix and a 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour. I also used 2 duck eggs which helped to keep the buckwheat moist. It was the best gluten free baking I’ve ever had. Thanks
just made this this week and it truly is probably the most moist banana bread i’ve ever made. i used 4.5 bananas and omitted chocolate chips. i also used 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar. it was very good, one of the better banana breads i’ve made
Fabulous !!! And Gluten free!
Delicious and moist. I even forgot to put in the milk haha
Will definitely use this recipe again, thank you!
I made this for the first time and let me just say it is amazing. It turned out moist and delicious. I had to use some King Arthur’s with the Bob’s redmill as I didn’t have enough but it still turned out wonderfully. I let the batter sit for about 10 minutes before baking so the flour could absorb some of the moisture and when done it was not gritty at all like other recipes.
do we need mixer to blend it? or we can just use spatula?
You can use a whisk or spatula if you don’t have a mixer.
This is a truly delicious gluten free bread. I am in the UK and made it using “freee” plain white flour blend made by Doves Farm. (Available in Waitrose and other supermarkets.) Made it without the chocolate chips for a slightly healthier version and love it.
Easy & pure delicious! I added walnuts and cranberries instead of chocolate chips. Made sure the consistency would turn out moist , so I added a bit of apple sauce and cinnamon…
I really enjoyed how moist this bread was! I swapped the chocolate chips for walnuts. For my taste buds I should have up’d the sugar, since I wasn’t getting any from the chocolate, but that is my preference. I would totally make this again, thank you!
I make this recipe all the time! I have celiac disease and I plan to open my own baking business. Your recipe is fantastic. I add 1/4 a cup of sour cream and 1/4 a cup of shredded Zucchini for extrea moisture.
I came across this recipe around 4 years ago when my doctor suggested I follow a gluten free diet, and still is my favorite recipe for banana bread. I no longer follow a gluten-free diet but still use this recipe because of how delicious and moist it is. The name doesn’t lie, this is the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever used and get compliments every time I bake it for my family and friends!
Perfection. Moist and delicious
The banana bread turned out amazing! Definitely a keeper.
I omitted all added sugar. The sweetness of the bananas was enough. I let the batter sit in a pan for 20 min to hydrate the flour. Turned out amazing.
I substituted 1 1/2c Almond Flour, and 1/2c Coconut flour for Red Mill.
I’ve made this a half doz times, and it’s always a bit too moist.
So i decided to look at comments. 1 thing I discovered is to bake longer,
at 325, or maybe just longer at 350.
I thought the substitute flour suggestion came from you, but upon further
investigation, i’m not sure where i got that.
I put it back in the oven, and baked some more…still a bit moist.
Is my problem the flour choice? Should i get some Red Mill?
Everyone seems to have great results. Thank you!
I highly suggest using the flour mentioned in the post. I haven’t tried making this exact recipe with other flours but I do have a coconut flour banana bread and an almond flour banana bread recipe so please check them out!
I cut back on the bananas to 3 and it’s much better mine was always moist with the recommended amount.
This is the second time I’ve made this bread! The first time I followed it to the ‘T’ and it was absolutely perfect–so perfect that it didn’t last very long! This time..aka tonight..I was feeling a bit under the weather while baking and realized as I was putting the batter in the pans ( I made three loaves) that I forgot the BUTTER! oof! So I did the whole shebang of mixing and adding, and popped those babies in the oven.
The loaves rose a good bit, the house smelled amazing and upon the first bite, I realized I forgot the sugar too! ha! Baking while ill is quite a challenge! I gave everyone a bite and they still loved it! No sugar except for all the ripe banana’s and it was delicious! If someone is trying to cut sugar or doesnt want to add it–give it a try!
Do you have a high altitude version of this recipe? I would love to try it. 🙂
I love this recipe but I am having an issue with the center of the bread cooking. It is still raw dough. I have made it three times and have the same issue. The fourth time, I baked in 8×8 pan. I then cut around the outside and removed that part of the bread (by the way the best I have ever tasted – perfect) and then put the center cut back into the oven for another 20 minutes. It is by no means a perfect solution but none of the bread was over cooked this way. Any ideas of what I might be doing wrong?
I’m not sure. Did you change anything in the recipe and are you using the right flour? Maybe your oven runs on a higher temp. Try lowering the oven temp by 25 degrees F and baking it a little longer.
I made it into muffins and when I say it was ✨perfect✨ I mean it!!
I’ve had issues with it not fully baking in the middle before too, and this solved it!
I didn’t have chocolate chips, but followed the directions for everything else. Moist in the center and tastes great! Will make again.
Made this for the 1st time today. I used King Author’s gluten free flour and added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. The banana bread turned out great. Crusty on the outside and moist in chocolatey on the inside. Will make again.
By far THE best GF Banana bread recipe. I add a bit more banana. Everyone in my family, even the non GF people, love this and it is eaten up with 24 hrs of baking all the time!
Got my new SAKI bread maker and wanted to find a REALLY good gluten free banana bread recipe and came across yours!
The recipe looked simple enough so I whipped it up and added a few substitutions like using coconut sugar instead of white sugar, earth balance butter and oat milk to make it dairy free also added a cup of Fishers honey roasted chopped pecans and used measure for measure King Arthur GF flour along with a few good shakes of cinnamon and all spice. After I put it in the bread maker held my breath and waited lol. It rose up beautifully and ended up taking a good hour and 10 minutes to fully cook through because it was being cooked in a bread maker instead of an oven, the smells wafted through the house and when it was finally done I couldn’t wait for it to cool down to see how it tasted lol. The wait was worth it though because AS SOON as I bit into the spongey moist just sweet enough cake like texture I knew that it was a CLEAR WINNER!!
Relieved and BEYOND Happy with how it turned out, we brought it over our friends house for dessert and them and their kids.. and everyone absolutely LOVED IT!! It was a hit! and at the end there were only crumbs left! Lol Definitely my go to GF banana bread from now on. Turned out so perfectly sweet,nutty,moist and light!
I actually have more bananas to use up! So am planning on making another batch and doubling the recipe since it can hold a 3 lb loaf 🤗😋😄💜
Finally an Easy breezy recipe for truly THE BEST Gluten Free Banana bread you will ever eat
If I could name how good and true this recipe is, it would be.. PERFECTION!!🥰
Thanks for taking the time to leave a detailed review and I’m so happy you enjoyed the banana bread!