Healthy 5-Ingredient Flourless Banana Bread that’s moist, oaty and naturally sweetened with maple syrup.
Simple, Delicious Flourless Banana Bread
Want to enjoy banana bread without gluten, sugar or specialty ingredients? This Healthy 5-Ingredient Flourless Banana Bread is simple, delicious and so easy to make. You’ll fall in love with how easy this loaf is to bake and how great you can feel about eating it often for breakfast or a snack.
Gluten Free, Okay by Me!
My mom inspired me to create a few more flourless baked goods, like this flourless banana bread recipe, that I can bake for people who don’t or can’t eat gluten.
So it got me thinking, what are some classics that need to be reinvented without flour? Banana bread came to mind. It’s a breakfast favorite!
This gluten-free banana bread recipe is also dairy-free, which can be another tricky ingredient for sensitive digestive systems. I don’t use almonds (or almond flour), walnuts, or pecans in my recipe, either, so no worries for those with nut allergies. And with no added salt, it’s low in sodium, too. And still, it’s incredibly delicious!
Watch Me Make Flourless Banana Bread!
5-Ingredient Simple
I kept this recipe so simple that anyone can successfully bake it and so healthy you’d never believe it by how great it still tastes. Just 5 ingredients! And ones that you probably always have on hand: oatmeal, bananas, eggs, maple syrup and baking soda. That’s it, y’all!
No white or brown sugar, baking powder, specialty gluten-free flour flours or coconut oil. And, in case simplicity is your thing, skip the bowl and the whisk. With this recipe, there’s no need to stir. You just blend all of the wet ingredients and dry ingredients together in your blender, pour the batter into a loaf pan and bake.
It’s one of those recipes I can bake amidst the craziness of a weekday morning and we can enjoy it warm right out of the oven before rushing out the door for the day. It’s also great the next day and the next as the sugars in the bananas continue to release and make the bread even more moist and sweet.
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Flourless Banana Bread Ingredients and Supplies?
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- Ripe bananas
- Large eggs
- Pure maple syrup (or honey)
- Baking soda
- Old-fashioned rolled oats
Supplies:
- 9×5-inch loaf pan
- Blender
How to Make Healthy 5-Ingredient Flourless Banana Bread
- First, preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Add all ingredients to a blender, in the order listed, and blend until smooth and well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. (Garnish the top of the batter with thinly sliced banana, if desired) Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let loaf cool completely in loaf pan. Store bread in an airtight container on the counter for 2-3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week. That’s it!
How to Store Flourless Banana Bread
Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
To freeze, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and then place in a freezer safe baggie or wrap in a layer of foil. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw, loosely covered, at room temperature.
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I LOVE the texture of this loaf! It’s super moist yet still has a hearty oaty texture from the ground oats. Maple syrup and ripe bananas act as the sweeteners and are one of my favorite flavor combos. Have you ever dipped banana slices in a little maple syrup as a snack?! So delicioso!
You’ll fall in love with how easy this loaf is to bake and how great you can feel about eating it often for breakfast or a snack. I have the recipe memorized to where I can actually have it in the oven before my coffee even finishes brewing in the morning. That’s my kind of recipe, y’all! Hope you enjoy it too!
If you make my 5-Ingredient Flourless Banana Bread, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 
I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Healthy 5-Ingredient Flourless Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 10
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Just 5 ingredients to make this healthy loaf of banana bread that’s moist, oaty and naturally sweetened with maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 3 medium ripe bananas
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Add all ingredients to a blender, in the order listed, and blend until smooth and well combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. (Garnish the top of the batter with thinly sliced banana, if desired) Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let loaf cool completely in loaf pan. Store bread in an airtight container on the counter for 2-3 days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Notes
3 medium bananas is about 1-1/4 cups mashed banana or 1 pound.
Oven temperatures vary so just make sure you test it with a toothpick to make sure it’s baked all the way through. Mine usually takes right at 30 minutes, but others have said theirs takes closer to 40-45 minutes.
Try not to over-blend the batter as this will cause the oats to warm and start cooking into oatmeal which will prevent the loaf from baking with a bread-like texture.
This banana bread is surprisingly moist and surprisingly delicious. I was pretty skeptical given that I’ve been making my tried and true banana bread for the past 30 years. Not only is this easier, it tastes delicious!!
My loaf was baked in my little Wolf countertop oven and it only took 29 minutes vs the posted time. I also put my banana loaves in a large ziplock bag a few mins after baking when still warm that helps to add some moisture back into it after the loaf comes out of the oven. Anyway- I’ll now use this recipe instead of my sugary, flour filled muffins. 🙂
Hi, DM! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m really happy you enjoyed it.
Any chance I can use a Bundt pan??? At my parents cabin without a loaf pan 😭
Hi, Carly! Let’s give it a try! In general, the depth of bundt pans means a longer cooking time than a loaf pan. But we’re not filling up the bundt pan because the volume of this recipe was made for an approximately 8-cup loaf pan and not a 12-cup bundt pan. Let’s say we start out baking for the same amount of time, just checking doneness regularly. I wouldn’t change the oven temperature unless you’re at a high altitude. It’s definitely an experiment! Please let me know how it goes!
this is the next best thing to having a bowl of oatmeal in the morning. thank you so much for sharing.
Hi, Ernestine! It is so comforting, isn’t it? I’m so glad you enjoy it. And thank YOU for sharing! ❤️
I love the bread. Do you happen to know the nutritional break down of it
Hi Mary! I’m so happy to hear you love this recipe. I don’t provide nutritional information at this time. To find out, I would recommend plugging the ingredients you use into a free online recipe nutrition calculator like: https://whisk.com/recipe-nutrition-calculator/ Hope this helps. Enjoy! ❤️
The best healthy banana bread I’ve made!! It is so yummy!!! I have made it 3 times within the last 2 months! 🙂
Hi, Samantha! It makes me so happy to hear that you enjoy it!
It looks like banana bread but tastes like banana oatmeal. It is easy to make.
I tried this recipe for the first time. This bread is so good. I can’t believe it’s healthy. I can’t wait to try other recipes. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Hi, Judith! You’re so welcome. I am so happy you enjoyed it!
Hi!
Is it possible to make this without the baking soda?
Thanks!
Hi, Riana! YES! You can leave it out and the bread will still taste great. It just won’t have as airy of a texture. If you leave it out, expect it to be more dense like an oat bar texture. Hope this helps! Enjoy! ❤️
I don’t see the Ingredients listed?
Hi, Cindy! Did you scroll down to the recipe card? https://thebakermama.com/recipes/5-ingredient-flourless-banana-bread/#tasty-recipes-14710-jump-target
This is my first time trying this recipe and I gotta say I enjoy it. I am trying to eat healthier and trying to lose weight so when I can enjoy the things I like, but in a healthier version I am all for it and this banana bread is really good I like it!!😍❤️
Hi, Melissa! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed it!