My daughter who is vegan was coming over for Easter dinner and I realized I really didn't have anything vegan for dessert besides what was hidden inside her Easter eggs. I had some ripe bananas and made this banana bread but added some allspice and cloves to the recipe. Everyone thought it was a hit!
the best vegan banana bread (Connoisseurus Veg)
3 medium overripe bananas
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 to 1 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oi a 9-inch loaf pan and arrange a strip of parchment paper width-wise along the center with just a bit hanging out over each side.
Peel the bananas and place them into a large mixing bowl. Mash them well with a fork or potato masher.
Add sugar, brown sugar, oil and vanilla to the bowl. Stir until well-mixed.
Add the flour to the bowl then sprinkle with the baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt on top of the flour. Stir everything together just until mixed. Don't overmix. The batter will be thick.
Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top with the back of a spoon.
Sprinkle the top with a little extra brown sugar if desired.
Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from the pan from the oven and transfer it to a wire rack. Allow the loaf to cool for at least 15 minutes before removing it from the pan.
Slice and serve.
