This healthy buckwheat banana bread recipe is gluten free and only sweetened with bananas - no sugar added. It's moist, fluffy and tender and perfect enjoyed as a side to breakfast or an afternoon snack.
What to do with overripe bananas? Well, my top choice is to use them for baking like in this easy buckwheat banana bread recipe!
Bananas are one of my favorite baking ingredients because they add a natural sweetness to desserts and baked goods. Simply put, I don't like adding a lot of sugar to sweets and treats. Bananas provide just what I'm looking for: a natural, whole food sweetener that tastes great and provides a nice texture.
My blog is filled with various paleo banana breads and muffins. The reason being, there are so many different types of banana bread to make! This particular recipe uses buckwheat flour, which is naturally gluten free and grain free.
Why You'll Love this Gluten Free Buckwheat Banana Bread
- gluten free and grain free - banana bread made with buckwheat flour
- paleo friendly - made with real, whole food ingredients
- dairy free and nut free
- soft, moist and tender - the perfect bread texture
- no sugar added - only sweetened with ripe bananas
Ingredients in Buckwheat Banana Bread
Obviously, buckwheat flour and bananas are necessary for making this paleo buckwheat bread. Here's a full list of what you need:
- ripe bananas
- large eggs
- avocado oil
- vanilla extract
- buckwheat flour
- cinnamon
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
All of these ingredients combine to create a moist, tender buckwheat banana bread. Furthermore, a recipe that is paleo friendly, gluten free, dairy free and low in sugar!
How to Make Buckwheat Banana Bread
This sugar free buckwheat banana bread is super easy to make. The equipment you need includes one mixing bowl, a whisk, spatula, parchment paper, loaf pan and ingredients for making the bread.
Here's what you need to do:
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" x 4" loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas, eggs, avocado oil and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in remaining ingredients (buckwheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt) and mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into your lined loaf pan.
- Place pan in middle rack of oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
- After baking, remove the loaf from the oven and cool 10 minutes in the pan. Then transfer loaf to a wire cooling rack.
- Cool to room temperature before cutting.
This healthy buckwheat banana bread is great on it's own or topped with your favorite spread. Try it with sunflower seed butter, almond butter or ghee with a pinch of cinnamon. You can also enjoy it toasted or made into french toast!
Storage
This gluten free buckwheat banana bread is best stored in the fridge. Place the bread in a sealed, air-tight container in the fridge up to one week.
For long term storage, slice the bread and keep it in the freezer up to one month.
FAQ
Buckwheat flour comes from buckwheat, which is a fruit closely related to rhubarb. The fruit is dried and ground into a fine flour. So, don't be fooled by its misleading name...buckwheat does not contain wheat!
Buckwheat flour has an earthy, nutty taste and ranges from reddish-pink in color to dark brown. Depending on the brand and where their flour originates from, you'll find various colors of buckwheat flour (I prefer the lighter buckwheat flours in terms of taste).
As far as baking flours go, buckwheat is quite nutrient dense. It contains fairly high amounts of manganese, copper, magnesium, dietary fiber and phosphorus. In addition, the protein in buckwheat is a high quality protein, containing all eight essential amino acids, including lysine.
Because buckwheat is actually a fruit and not a grain, I consider it paleo friendly. It is gluten free and grain free, which fits my personal definition of paleo.
More Gluten Free Buckwheat Recipes
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Buckwheat Banana Bread (Gluten Free, No Sugar Added)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: one 8" x 4" loaf 1x
Description
This buckwheat banana bread is gluten free and dairy free with a soft, tender texture. It's made with buckwheat flour and only sweetened with bananas - no sugar added.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mashed banana (360g) about 3-4 large, ripe bananas
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup avocado oil (or light olive oil)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (142g)
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" x 4" loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas, eggs, avocado oil and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Add in remaining ingredients (buckwheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt) and mix until well combined.
- Pour batter into lined loaf pan.
- Place pan in middle rack of oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
- After baking, remove the loaf from the oven and cool 10 minutes in the pan. Then transfer loaf to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
For best results, please measure ingredients by weight (when given)
Strength and Sunshine
Buckwheat is always be my favorite flour <3
realfoodrabbit
I love it! Such a unique taste and easy to work with (IMO).
S W
Do you know if this recipe would work with egg substitutes such as flax eggs?
Katie
Hi! I haven't tested this recipe with an egg substitute so I cannot say for sure. If you try I'd love to know the outcome 🙂
Sarah
Did you ever try with egg substitute?
Kate
Best banana bread ever thanks! I didn't use any sugar or syrup but did use 4 bananas and it was delish! I also used buckwheat and some quinoa flour as that's what I had. It was so light. I whizzed in food blender to start with - eggs, bananas and oil. I flung in a few seeds too - Poppy, sunflower to give bit of crunch. Thanks Katie!
Katie
Your swaps sound wonderful! Thank you so much for leaving a review 🙂
Fiona
Can this be made without arrowroot flour (or the substitutions for it)?
Katie
This is one of my family's favorite banana bread recipes. Enjoy!
Pamela
I so appreciate your “no sugar added” recipes, and even your recipes with sweetener are only mildly so compared to most recipes out there, even “healthy” ones. I wanted to make buckwheat banana bread and was surprised at how many recipes add sugar. I prefer to keep to the natural sweetness from the bananas. This bread came out lovely.
Katie
Hi! YES! I completely agree - too much sugar is used, even in "healthy" recipes. I'm glad there are others like you that enjoy baked goods with natural sweetness and less sugar 🙂 Thank you so much for leaving a comment and review.
Megan
This is a fantastic recipe. I did make a few mods:
-Reduced the ground cinnamon to 2 teaspoons
-Used freshly ground buckwheat flour (it has a milder flavor)
-Added ChocZero sugar-free dark chocolate chips
Perfect for a quick, healthy snack or breakfast on the go.
Katie
I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you for sharing your modifications and leaving a review! 🙂
Betty
What are the calories or. The nutritional facts
Katie
I have not calculated the nutritional information for these, but you can using an app like MyFitnessPal.
Teresa Botkin
I baked this banana bread yesterday and it turned out just how I wanted. I had some dates so I soaked a handful in warm water to soften them and then cut them up and added them and some walnuts because we like nuts in banana bread. I was happy with how it held together when being sliced, moist but not soggy and not dry or crumbly! I love finding A gf recipe that uses one whole grain flour instead of a complicated mixture of flours. I’m thankful that I was able to add the dates and nuts without having a disappointment. Great recipe!
Kristin
I made this last weekend. Another keeper. I’ve pretty much loved every recipe of yours I’ve made… and I’ve made ALOT of them. Thank you for another great recipe.
Katie
Oh, I'm so happy reading this! Thank you so much for the kind review!