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    Home » Breakfast

    Instant Pot Banana Bread - Vegan Recipe

    Published: Aug 2, 2018 · Modified: Apr 6, 2022 by Archana · This post may contain affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 16 Comments

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    Vegan Banana Bread is a lightly sweetened, dense bread made with flax seeds and vegetable oil. This bread is perfect for using up those couple of overripe bananas that we all have on our kitchen counters.

    Banana bread with cup of tea

    This banana bread makes a great breakfast or snack. It's a small bundt cake that can be cooked in your Instant Pot without having to heat up your kitchen, especially during the summer months.

    Banana Bread cut into slices

    Even for some of us who eat eggs, using flax seeds is a good idea to add some extra fiber and omega-3s to this delicious banana bread.

    Flax eggs

    Flax seeds have an earthy, nutty flavor making them a perfect ingredient for baking bread, muffins, and cookies. The gum in the flax seed coating becomes gelatinous when the seeds are simply ground and whisked with water. So go ahead and try these flax eggs for added nutrition and fiber in your banana bread.

    two slices of banana bread on white plate

    Tips for perfect Banana Bread

    • Use super ripe bananas
    • White sugar can be replaced with brown sugar
    • You can use a regular cake pan instead of a bundt cake pan with the same cook time
    • Depending on the size and shape of your pan you may need extra 5 minutes of cook time
    • Grease the pan well so the cake can slide off easily
    • You may substitute the flax eggs mixture with 1 egg
    Banana Bread with Instant Pot

    Process

    You can use store-bought flaxseed meal or grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder. Mash the bananas.

    Banana Bread

    Make the batter by mixing in all the ingredients, and pour it in the grease bundt pan

    Banana Bread
    Banana Bread

    Cover the pan with a paper towel and aluminum foil and pressure cook for 50 minutes. Release the remaining pressure after 10 minutes and open the Instant Pot. Allow the banana bread to cool for 5 minutes before flipping it onto a plate.

    Banana Bread
    Banana Bread

    Here are some more Instant Pot bread recipes:

    • Zucchini Bread
    • Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread

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    Vegan Banana Bread - Instant Pot

    A lightly sweetened vegan banana bread made with ground flaxseed and vegetable oil. 
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time1 hr 5 mins
    Cooling Time5 mins
    Total Time1 hr 15 mins
    Course: Breads, Breakfast, Brunch
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 331kcal
    Author: Archana Mundhe

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
    • 3 tablespoons water
    • 2 ripe bananas
    • ⅓ cup oil
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1½ cups all-purpose flour

    Instructions

    • Grease and flour the Bundt pan and keep aside.
    • Make flax egg by whisking ground flaxseeds with 3 tablespoons of water until the mixture becomes gelatinous. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
    • Peel and Mash bananas in a medium bowl. Add flaxseed mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, salt, baking soda and mix well.
    • Add flour and combine.
    • Pour the batter into the greased pan. 
Gently cover the pan with a paper towel. Using a piece of aluminum foil, cover the paper towel and gently secure the paper towel around the rim of the cake pan.
 Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot. Place the cake pan on the trivet. Gently put the trivet in the pot. Close Instant Pot lid with pressure valve to sealing.
    • Select Manual/Pressure Cook (Hi) and adjust the cook time to 50 minutes. Allow 10 minutes of natural pressure release.
    • Open the Instant Pot and carefully lift the trivet with the pan, and take it out. Allow the banana bread to cool for 5 minutes and then flip the bread onto a plate.

    Video

    Notes

    Notes:
    1. Use store-bought flaxseed meal or make it at home by grinding whole flax seeds in a coffee grinder.
    2. You can also bake this banana bread in the oven for 50 minutes at 350 degrees. 
    3. Sprinkle chocolate chips or rough-chopped walnuts just before cooking. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 232mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 3.4mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.6mg
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    Author: Archana

    Hey there! I am a techie turned recipe developer, cooking instructor, and food blogger. I love food and enjoy developing easy and healthy recipes for busy lifestyles. I live in New Jersey with my husband and two sons.
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    1. Heide Horeth says

      August 02, 2018 at 3:42 pm

      We eat a lot of banana bread and though my husband always makes it(his signature dish) I will ask him to try this recipe. I have made a number of your recipes and loved them all. This week was my 5th time making the eggplant pepper dip! Can you tell me the size of the bundt pan as mine is too large for the IP. Maybe the cup measurement would help...or does it have a special name?

      Thank you!
      4waystoyummy

      Reply
      • Archana says

        August 02, 2018 at 6:05 pm

        Hi Heide, It is a smaller bundt pan and I have a link for it in the detailed blog post. Let me know if you cannot find it. And I am SO glad you are enjoying my Instant Pot recipes. I have to agree that the eggplant pepper dip has become my go-to recipe especially for entertaining.

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      • Bonnie Yagiela says

        August 21, 2018 at 9:25 pm

        Can this be made without the oil? We are supposed to go as fat free as possible.

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        • Archana says

          August 23, 2018 at 3:42 am

          Hi Bonnie, I have not tried oil-free recipe in the Instant Pot. But I have replaced oil with apple sauce and baked in the oven.

          Reply
    2. Sonal says

      August 02, 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Loved it5 stars

      Reply
      • Archana says

        August 02, 2018 at 6:06 pm

        Thank you Sonal!

        Reply
    3. Gr says

      August 09, 2018 at 10:37 am

      Can you use whole wheat flour or pastry flour instead of all-purpose flour?

      Reply
      • Archana says

        August 10, 2018 at 12:38 am

        I have not tried with whole wheat or pastry flour. Usually I mix I half whole wheat and half flour when I make it in the oven, but I have not tried it in the pressure cooker

        Reply
    4. Shail says

      July 28, 2019 at 10:59 am

      Archana, I love your recipes, also love Banana bread, but if i wanted yo use eggs instead off Flax seed, how many eggs I will be using.
      Thank you for your help

      Reply
      • Archana says

        July 28, 2019 at 11:14 am

        Hi Shail, you will need 1 large egg

        Reply
    5. Supriya ram says

      October 30, 2019 at 11:57 am

      Archana can we make this in the Pyrex bowl.. if so can you pls give me the measurement of the bowl and timings for it.

      Reply
      • Archana says

        October 31, 2019 at 8:23 am

        Hi Supriya, I have not tried this in Pyrex, I recently heard that sometimes the glass bowls may break in the Instant Pot. May be you can use a stainless stell bowl instead with same cook times.

        Reply
    6. S says

      January 10, 2020 at 2:29 pm

      I completely forgot to get vanilla and was planning to make this today. Any good substitutes?

      Reply
      • Archana says

        January 10, 2020 at 2:32 pm

        You can make it without vanilla

        Reply
    7. Alicia says

      April 08, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      Thank you for the recipe. Can you tell me if baking time is the same if put in 12 silicone muffins?

      Reply
      • Archana says

        April 09, 2020 at 10:37 am

        It will be much less time. I am not sure how big your silicone moulds are but 14 to 20 mins should be perfect.

        Reply

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