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Please note the video may contain some of the ingredients in the original recipe. The recipe was changed slightly and updated after the original publishing date of April 2019.
Perfect Keto Banana Bread
Would it surprise you to know you can indeed enjoy banana bread while following a ketogenic diet? This super simple recipe for sugar free banana bread has only 3g net carbs per slice. And that is a low carb banana bread with real bananas!
If banana is not on your radar while following a keto lifestyle then you will see we have substitutes in the way of extract, and collagen powders to also flavour the loaf to suit your taste.
This keto bread recipe is simple, moist, delicious and the ultimate banana bread recipe, keto or not. Serve with some syrup and Keto Nutella or Keto Whipped Cream for a decadent keto breakfast.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Mix and bake – one bowl, mix it, spoon into your pan and bake it. A quick and simple fuss-free recipe.
Low Carb – even with 100g of banana this sugar-free banana bread is low carb and keto-friendly. Scroll below for banana substitutions if you prefer it without. Carbs in banana bread are only 3g net carbs per thick slice!
Snacks and Lunchbox Friendly – great for the lunchbox and perfect for a tasty healthy snack at any time of the day.
Freezer Friendly – make ahead of time. Yes, keto banana bread can be frozen. I just slice and freeze in a ziplock bag. Just take out a slice as you need it so there is no wastage.
The Ingredients
Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the quantity of each ingredient used and the full detailed recipe for this quick keto almond meal banana bread with real bananas!
Before you freak out, very little banana has been used. Sugars are still low in each slice. However, we have included a couple of substitutes to make delicious low carb bread without the banana if you prefer.
Banana – using a ripe banana in the bread makes for a moist keto banana bread. I use only 100g of fresh banana over the whole loaf. So the carbs are reduced significantly when cut into 16 thick slices. Banana can be replaced with banana extract, flavoured collagen powders, or swapped for avocado or cream cheese if preferred.
Butter – I just use salted butter. You can use unsalted butter or a neutral-tasting olive oil (not extra-virgin) to make dairy free banana bread. Oils like fractionated coconut oil or MCT oil would be perfect.
Almond Meal – blanched almond flour, or sesame flour can be used in this recipe. I have only tested this keto banana bread with almond flour. To do it without or with just coconut flour, I am sure that would be possible with a 1:4 ratio of coconut flour to almond meal.
Coconut Flour – the coconut flour can be omitted if preferred and add an extra half cup of almond meal in its place. I prefer to add coconut flour to help take up the liquid and give a nice texture to the banana bread.
Sugar-free Maple Syrup – I use Sukrin Maple Syrup it is thicker than all the other brands I have tried. However, you can use any brand you prefer or flavour with vanilla extract instead.
Yoghurt – I use our 2-Ingredient Yoghurt in the banana bread recipe. You can however use unflavored Greek yoghurt. Coconut cream and coconut yoghurt are great for a dairy free option.
Sweetener – I use Sukrin Gold sweetener for a delicious caramel flavour. You can use any sweetener of choice like erythritol or monk fruit sweetener. Just be mindful of the level of sweetness of the sweetener you use.
Banana Bread Variations and Optional Extras
Once you have perfected your basic low carb banana bread recipe you can start to change it up for something different. Here are just a few of my favourite ideas.
Keto Banana Nut Bread – add 1/2 to 1 cup of your favourite nuts. I love the brazil nuts in mine, but walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts or macadamias are all great choices too.
Keto Chocolate Banana Bread – whether you make it with chunky sugar free chocolate or sugar free chocolate chips both are great decisions. For a fun idea add a little cacao to half the mixture and make marbled banana bread. (That sounds too good to me so now I will have to make it).
No-Banana Banana Bread – a little banana extract can go a long way. Alternatively, you can also add Vitalzing Banana Milk Drops (adjust the amount of flavour to suit you) or use Banana Flavoured Collagen and Protein Powders.
