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Vegan Banana Bread for Kids

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My family love banana bread, and it’s our go to snack when we are out and about.  I altered my current banana bread recipe to make it vegan with no added sugar, so it’s suitable for my youngest daughter too. 

This recipe is made with buckwheat flour and chia seeds so is packed with fibre, protein and healthy fats. As well as being vegan it’s also naturally gluten free.  I’ve mentioned this before, but… I love buckwheat flour and try to cook with it as much as possible. I am vegetarian and like to ensure l am including complete protein foods to my diet. Buckwheat contains all nine essential amino acids that the body must get from food. Buckwheat is one of the few plant foods that is a complete protein. It’s really good if you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet.

I am always looking for healthy snacks that are suitable for different allergies – nuts, gluten, linseed and more recently dairy.  Life is pressured enough without having to make multiple snacks to cater for allergies and different age groups. This vegan banana bread is perfect for all of the family, and it’s easy to make!

You can easily alter this recipe by adding in different favours.  Some examples that I’ve used in the past are raisons, chocolate pieces or finely chopped nuts.  I love adding in raisons to my mix, l will certainly be including those once my daughter is a few months older. 

Vegan Banana Bread for kids
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Vegan Banana Bread for kids

Recipe by Kerry Jessiman
Servings

8

servings

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas

  • Chia seed egg substitute (2 tbsp chia
    seed & 6 tbsp water)

  • 1/3 Cup coconut oil (melted)

  • 1/4 Cup plant milk (l use oat milk)

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • Juice from 1/2 lemon

  • 2 tsp Cinnamon

  • 1.5 cup Buckwheat flour

  • 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate soda

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • Large handful of oats (l use gluten free oats)

  • Optional Ingredients

  • Mix in 2 handfuls of raisons/sultanas to the mixture

Directions

  • Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius
  • Mix 2 tbsp chia seed with 6 tbsp water and leave to the side for 5-10 mins until it thickens
  • Melt 1/3 cup of coconut oil (l melt mine in a pan on the hob – it takes 1-2 mins), then leave to cool
  • Mash the bananas in a bowl
  • Mix the chia seeds into the banana (the chia seeds mix should have thickened into a gel like texture)
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix together
  • Pour mixture in to a loaf tin (lined with baking paper)
  • Sprinkle oats evenly over the top
  • Place in the over for around 30 – 40 mins (keep checking it from about 30 minutes)

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Kerry xx