This caramel apple banana bread is drizzled with a rich dairy-free & vegan salted caramel sauce & gooey caramelized apples. It is incredibly decadent, rich & has the most perfect texture all while being gluten, dairy & refined sugar-free! It is a must make for the fall!
DAIRY-FREE & GLUTEN-FREE CARAMEL APPLE BANANA BREAD
This caramel apple banana bread is 100% dairy-free by using avocado oil or melted coconut oil.
I used my favourite gluten-free baking flour in this recipe to keep it gluten-free. This flour is so authentic & I often sub it 1:1 in regular recipes with great success! Definitely one I like to always have on hand for gluten-free baking!
MAKE THIS CARAMEL APPLE BANANA BREAD INTO A LOAF OR MUFFINS:
Simply swap out a loaf pan in the recipe for a muffin pan to make these into yummy caramel apple banana bread muffins! Make sure to grease the muffin pan generously, or my preference, use liners for easy removal after baking. Note that if you make muffins the baking time will be significantly less, so just keep an eye on them & check them regularly.
PERFECT TO FREEZE FOR LATER
This banana bread can easily be frozen & enjoyed as desired. I like to pre-slice it & store it in individual baggies in the freezer so I can take each one out as needed. I like to re-heat it up in the oven or the microwave until the bread is nice & warm throughout & then top with some creamy & melty ghee or butter (coconut oil or almond butter is a great dairy-free topping). Such a drool-worthy combination!
Ingredients you will need:
Caramel Apple Banana Bread
- ripe bananas (about 3 bananas)
- unsweetened apple sauce
- avocado oil (or melted butter oil or coconut oil for a dairy-free option)
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- cinnamon
- pink salt
- baking soda
- collagen peptides*
- coconut sugar (or date sugar, brown sugar or golden Lakanto)
- gluten-free baking flour (this is my favourite)
Vegan Caramel Sauce
- full-fat coconut milk
- coconut sugar (or golden Lakanto for lower carb, or brown sugar)
- vanilla extract
- pink salt
Caramelized Apple Topping
- coconut sugar
- coconut oil (or avocado oil or refined coconut oil for no coconut-y taste)
- 1 apple
- cinnamon
CAN I MAKE THIS CARAMEL APPLE BANANA BREAD LOWER-SUGAR?
I have only tried this caramel apple banana bread with coconut sugar, which less refined than traditional white or brown sugar. But if you do want to make them lower in sugar I have a few alternatives I can recommend. If you do try any subs please let me know how they work out in the comments of this blog post so others will know what works & what doesn’t!
As I am sure you know by now, Lakanto is my go-to for lower sugar baking. I even made an eCookbook including it as my main sweetener of choice for most of the recipes! So if I was going to swap out the coconut sugar for something that won’t spike blood sugar I would use this. Note that you can use this in the caramel & the banana bread in place of the coconut sugar to make it lower in carbs & sugar!
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Caramel Apple Banana Bread
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 70 minutes
- Yield: 12 slices 1x
- Category: banana bread
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: snack
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This caramel apple banana bread is drizzled with a rich dairy-free & vegan salted caramel sauce & gooey caramelized apples. It is incredibly decadent, rich & has the most perfect texture all while being gluten, dairy & refined sugar-free! It is a must make for the fall!
Ingredients
Caramel Apple Banana Bread
- 1 + 1/3 cup of ripe banana, mashed (about 3 bananas)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 tbsp avocado oil (or melted butter oil or coconut oil for a dairy-free option)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pink salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup collagen peptides*
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or date sugar, brown sugar or golden Lakanto)
- 1 + 3/4 cup gluten-free baking flour (this is my favourite)
Vegan Caramel Sauce
- 1 can of full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or golden Lakanto for lower carb, or brown sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp pink salt
Caramelized Apple Topping
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (or avocado oil or refined coconut oil for no coconut-y taste)
- 1 apple, diced
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Caramel Apple Banana Bread
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. I like to grease the ends with ghee & then line the parchment paper along the middle to easily pick up.
- In a large mixing bowl add your ingredients for the banana bread & mix together well, adding the eggs last just to combine.
- Pour the batter into you prepared pan.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a fork or knife comes out relatively clean. The top should be browned & crispy/firm to the touch. Note that if you’re making muffins the baking time will be less, so check regularly. Baking times can also vary depending on the type of pan & your oven so just keep an eye on your bread while it bakes.
- Remove from the oven & let cool slightly before cutting or removing your loaf.
- Drizzle with the prepared vegan caramel sauce, & caramelized apples slice & enjoy!
Vegan Caramel Sauce
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Bring coconut milk & sweetener to a boil on medium heat, then reduce to a simmer.
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Let simmer here for about 15-25 mins until it starts to thicken, & stirring regularly. Make sure to keep an eye on it & notice when it begins to thicken as well as ensure it is not burning or sticking to the bottom of the pot.
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Once it has thickened remove from heat & mix in the vanilla & pink salt. Set aside & let cool.
Caramelized Apple Topping
- Add the Apple, cinnamon & oil to a pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook for about 5 mins or until your apples are soft, stirring regularly so they don’t burn.
Notes
*This recipe should work when the collagen is omitted. I haven’t tried it without in this recipe, specifically but all other recipes where I use it, they have turned out when omitted as well. You could try subbing your favourite protein powder in this recipe instead but every protein powder can vary significantly when baked. You may need to add a bit less flour to achieve the right consistency & texture when baked.
Keywords: caramel, apple, banana bread
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This recipe is SO GOOD! My bread turned out super moist, and the caramel drizzle on top just made it that much better. I used almond flour as my GF flour and it worked super well!
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Awh yay! I am so glad to know the almond flour sub worked so well for you Madison! I am definitely going to have to try that next 🙂 Have a wonderful Sunday!
This recipe is not vegan at all. Eggs are NOT VEGAN, so please stop labeling non vegan food as vegan. There are roughly 240 Million Vegans in the world many people who have egg allergies.
Hi Tessa! I can see you obviously didn’t read the post or the recipe- I said this banana bread is ‘dairy-free.’ I did not label it vegan however, I did use a vegan caramel sauce on the banana bread which might be what you are referring to- that IS vegan? Also, you can quite simply not make this recipe if it doesn’t appeal to you- there are many wonderful vegan banana breads out there 🙂 Have a good day!