Today we have a delicious recipe for you and your family. It’s a banana bread recipe, which is usually a hit in most households. Don’t worry, if your kids or even you have allergies, as this recipe is easily customisable and can be turned into an allergy friendly banana bread recipe. All you need to do is make some simple substitutions and you can have a gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free, and even egg-free but completely delicious banana bread. We let you know what you can substitute in this post, so continue reading and you can make this recipe regardless of what your family’s dietary needs may be. This recipe is also a great one to have on hand as not only can it be allergy free, but you can also make it with the kids.
Let’s take a look at the recipe, so you can see how simple and tasty it is.
Banana Bread recipe
Making your banana bread is quite simple. Here are the ingredients that you will need.
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp butter
- 100g/31⁄2oz/1⁄2 cup sugar or sweetener
- 2 free-range eggs, beaten
- 3 bananas, mashed 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp of baking soda
- 170g/6oz/11⁄4 cups gluten-free flour
- 11⁄2 tsp xanthan gum powder
- 30g/1oz/1⁄3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C fan/180°C/350°F/ gas mark 4.
- Mix the butter and sugar and stir in the beaten egg and banana.
- Add the salt, bicarbonate of soda, flour and xanthan gum powder slowly.
- If you are using walnuts, mix them in at this point.
- Pour your mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 40–50 minutes.
And there you have it! A delicious treat to enjoy during tea time, as a quick breakfast item, or even for dessert. We hope you like the banaba bread recipe and if you do, take a look at the other recipes in this series. You can find the allergy friendly recipes on the site, so do have a look.
Take a look at the recipe card we have created for you to print out and add to your own recipe book. Enjoy!
Banana bread
A delicious family teatime treat. Gluten, nut-free (if you omit the walnuts) and can be dairy-free if you replace the butter with coconut fat (oil). This recipe could also be converted to egg-free with an egg replacer.
Ingredients
- 8 tbsp butter
- 100g/31⁄2oz/1⁄2 cup sugar or stevia
- 2 free-range eggs, beaten
- 3 bananas, mashed 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 170g/6oz/11⁄4 cups gluten-free flour
- 11⁄2 tsp xanthan gum powder
- 30g/1oz/1⁄3 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C fan/180°C/350°F/ gas mark 4.
- Mix the butter and sugar and stir in the beaten egg and banana.
- Add the salt, bicarbonate of soda, flour and xanthan gum powder slowly.
- If you are using walnuts, mix them in at this point.
- Pour your mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 40–50 minutes.
We hope that you have enjoyed this recipe and make it soon.
If you are looking for more allergy friendly recipes for kids, we have more on the site and have added a few below for you.
Allergy friendly recipes
Here are some more recipes that will help you find allergy friendly meals to make for your family.
Healthy muffins for kids: Striped muffins
Enjoy this tasty healthy muffins for kids recipe that you can make beforehand and your kids will love.
Mini shepherd's pies
These mini shepherd's pies are delicious and allergy friendly, too!
There is more inspiration around the web too, so do take a look at some of these other recipes.
Allergy friendly recipes from around the web
Even more allergy friendly recipes. These are from around the web, so take a look.
Allergy Friendly Top 8 Free | Recipes free from dairy, eggs, nuts, wheat
Check out this post for not 1 but 8 allergy friendly recipes that are free from dairy, eggs, nuts, and wheat.
Dairy & Egg Free Cupcakes
Fancy making a tasty cake? Try this recipe from Moneywisemoms.com
50 Allergy Friendly Halloween Treats
A bit more seasonal, but still very important advice to translate into the everyday.
If you want to have more recipes sent to your inbox, don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter.
See you back here for the next recipe,
Helen
Pin It For Later!
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!