This recipe can have no banana added at all. Swap fruit or vegetables like pumpkin, mashed and cooked choko, or 100g of avocado in place of the banana. Add any spices or extracts to flavour it.
How to Make It
Instructions have been added to the recipe card to make keto friendly banana bread in a Thermomix or Magimix appliance. We try to ensure all our easy keto recipes have thermal cooking options.
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F. Line a 23cm x 11cm (4 x 9 inches) loaf pan with baking paper. Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl (reserve some of the nuts to add to the top). Mix until combined.
Step 2. Spoon into a loaf pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes.
Step 3. The loaf is ready when a skewer comes out clean. Leave the banana bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack. Allow to cool completely before slicing.
HOT TIP – I prefer to refrigerate overnight before slicing. The flavours develop and the loaf is perfect for slicing after chilling.
Our BEST Keto Bread Recipes to Try
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not the variety you are used to from the local cafe, but this recipe is very keto friendly.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Alternatively, slice the bread and keep in a ziplock bag in the freezer.
There is approximately 20g carbs in a banana. I recommend adding some to a recipe like this where a little goes a long way!
There are approximately 23g carbs in 100g of banana. This is a net carb amount. Of that. there is around 12g of natural sugars in 100g or banana. This does change depending on the ripeness (and variety) of the banana. The less ripe the banana the lower the carb count and GI.
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Easy Keto Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 80 g (5.5 tbsp) butter melted, or neutral-tasting oil
- 25 g (5 tsp) sugar free maple syrup
- 1/2 cup (0.5 cup) gold sweetener (100g)
- 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) nutmeg freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) vanilla
- 100 g (3.5 oz) banana mashed
- 40 g (0.3 cups) coconut flour
- 240 g (2 cups) almond meal
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) baking powder I recommend Bobs Red Mill Baking Powder for best rise
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon gelatin) powdered gelatin
- 4 (4) eggs
- 80 g (0.3 cups) Greek natural yogurt or coconut yoghurt
OPTIONAL
- 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) banana extract INSTEAD of banana, see notes
- 1 cup (1 cup) walnuts or brazil nuts, chopped
Instructions
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
- Preheat oven 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F. Line a 23cm x 11cm (4 x 9 inches) loaf pan with baking paper.
- In a large bowl combine all ingredients (reserve a few nuts for the top of the loaf, if using) into a smooth batter. Spoon into lined pan. Scatter with remaining nuts.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
THERMAL METHOD
- Preheat oven 170℃ fan/190°C static/375°F. Line a 23cm x 11cm (4 x 9 inches) loaf pan with baking paper.
- Place butter, syrup, sweetener, cinnamon, and nutmeg into mixer; cook 3 min/100℃/stir.
- Add banana or banana extract; mix 10 sec/speed 4. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients (except the nuts); mix 30 sec/speed 3. Fold in nuts ((reserve a few nuts for the top of the loaf, if using). Spoon into lined pan. Scatter with remaining nuts.
- Bake 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
AIR FRYER METHOD
- Preheat the air fryer to 160℃/320°F. Line a 23cm x 11cm (4 x 9 inches) loaf tin with baking paper. (Or use a pan that fits your model air fryer).
- In a large bowl combine all the ingredients (reserve a few nuts for the top of the loaf, if using) into a smooth batter. Spoon into the lined pan. Scatter with remaining nuts.
- Bake 30-40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Megan Ellam is an Australian keto recipes blogger and author of amazing keto cookbooks such as Keto Mojo, Slow Cook Keto, Keto Loco, The Healthy Family Keto Cookbook and Every Day Keto.
Megan has been following a ketogenic diet since being diagnosed with insulin resistance in early 2017.
93 responses to “Easy Keto Banana Bread”
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This is wonderful. I’ve made it many times. And, each time I forget how yummy it is. My non-Keto family love it too. -
Sounds amazing. Is there any substitute for xanthan gum in this recipe? My son can’t eat it, it upsets his stomach.
