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Thanks to reader Sarah for passing on this great tip for a healthy banana bread recipe! She modified my Apple Cinnamon Coconut Flour Muffins to make a healthy version of banana bread.

This wasn’t a recipe I’d tried myself, because I’m not much for bananas, and just hadn’t had a desire to make banana bread. I made these for my kids and was surprised to realize that I actually liked them. This is actually a big deal for me, since this is one of the first things with banana I’ve been able to eat in years! In fact, I might actually like these more than the original muffins.

If you are a banana bread fan…. definitely try these!

Coconut Flour Banana Bread or Muffins

 
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Ingredients
  • 5 Eggs
  • 2 bananas
  • ¼ cup coconut oil or butter (softened)
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • small amount of milk to thin (may not need)

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Put all ingredients in medium sized bowl
  3. Using strong whisk or immersion blender (recommend!), mix until smooth and well incorporated. If batter is too thick, add a little milk to thin, but don’t let it get runny at all.
  4. Put into greased muffin tins- i use a ¼ cup measure to make pretty even sized. Batter will be somewhat thick.
  5. Bake for 13-18 minutes until lightly browned and set in middle.

Thank again to Sarah for sharing her recipe! I definitely recommend these!

What’s your favorite grain free recipe? Will you try these?

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  • Stephanie

    Can’t wait to try them. YUM!

  • http://catholicmommybrain.com Anne

    Any idea how to cook with coconut flour if you have an egg allergy?  Just curious if it’s even possible. 

  • http://profiles.google.com/getfitkate Kate M.

    These were delicious.  The texture was surprisingly “muffin-y”, despite the fact that there was so little coconut flour.  I added 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the recipe, to increase the kid appeal.  Big hit.  They would make good cookies, too. 

  • Karyn

    Do you know how much a scoop of protein powder is? The scoop in my powder is at least 1/4 cup – much more than 1 tsp of arrowroot. So am I looking to use 1 tsp of protein powder. Sorry for the goofy question.

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    I haven’t made it with the protein powder myself, but if the scoop is
    that big, I’d definitely use half or less. I’ve made this recipe
    several times with different amounts of the ingredients, and even
    left out the arrowroot altogether, and it always turns out good.

  • Veronica

    Just made these – LOVE them!

  • Andrea

    These are awesome, I also added chocolate chips (giving up grain first, then sugar…plus using up the stuff in my cupboard, and need a little something sweet since I have given up tons of other sugary junk)  Also made with 1 cup of pumpkin instead of banana, and added chocolate chips too.  Yum!  Thanks for this recipe!!

  • http://erintakescontrol.wordpress.com/ Erin

    I finally found coconut flour out here in the middle of nowhere and these were first on my list of coconut flour recipes! Amazeballs. My protein powder scoop is probably 1/4 cup vs. 1 teaspoon arrowroot (another thing I can’t find around here), but they turned out great! Not too spongy/eggy like I thought they might be! Totally blogging these and spreading the love! :-)

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  • Siscomb

    Can you use almond meal instead of coconut flour?

  • Toni

    Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast is french toast casserole.  A concoction of italian bread, blueberries, and cream cheese soaked overnight in an egg, milk and maple syrup mixture.  Anyway, I made that for my kids this year (new to the grain free thing), but I wanted to try and make it grain free.  So I used this recipe and added to each muffin a chunk of cream cheese and a couple blueberries.   I covered a few of these baked muffins with the blueberry sauce and it was a great replacement!  I love this site and all the great recipes!!

  • Anonymous

    So we made this batter but made it in a bread pan. The timing and temp got messed up because of this… any suggestions? We had it on 400 for closer to 30 mins and ended up with the middle slightly undercooked and the top starting to burn. Lower temp for longer? Should the texture be like bread pudding/french toast? What did turn out tasted good… :)

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It is tougher to do with a big loaf… probably 350 for closer to an hour will get a more even consistency.

  • Katerina

    Flax meal is a great substitute for eggs. Use about 1 tbsp of flax meal to replace each egg, and soak it in 3 tbsp of warm water and let it sit for about 10 minutes. You can also add an extra banana to this recipe to increase binding. Happy baking!

  • Jannavdw2007

    Can I just say YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :>) :>) :>) Thanks you!!!!

  • Jannavdw2007

     they are FABULOUS!!!!

  • Jannavdw2007

     I used a regular scoop that came with the 100% protein powder and they are so good!!!

  • Rebekah Wilhelm

    These were good… I added two tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon and salt. I thought they had nice flavor but were a teeny bit dry. Next time I will use three bananas :)

  • Rebekah Wilhelm

    p.s. I tried one of these after refrigerating it for a day… not dry at all! So maybe I just need to let them sit :)

  • Rebekah Wilhelm

    p.s. I tried one of these after refrigerating it for a day… not dry at all! So maybe I just need to let them sit :)

  • DaMedayne

    I’ve tried this banana muffin recipe but I injected the muffins with pineapple jam and spread some coconut cream frosting on top. Everyone at my work and crossfit gym loved them and are asking for more. Thanks for the recipe.

  • Natalie

    What do you think about using Oat flour or Soy flour?

  • AshLee

    Ok I just made these and the only thing I didn’t use was the protein powder and I added walnuts and cinnamon and a little honey to the batter. They were not very sweet as I was making these as a dessert type item. I am completely new to the grain free lifestyle. Did I do some,thing wrong?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    They aren’t overly sweet and the protein does add some sweetness. You could add more honey or maple syrup or even came sugar for sweetness

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Personally I avoid all grains though oat would be a

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Sorry… Oat would be slightly better than wheat but soy is awful… Especially for kids

  • Natalie

     Is the soy bad because most of it is genetically modified?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Yes, definitely because most of it is genetically modified, and also because the phytoestrogens in soy mimic estrogen in the body and can cause hormonal issues…

  • Nikcon

    I just made it in a loaf. I had leave it in the oven a little longer… which may be because of the density or due to my electric oven or a higher altitude.  Who knows but it tastes good!

  • JustTheFlax

    Just made these. I did add about 3/4 cup dried fruit bits for sweetness. SO good!!! I did have to bake them a bit longer, made 12 good sized muffins.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=725282564 Erin Padley McNaughton

    My sis-in-law had a great recipe that added chocolate chips…I may use this one but still add my “enjoy life” chocolate chips:-) this sounds yummy!

  • wickedmom

    i tried making these and they came out bitter i dont regularly bake! what did i do wrong? any ideas?

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  • Chels

    Am I missing something? People keep talking about protein powder and I don’t see that listed in the ingredients. Can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    It was in the old recipe and got removed with the update. It was 1 scoop (about 3 tablespoons) of organic, grassfed protein powder and it is completely optional.

  • katsarayuki

    I’m new to being grain free and have tried twice to make these but they just come out tasteless. I tried adding extra banana and I still can’t seem to get a decent tasting batch. I’m following the recipe. Any ideas?

  • Devin

    Can you use other types of flour besides coconut for this?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Not in the same amounts…