Gluten-Free Vegan Banana Bread with Butternut Squash

This vegan banana bread with butternut squash is moist and tasty, and its great for breakfast or as a snack. Adding butternut squash to this classic treat gives it a little sweetness and extra nutrition.

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup cooked and mashed butternut squash
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional

Instructions:

Start by heating the oven to 350F 175C

You can use coconut oil to grease or line a loaf pan

Put mashed butternut squash, mashed bananas, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a large bowl

Mix well

Mix gluten-free flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a different bowl using a whisk

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones while stirring them together

If you want, fold in chopped nuts

Spread out the batter in the loaf pan that has been prepared

After the oven is hot, bake it for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

Take it out of the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes in the pan

After that, move the banana bread to a wire rack to cool completely before cutting it

Cut and serve

Have fun