This healthy blueberry banana bread is made with almond flour, fresh blueberries and only sweetened with bananas. In addition, this bread is gluten free, dairy free and paleo friendly. It's the perfect blueberry loaf for breakfast, brunch or snack.
This recipe for blueberry banana bread has quickly become a favorite of mine!
It's dense, but moist and flavorful. The combination of almond and tapioca flour creates the perfect texture. Think: dense but soft and squishy (not crumbly).
I love topping a slice with almond butter or toasting a piece and adding some dairy free butter and a pinch of salt.
Healthy Blueberry Banana Bread
Here's what you need to know about this paleo blueberry bread:
- gluten free and grain free: made without wheat flour
- dairy free: no butter, no milk
- oil free: the bananas create a moist texture without the need for oil
- no sugar added: only sweetened with bananas
- soft, moist and dense: not a dry loaf
- easy to make: this is a simple quick-bread recipe
So long as you enjoy blueberries in baked goods, you can't go wrong with this almond flour blueberry banana bread!
Ingredients
This paleo blueberry banana bread contains grain free flours, fresh blueberries, walnuts (optional), mashed banana and eggs. Here's a list of what you need to make this recipe:
- almond flour
- tapioca flour
- baking soda
- salt
- ripe bananas
- eggs
- lemon juice
- vanilla
- fresh blueberries
- walnuts (optional)
For a nut free loaf, you may swap the almond flour for tigernut flour and omit the walnuts. Other than that, I don't recommend any ingredient substitutions. This gluten free blueberry bread has not been tested without eggs and I'm not sure how well an egg substitute would work.
How to Make Blueberry Banana Bread with Almond Flour
This blueberry banana bread recipe is easy to make and worth every minute it takes to bake.
First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" x 4" baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together mashed banana, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix until just combine. Fold the blueberries and chopped walnuts into the batter.
Next, pour the batter into the lined baking pan. Top with additional blueberries and walnuts.
Place the blueberry loaf in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes.
After baking, cool the loaf for 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer it to a wire cooling rack.
Storage
This loaf is best stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to one week. I don't recommend keeping it in the freezer, as the blueberries get icy.
Best Way to Store Paleo Blueberry Banana Bread
This bread needs to be kept in the fridge, or frozen for later use. Because of the moisture from the blueberries, this loaf doesn't last well at room temperature. But, stored in an air-tight container in the fridge, it will last well up to one week.
This Healthy Blueberry Banana Bread is great on it's own. It can also be enjoyed with toppings such as nut butter, cream cheese, yogurt or grass fed butter. If you need to soften the bread, microwave it (on high) for 5-10 seconds or toast it in the oven for a few minutes.
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Healthy Blueberry Banana Bread (Paleo, No Added Sugar)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 8" x 4" loaf
Description
This healthy blueberry banana bread is made with almond flour, fresh blueberries and sweetened with bananas (no sugar added). It's a moist, dense paleo bread that's gluten free, dairy free and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (180g)
- ½ cup tapioca flour (63g)
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup mashed banana (245g)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup fresh blueberries (plus more for topping)
- ⅓ cup walnut halves, chopped (plus more for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8" x 4" baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together mashed banana, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix until just combine.
- Fold the blueberries and chopped walnuts into the batter.
- Pour batter into the lined baking pan. Optional: add additional blueberries and walnuts to the top of the loaf.
- Place the loaf in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
- After baking, cool the bread for 5 minutes in the baking pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
- Store in fridge.
Chantal Couture
Miam! Can’t wait to try this recipe! ???? Thanks for sharing ????
Katie
Thank you Chantal - hope you love it!
Angela
Can I substitute one of the other flour for the Tapioca- I have the other two?
Katie
Hi! The best substitute for tapioca flour is arrowroot flour or potato starch. If you sub with almond flour or coconut flour it will change the texture of the bread.
Lindsay
Just made this and thoroughly enjoyed it! Nice to find a banana bread recipe without added sugar.
Katie
Yay! So glad you liked it!
Genine
I made it with flax eggs and it was delicious. I also added a little lemon juice and lemon zest.
Katie
I'm glad they worked with flax eggs! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Jane Nichilo
It was fantastic. Do you happen to know the macros? Protein carbs fats?
Katie
So glad you liked it! I don't have the macros calculated, but you can do so using an app like MyFitnessPal.
Katerina
Can you use frozen blueberries?
Katie
I haven't tried this recipe with frozen blueberries. I think fresh will work best.
Edie
Nutritional values please
Lorraine
Yes, I would like the nutritional information as well. 🙂
Katie
My family and I love this blueberry banana bread and we hope you do too! Enjoy!
Teresa B
Love this recipe. Top browns perfectly. I like how the loaf does rise and hold its shape I've tried many others that did not. Excellent! Would highly recommend trying this recipe!
Katie
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for leaving a review 🙂
Rachel
Loved this bread! My son won’t touch a blueberry but in this bread he ate them and said he liked it a lot! We’ll be making more for sure 🙂
Katie
Aren't kids funny!? I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it 🙂
Dina bisol
Can u use whole wheat flour
Katie
No, not for this recipe
Amita Pascuzzi
Can I make these as muffins?
Katie
Yes, this recipe should work in muffin form. Not quite sure what the baking time will be though.
Jasine
So good! I wanted to try a recipe like this for a long time and yours had such good reviews. 10/10. I love the little burst of blueberries.
Katie
So glad you loved it 🙂
Mita C
I made this because it looked amazing but because it has no added sugar. It was so good without it! This one is a keeper! Thank you, Bake it Paleo!!!
Shoshana Michel
I made this as cupcakes/muffins. It came out amazing! I baked it for 35 minutes.
Karent
I don't remember hiw many times I have prepared this recipe, my husband live it for breakfast and I have shared with my coworkers...Absolutely delicious, thank you so much for sharing!
Katie
I'm so happy to hear you all love it! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review 🙂