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Miso Banana Bread (Vegan)

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Carissa Erzen
This easy vegan miso banana bread has a subtle hint of saltiness from miso paste. And dates & mashed bananas sweeten it without any sugar! Add chopped nuts or chocolate chips for added crunch.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices (1 loaf)
Calories 315 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces
  • 3 large, overripe bananas
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 tablespoon white miso paste
  • 2 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (or other nuts or even chocolate chips, depending on your preference)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 5-inch by 9-inch loaf pan.
  • Remove the pits and chop the dates into small pieces. Place them in a small bowl and cover with hot water. Let them soak for 10 minutes to soften. Then drain well and set aside.
  • Mash the three overripe bananas in a bowl with a fork. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the oil, vanilla, soaked and drained dates, white miso paste, peanut butter and mashed bananas. Use a large spoon to mix until everything is well combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and gently mix the batter just until there is no more dry flour visible. (Be careful not to overmix the batter, which can create a dense, gummy texture.)
    Fold in the chopped walnuts (or other nuts or chocolate chips, depending on your preference).
  • Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out mostly clean (it won't be perfectly clean, since you want it to still be a little moist with all that banana goodness).

Notes

  • Bananas: Use overripe bananas with lots of brown spots. Don't use bananas with green on the peel. Overripe bananas are sweeter and mash more evenly.
  • Miso: If you don't have miso paste, you can leave it out and add a few more tablespoons of creamy peanut butter. If you do have miso paste, be sure to use white miso, since it's less salty and pungent compared to brown or red miso.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 533mgPotassium: 264mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg
Keyword miso banana bread, vegan banana bread
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