Coconut Free Banana Bread (AIP, paleo, vegan)

Published: Apr 9, 2020 · Updated: Aug 26, 2022 by Bea C. | This post may contain affiliate links | 101 Comments

This banana bread is super easy to make and shockingly simple. Perfectly moist with a delicious banana flavor. A perfect way to use up overripe bananas. This recipe is paleo, vegan and AIP compliant but nobody will notice. So don't tell them!

a sliced banana bread on a wooden board and a banana next to it

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⭐ Why you'll love this recipe
📖 Ingredient notes
💭 Substitutions and variations
🔪Step by step instructions
👩🏻‍🍳Top tip
💬 Recipe FAQs
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A few days ago I published my Coconut Banana Bread (AIP, vegan, paleo) recipe. Though it already was an AIP compliant recipe, some people told me they couldn't eat it because they are intolerant to coconut. So it just broke my heart to hear they couldn't try my recipe. The decision was made: I had to create a coconut free AIP banana bread!

But I also wanted to keep it cassava free because I know that many people are also intolerant to cassava. Especially during those hard times with this crazy virus all around the world, I just thought I had to do my best at trying to provide a recipe that could possibly give people on an AIP diet some comfort.

So here is a new version of my banana bread recipe that is at the same time gluten free, grain free, paleo, vegan, AIP compliant, coconut free and cassava free. But it's still absolutely delicious!

If you don't have all the ingredients for this recipe, but urgently need to use up some overripe bananas, you can make flambeed bananas.

⭐ Why you'll love this recipe

Toddlers, kids and adults will love it.
Only 6 ingredients!
Just a few extremely simple steps.
Slice it and toast it, it's even more delicious!
This banana bread is gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, AIP compliant but also coconut free and cassava free to be the most allergy friendly as possible. But nobody will notice so just don't tell those who don't need to know.

📖 Ingredient notes

Bananas. Banana bread is famous for using up overripe bananas. But technically, in this recipe, you can use bananas at any stage of ripeness. I mostly use ripe bananas with many black spots but I've also made this bread with bananas that were just begining to get spotty. Keep in mind that the more ripe the banana, the sweeter it is and the stronger taste it has. You can also use frozen bananas, fully thaw them first before using them.
Arrowroot. It is a starch. See below for substitutions.
Tigernut flour (or almond flour for those who are not on AIP nor nut free). If you don't know what tigernut flour is and want to learn all about it, you can read my post What is tigernut flour.

If you are on AIP and still in the elimination phase, you have to use tigernut flour (because almond flour is not AIP compliant). Those who are not on AIP nor allergic to nuts can use almond flour instead of tigernut flour.

💭 Substitutions and variations

Arrowroot substitutions. If you are not cassava intolerant, you can substitute it with tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour). If you are not on AIP nor Paleo diets: you can use potato starch or corn starch instead of arrowroot.
Spices. I love this banana bread without any spice. But it's also delicious with some. So feel free to add either vanilla, ground cinnamon, ginger or cloves or a mix of all these if you want.

🔪Step by step instructions

Peel the bananas, break them into pieces and place them in a bowl (or on a plate) and mash them with a fork. If, for some reason mashing them with a fork is not possible for you, you can place the banana pieces in a small blender. Add the maple syrup and lemon juice (or ACV) and mix until well combined. You can also use a blender to make sure you get a very homogenous mix.

all the wet ingredients mixed in a bowl with the mashed bananas

In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients (flour, arrow root and baking soda). Stir.

all the dry ingredients mixed together in a large bowl

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon until well combined.

banana bread batter in a mixing bowl with a spoon

Line or lightly oil a rectangular 4 x 8 inches (10 x 20 cm) baking tin and transfer the batter into the tin. Or choose a muffin pan if you want to make muffins instead of a loaf.

the banana bread batter in a baking tin right before going in the oven

Bake for about 35 minutes for the loaf (or for about 25 minutes for the muffins). To make sure that it is cooked, insert a thin bladed knife into the centre of the banana bread, the knife should come out clean. Wait for the banana bread to cool down before removing from the tin. And voilà!

a sliced banana bread on a wooden board and a banana in the background

👩🏻‍🍳Top tip

Do NOT open the oven door before the end of the baking time (unless, of course, in case of a danger or problem with your oven). If you open the oven door during the baking time, just to "check how it looks", it will fall down or won't rise.

💬 Recipe FAQs

Are there any AIP compliant substitutions for the tigernut flour?

Unfortunately there are no possible substitution for the tigernut flour if you are on AIP and still in the elimination phase. Why? Because all the other AIP compliant flours have very different texture and they all need their own amount of liquid. So it is not possible to replace the tigernut flour with another flour without altering the entire recipe.

I have a nut allergy, how can I make this banana bread?

Good news if you have a nut allergy and need a nut-free version, you can make this recipe with tigernut flour. Because tigernut is not a nut!

How can I reduce the maple syrup quantity in this recipe?

If you want to reduce the maple syrup quantity in this recipe, I suggest replacing it with the same quantity of oil of your choice or coconut milk. For example: ⅓ cup (80 ml) maple syrup + 3 tablespoon oil instead of ½ cup maple syrup.

Can you freeze this banana bread?

Yes, it freezes very well. Once this banana bread is cooked, allow it to cool completely at room temperature on a plate or wire rack. Once cool, you can freeze it. My favorite way of freezing it is by slicing it and transfer the banana bread slices to a freezer bag before storing it in the freezer. This way, I can easily take one slice out of the freezer,

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