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. Double this recipe to make two loaves!
3large overripe bananasmashed with a fork in a bowl
2cups all purpose flour(or use a gluten free flour blend to make this recipe gluten free)
2teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
½cupvegetable oil(or other neutral oil)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
5tablespoonwhite miso paste
2tablespooncreamy peanut butter
½cupchopped walnuts(or other nuts or 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.
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.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 1 hour, 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). Enjoy!!
Notes
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.
If you don't have miso paste, you can leave it out and add a few more tablespoons of creamy peanut butter.
Use white miso since it's less salty and pungent compared to brown or red miso.
Lightly grease your baking pan, even if it's nonstick, with oil or cooking spray.
To make this miso banana bread gluten free, use a gluten free baking blend that contains xanthan gum instead of all purpose flour.