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Can I make it without maple syrup? Any substitution?
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I haven’t made banana bread in ages and I made your recipe using the new Sukrin Maple flavoured syrup. Scrummy! It’s another keeper! -
I have a question. If I wanted to change this and do the chocolate version, you said to use an avocado and cacao. How much cacao? Thanks in advance.
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Hi Christine, just use 1-2 tbsp of cacao in the bread. The more you use the darker the loaf.
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Hi Megan will be making this on the weekend for sure if I can find the sugar free maple syrup.
Can you recommend where to buy please.-
HI Di, it is made by Queens Fine Foods and you will find it in the toppings aisle in Coles and Woolworths.
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I felt like something a little sweet this morning so I made the banana bread. Couple of slices with butter has done the job. Very good recipe.
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This is one of my favourite recipes regardless of the fact that I detested banana bread before keto.
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Delicious! I made it with banana extract which I finally found in a specialty cake shop . -
This is so good, since it’s release it’s become a firm favourite in our house. -
Youve killed it again Megan! This recipe is to die for. I had no yoghurt or coconut cream do i tried coconut milk and it still worked perfectly. Super easy in the Thermomix. My non keto partner also loves all recipes ive made of yours. Looking forward to your new books!
Renee xx-
Woohoo!
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Amazing! The words from my banana hating husband – says it all!. I used Brazil nuts. Absolute winner, thank you-
Thanks and so great to hear Michelle.
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Amazing! Will definitely make again! A must try .. you will not be disappointed!
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Can you put the USA measurement conversion on the recipe?
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There is a button in the recipe to change to US imperial measures
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Love this. It’s exactly the same as non-keto! So delicious!
I’m looking forward to being able to join the family in toasted banana bread on weekends!-
Glad you love it Natusha x Thanks for the great review
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Made this banana bread as soon as I saw the recipe. It is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I only had a small banana so I added some banana essence and used chia flour. My non keto husband loved it and this afternoon when I was cutting it to put in the freezer my 5 year old nephew tried a little off cut of the banana bread and immediately wanted a piece for dessert. Definitely a winner in our household and at work -
Made this as soon as I saw the recipe. It is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I only had a small banana so I added some banana essence and used chia flour. My non keto husband loved it and this afternoon when I was cutting it to put in the freezer my 5 year old nephew tried a little off cut of and immediately wanted a piece for dessert. Definitely a winner in our household and at my work-
Thanks for the feedback Leanne. That is so good to hear that even non keto testers are loving it. Especially your 5 year old nephew. x
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This Banana Bread is absolutely amazing, I made it this morning. I will definitely be making this again, thanks Megan-
Aaaaww thanks Sandra. Glad you enjoyed it. You are a gem!
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Freaking delicious! I have been making low carb alternatives for years, and this definitely rates! Texture and taste is fantastic and so moist. I’d be more than happy to try these out on non LCHF/Keto friends and family. I also found I didn’t need quite as much sweeter as suggested – bonus!-
Love that you enjoyed it Christine and yes sweetener can be reduced as per personal taste.
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Also, I have just realised I accidentally left out the psyllium (or chia) and it worked absolutely fine! Might be good for those who can’t tolerate or don’t have those ingredients handy!
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Made this today with avocado and no banana. Used the banana flavoring instead and chia flour. Looks fabulous. Rose really well. Tasted great even though it hadn’t cooled down enough. Now can’t wait to try it toasted when it cools fully.-
Thanks for trying and reviewing Yvette. Glad it worked out and tastes great
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I have really missed banana bread!! It is something I have made for my family for many years. I haven’t had banana bread in over 18 months so this is a real treat not only for me but for my family too. They loved it and went back for a second slice while it was still warm. We had it toasted with butter for breakfast. Omg what treat. This banana bread is as good as anything I have had in a cafe.
Wow Megan you have done it again. Thank you-
Thanks so much for a great review Lynda. I love this recipe myself so it is so good to see that others do too.
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