Paleo Banana Bread (Super Moist)
Paleo Banana Bread is super moist, delicious and easy to make. Even better – it only takes one bowl! It’s gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free and the perfect morning nibble to enjoy.
Serve this paleo banana bread up with a warm cup of Chemex Coffee or if it’s summer time grab a Cold Brew Coffee.
The Best Healthy Banana Bread
When it’s cold and rainy one of my favorite recipes is this paleo banana bread recipe. Fresh from the oven banana bread that smells out your entire kitchen with ALL the delicious smells is quite possible one of the best things in the world.
It took me four tries to get this recipe just right because I wanted that super moist texture without the paleo banana bread being overly dense. 4th try was definitely the winner! And I couldn’t be more thrilled with recipe.
It’s a super moist, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, paleo banana bread recipe that will be loved whether you’re paleo or not. Most just describe it as delicious!
How to Make Paleo Banana Bread
The great thing about this recipe is it’s a one-bowl recipe. Just toss all the ingredients in and mix it together! Give the video below a watch and see how quickly it comes together.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
- Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl and blend together
- Pour the bread batter into a greased loaf pan
- Top the paleo banana bread with a fresh banana
- Bake the paleo banana bread for 50-60 minutes
- Enjoy warm and fresh out of the oven!
I just baked two loaves of this bread (again) for my dad on the weekend, sliced it up and placed two slices (with a little piece of parchment paper between) into individual ziploc bags and froze them. Then, when my dad gets a craving for banana bread, all he has to do is heat them up. Batch cooking at it’s finest.
A Few Extra Tips
This video below walks you through how easy it is to make this paleo banana bread recipe. But here’s a few tips:
- Make sure you’ve got bananas that are several days old and they’re all brown and splotchy (which means they’re sweeter inside). I don’t add a lot of extra sugar in this recipe because I think the bananas are sweet enough on their own.
- Mash the bananas in a bowl and add the remainder of the ingredients. I tend to add the dry ingredients first and then the wet, just so that when I turn on the hand mixer flour is less likely to blow up everywhere. But it doesn’t really matter the order.
- Beat the dough for about 30 seconds. It’s best if you don’t over beat before pouring into the loaf pan.
- Banana bread does get quite golden on the outside and given that everyone’s oven temps vary, just keep an eye on your first batch.
- For a muffin version of this recipe, make sure to check out my Paleo Banana Nut Muffins.
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Paleo Banana Bread (Super Moist!)
Ingredients
- 2-3 bananas, ripe, approx 1 1/4 cups mashed
- 1 banana, fresh
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs, large
- 1/4 cup butter, or coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
*Additional butter or coconut oil is needed to grease the loaf pan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- Use butter or coconut oil to grease the inside of a loaf pan (8.5 x 4.5 inch) and set aside.
- Mash the bananas with a fork in a mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients, then use a hand mixer to blend everything together for 30 seconds. Pour the batter into the loaf pan
- Peel and slice the fresh banana in half lengthwise, then place it on top of the batter.
- Cook the banana bread for 50-60 minutes. If the top gets too golden, you can cover with a piece of aluminum foil. Use a toothpick to test that the banana bread is cooked through.
- Remove the banana bread and let it cool for 5 minutes in the loaf pan. Then slice it up and enjoy.
Nutrition
Originally posted December 2016, but recently updated to include new information.
I rarely comment on people’s recipes. But, omg(!), I love this banana bread! I originally found you bc I was looking for a chocolate cake for my 2 y/o’s birthday. THAT CAKE!!! And, now, this bread! We have different levels of ripeness in our kitchen always along w frozen for smoothies and such. I’ve prob made this banana bread a dozen times and it comes out perfectly without fail. Thank you! Did I mention the cake, too?! 😍
Ps. This should be 5 star but I’m having technical difficulties?….
Hi Eva- So glad you enjoyed this banana bread and the paleo chocolate cake, without fail! :)
Lisa,
Thank you for the delicious recipes.
Thanks so much Eliana! Glad you enjoyed this recipe as well as others.
Hi! Sending some love from Singapore! I tried your red shakshuka and I love it <3 For this banana bread, what if we have nut allergy? Can we replace it with whole wheat flour or brown rice flour and any idea what's the substitute ratio? Thanks :)
Hi Evelyn – I’m happy you loved my shakshuka recipe! For this recipe, I have not tried it with those flours so I’m not sure how it would turn out. Unfortunately, there is nuance to every flour so it’s usually not a 1-1 substitution.
