Raspberry Vegan Banana Bread

Name: Raspberry Vegan Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10 - 12
Ingredients: 3 - 4 ripe bananas (approx. 300g peeled weight); 100 g soft light brown sugar; 300 g self-raising flour; 1 baking powder; 3 tsp. cocoa powder; 150 mL sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing; 150 g raspberries; 75 g vegan spread; 150 g icing sugar, sifted; Few drops of vanilla essence; Handful of banana chips and freeze-dried raspberries, to decorate

By Karen WilliamsUpdated: 02 February 2022

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This super easy vegan banana bread will never be dry, packed with raspberries and a seriously tasty vegan spread frosting, too.

We've swapped out butter and eggs for sunflower oil as a fat substitute to make sure the cake stays super moist. Stick with a neutral oil like sunflower as otherwise you run the risk of ruining the flavour.

For the easiest vegan cake frosting EVER we've use vegan spread - naturally.

Want some more vegan baking ideas? Check out our vegan cake round-up!

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Yields:

10 - 12

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

3 - 4 ripe bananas (approx. 300g peeled weight)
100 g
soft light brown sugar
300 g
self-raising flour
1
baking powder
3 tsp.
cocoa powder
150 ml
sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
150 g
raspberries

For the frosting

75 g
vegan spread
150 g
icing sugar, sifted
Few drops of vanilla essence
Handful of banana chips and freeze-dried raspberries, to decorate

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 180ºC (160ºC fan). Grease then line the base and sides of a 2lb loaf tin with parchment.
2. Step 2Mash the bananas with the back of a fork and then stir in the sugar, flour, baking powder, cocoa and sunflower oil until well combined. Fold through the raspberries.
3. Step 3Tip into prepared tin and spread to level. Bake for 1 hour until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
4. Step 4Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins before removing parchment and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Step 5Make the frosting: beat vegan spread and icing sugar together then beat in the vanilla. Spread over the top of the loaf, then decorate with banana chips and freeze-dried raspberries.