Best Gluten-Free Banana bread

Perfect for school and work lunchboxes

18 February 2026 by

Julie-Anne Dolan

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One pan loaf of gluten free banana bread

best gluten free banana bread

Moist, Delicious and only 2 bananas

Prep Time: 10 Mins
Total Time: 50 Mins
Servings: 9-10 slices

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Simple ingredients banana bread recipe — Quick 10 ingredient gluten-free banana bread recipe

First pre-heat the oven to 175c. Mash 2 large ripe bananas

Until smooth enough although a few lumps will be fine

Melt the butter and then add all the wet ingredients together and mix well

Mix all the dry ingredients then make a well in the centre

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together

Ready to pour into greased loaf pan

Smooth the mixture into the loaf pan and place in the pre heated oven 175c for 40 minutes.

Place on a cooling rack until cool enough to have a slice or 2. Slice and enjoy immediately or store in glass container in the freezer.

Ingredients

Wet

2 large mashed banana
3 tablespoons of melted butter or 3 tablespoons of coconut oil if dairy free
2/3 cup of raw caster sugar
2 large eggs room temperature
1/2 cup non-dairy milk, or any milk works
2 tsp of vanilla essence

Dry

2 cups of gluten-free all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175c
Grease a 8x8 loaf tin and set aside
Add the bananas to a large bowl and mash to puree.
Add the rest of the wet ingredient to the mashed bananas and mix. No need for a blender.
Mix together the dry ingredients and mix.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients.
Mix all together.
Add the mixed cake batter to the greased tin and level the top.
Bake for 40 minutes at 175c.
Place on wire rack until cool, slice into however thick you desire. Eat immediately or store in a glass container in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Note

Feel free if you want to add a cream cheese frosting, and add cocoa powder to make it chocolatey goodness!

Perfect for snack batch cooking, straight from the freezer to the lunch boxes.

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