Love how easy this recipe is to make and how delicious it is. Thankfully Lisa had answered how to replace the tapioca flour in another comment as our store didn’t have it. Used arrowroot and it worked perfectly! Mine took 45 to bake and was super moist and delicious. I had to have it for lunch since waiting for breakfast tomorrow was impossible with how good it smelled and looked!!
Hi Danielle- So glad this banana bread turned out perfectly with arrowroot flour! :)
Lisa! I made the banana bread with 1 cup of almond flour , 1 cup with oats flour and 1/2 tapioca flour and it’s really good as well! Not dense, still soft and moist !!! I love it!! Thanks !!
Hi Sara- So glad this still came out together with oat flour! I’ll keep that in mind incase anyone asks :)
Hi, would you tell me please, how to replace almond flour?
🙏
Anabella
Hi Anabella – I’ve only tested this recipe with almond flour. But hazelnut flour is usually a good substitute.
Thank you for an amazing recipe! I used cassava flour instead of the tapioca as I didn’t have any on hand and substituted maple syrup for honey :) In the oven for about 55mins!
Made this several times and it is SO good. Easy and everyone in the house enjoys it. Highly recommend!
Wonderful! Happy to hear everyone enjoyed this banana bread.
Hi, I really enjoy your blog. You are amazing. I wanted to ask you I don’t have tapioca flour. Can I use coconut flour instead. Thank you for all your efforts.
I also have arrowroot powder Can I use it instead of to tapioca flour?
Hi Erit- Yes! You can use that as a substitution.
Hi Lisa,
Can I use monk fruit sweetener instead of honey?
Hi Erit- Yes you can! Although you will have to play around with the measurements as I’m not sure how much you would need exactly. But it should be close to the same.
Hi Erit- Thanks so much for your kind words! As a replacement for tapioca flour, it’s best to use either arrowroot flour or any gluten-free flour blend. Coconut flour will absorb too much moisture, making it more dry or dense.
Thank you so much for the response. I will use arrowroot powder and I will let you know, how it came out. 😀😀
Omg I made it with arrowroot and it came out very good. Thank you again for all theses amazing recipes. 😀😀
Wonderful! Glad this recipe turned out well :)
Hi. I’ve not made this yet but really want to try it however, I don’t have access to almond and tapioca flour without paying a fortune for them online. So, therefore I was wondering if I could substitute the types of flour in the recipe with plain flour? If so is could I use the same total amount (2.5c) with plain flour or would I use more or less?
Thank you!
Unfortunately, because I can’t eat plain flour I don’t know what the ratios would be. But every flour bakes differently so it’s usually not a 1:1 substitution.
Loving this banana bread! I’ve made the banana bread muffins and they are almost the same but this is so moist! I never add a banana on top but I did this time and love what it adds to it. I cooked for 55 minutes and it was perfect. I also stirred in walnuts and chocolate chips after I mixed everything and it’s so perfect with both added! This is definitely a keeper!
Hi Amanda- So glad you found a winning banana bread recipe! The additions of walnuts and chocolate chips will sure be a children’s favorite :)
Made this recipe this morning and it filled the house with the most amazing smell. I added shredded coconut and it was delicious. My husband said best yet. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Candy – Amazing! Glad both you and your husband enjoyed this banana bread :)
Hi there! I decided to try your banana bread recipe. It was my first time using almond and tapioca flours and I didn’t have honey so l made a substitution using granulated sugar. I was a little worried when the middle sank. It wasn’t completely cooked but a few more minutes in the oven and all is well. Not bad for a novice baker but next time I will definitely follow the recipe to the letter. 😄 Thank you for all your inspirations to cook/bake at home!
Hi Jackie- Sometimes oven temperatures and times can differ between everyone. But, I’m glad this banana bread still turned out great for your first time making this!
Please what can I use the substitute eggs with?
Hi Rosemond- I haven’t tried this with eggs substitutes yet, but if you do, please let me know how it turns out!
Lisa,
I made the paleo banana bread and it came out perfectly. It’s so delicious I have to make several more during this time. If I have to stay in my apartment, why not bake!! Thank you for this most delicious recipe.
Hi Paul- I couldn’t agree more! Now’s the time for baking and I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe :)