Gluten Free Carrot Cake Banana Bread
by: claire cary
This gluten free carrot cake banana bread is moist, easy to make and bursting with delicious spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. It's dairy free friendly and takes just 15 minutes to prep.
Ingredients
Wet
- 1 ½ cups pureed banana about 3 large ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 tablespoons milk dairy or non-dairy
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry
- 1 ½ cups gluten free all purpose baking flour
- ¾ cup oat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup freshly grated carrot
Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the bananas to a blender and blend until smooth. You can mash them, but I prefer the texture with pureed banana. Measure out 1 1/2 cups worth.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients until smooth.
- Whisk in the dry ingredients (aside from the carrot), making sure to spoon and level the flours, don't scoop from the bag.
- Fold in the carrot.
- Transfer to your prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for about 20 minutes, then lift onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Beat the room temperature cream cheese for about 30 seconds with an electric mixer.
- Beat in the sugar and then the vanilla until smooth. Add in a splash of milk as needed to thin.
- Once the loaf has cooled completely, top with the frosting and some crushed walnuts.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
You are welcome to use all white sugar, all brown or even coconut sugar for a refined sugar free option.
Serving: 1slice / Calories: 317kcal / Carbohydrates: 59g / Protein: 6g / Fat: 7g / Saturated Fat: 2g / Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g / Monounsaturated Fat: 3g / Trans Fat: 0.003g / Cholesterol: 34mg / Sodium: 437mg / Potassium: 176mg / Fiber: 3g / Sugar: 37g / Vitamin A: 277IU / Vitamin C: 2mg / Calcium: 125mg / Iron: 1mg
