Vegan Sourdough Banana Bread

Name: Vegan Sourdough Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 whole bananas (overly ripe); 1.25 cups brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla; 3/4 cup sourdough (active); 2 cups flour; 2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup canned coconut milk (full fat)

by Tiffany Quillan
March 19, 2021

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Nothing says America quite like a loaf of banana bread. It’s the perfect breakfast, a yummy snack and even a dessert. What can I say, in America, we want it all. And recently, we’ve wanted it more than ever. Fun fact… Google reported that banana bread was the the most searched recipe in the world during the pandemic. Since it seems like everyone and their mother also started playing with sourdough during the pandemic, the natural result is sourdough banana bread! And if we are going to make sourdough banana bread, we may as well make it vegan. Because let’s be real, why would we add eggs to a bread that’s already fluffy and moist?

How to Make Banana Bread Moist

There’s nothing quite like perfectly moist banana bread. There are two keys to making your banana bread moist. First, you’ll want to use overly ripe bananas. The banana peel should be spotting with brown or maybe even mostly brown. Ripe bananas will add more moisture (and flavor) to your bread. Second, you’ll want to measure your flour judiciously. Adding too much flour will dry out the banana bread. While it seems silly, you’ll want to place your measuring cup on the counter and spoon in the flour until it is a little over-full. Then use a knife to level off the extra flour so you have the perfect amount of flour that the recipe asks for.

Sourdough Discard Recipes

Ah, the one-hundred-million dollar question – what will I ever do with my sourdough discard today? It’s a bummer to see good food go to waste. Here are some of our favorite ways to use sourdough discard:

Sourdough banana bread
Sourdough biscuits
Sourdough pancakes
Sourdough pretzels

Nutrition Facts

10 servings per container

Calories327

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12.8g 19%
- Saturated Fat 3.5g 15%
Sodium 375mg 16%

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
Potassium 201mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 50.2g 17%
- Dietary Fiber 1.9g 4%
- Sugars 22.3g
Protein 3.8g 6%

Calcium 2%
Iron 2%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

*Nutritional values are approximate based on best available data

Vegan Sourdough Banana Bread

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Tiffany Quillan Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

327

kcal

Total time

minutes

This vegan sourdough discard banana bread is fluffy, moist and hard not to eat in one day.

Ingredients

3 whole 3 bananas (overly ripe)
1.25 cups 1.25 brown sugar
2 tsp 2 vanilla
3/4 cup 3/4 sourdough (active)
2 cups 2 flour
2 tsp 2 baking soda
1/2 tsp 1/2 salt
1/2 cup 1/2 vegetable oil
1/4 cup 1/4 canned coconut milk (full fat)

Directions

In a large bowl, mash the bananas, brown sugar and vanilla together.
Add the sourdough and mix just until incorporated.
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until incorporated.
Add the coconut milk and vegetable oil and mix until incorporated.
Break up walnuts and add them to the batter.
Pour batter into a 9×5 (or similar size) baking pan and bake at 365° for 50 minutes.