Vegan Banana Bread

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2024 · 10

Against 708 banana bread recipes

No egg, unlike 93% of recipes and less banana than 88%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 708 banana bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

No egg at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 39 to 53% of the flour weight).
Less banana than 88% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 148%.
Less sugar than 88% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
More dairy than 92% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 15%, about 5 times as much.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

2 very ripe bananas (mashed (1 cup))≈ 236 g
½ cup cane sugar (brown sugar, or coconut sugar)≈ 100 g
¾ cup unsweetened almond milk≈ 183 g
⅓ cup vegetable oil (melted coconut oil, or extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing)≈ 73 g
1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar≈ 2.6 g
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled, see note*)≈ 250 g
2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
½ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
¼ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
½ cup chopped walnuts≈ 60 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 250 gbatter 924 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 708 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: banana, sugar, fat, egg, dairy, leavening, salt.