Easy Moist Gluten-Free Banana Bread with Sour Cream

This delicious, EASY, Moist, Gluten-Free Banana Bread with Sour Cream comes together quickly and is rich and decadent!

Also, this is an easy recipe that I believe is the best banana bread recipe you will ever need. The secret is the combination of sour cream, applesauce, and very ripe bananas.

My biggest complaint about GF Banana Bread is they are often dry. I experimented with a few recipes until I came up with this one. This delicious gluten-free recipe will fool anyone into thinking it has gluten. It’s soft, moist, and full of rich banana flavor and is one of my favorite gluten-free recipes! If you love this recipe, you will love our Easy Spiced Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf with Icing.

What Makes Quick Bread Recipe the BEST?

• It’s gluten-free and vegetarian.
• It’s incredibly delicious and is an amazing recipe
• It’s the perfect gluten-free recipe
• It has a perfect texture
• Delicious hot or toasted with cream cheese or butter
• It’s a simple, easy recipe you can make time and again
• This is a moist banana bread recipe
• Delicious Banana Flavor
• It has Sour Cream! Need I say more?

Ingredients for Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe

• 2 cups Cup for Cup Gluten-Free Flour Blend – I used Bob’s Red Mill
• One teaspoon baking soda – I used Bob’s Mill GF Baking Soda
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ stick butter melted
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup apple sauce
• 1/3 cup organic sour cream
• 3 large over-ripe bananas mashed
• 1 tsp brandy or vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

Instructions To Make This Healthy Banana Bread

Step-by-Step Recipe will be in the Recipe Card Below

Preheat the Oven Temperature to 350 degrees F.

Step 1– Mash very ripe bananas by hand or with a potato masher. Mix with one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice.

Step 2 – Whisk Dry Ingredients: flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3– Melt Butter in a saucepan and bring to room temperature.

Step 4 – Wet Ingredients: Mix butter and brown sugar, then add sour cream, applesauce, vanilla, and mashed bananas.

Step 5 – Add Dry Ingredients and mix gently by hand until ingredients are combined.

Step 6 – Pour banana bread batter into a buttered ceramic or metal loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle Sunflower Seeds on top.

Step 7 – Bake for One Hour. After 30 minutes, loosely tent with aluminum foil. This will prevent the Banana Bread from burning or drying out.

Test doneness with a wooden toothpick. When the toothpick comes out clean, quick bread is done.

Tip– Let the bread cool to room temperature before storing it in a tightly covered container, with plastic wrap or any airtight container.

Recipe Tips and Substitutions for Moist Banana Bread

• For excellent results, do not overmix the batter.
• I used sunflower seeds on the tops to add a nice crunch. You can also use chopped walnuts.
• Add a Maple Glaze or Cream Cheese Frosting
• Add a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts to the batter for a Walnut Banana Bread
• Add 1/2 Cup of Milk or Dark Chocolate Chips to the Batter for a Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
• Instead of Gluten-Free Banana Bread, use a Muffin Tin and make Banana Muffins.
• Sprinkle Sugar on top of Banana Batter before baking
• Rub a small amount of soft butter into the loaf pans when buttering the loaf pans. This helps the banana bread slide out of the loaf pan when cooled.
• To remove banana bread from cooled loaf pans, run a sharp knife around the edges of the banana bread to loosen it. Cover the top of the banana bread in the loaf pan with a large plate and turn it over. Bread will slide right out!

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Easy Moist Gluten-Free Banana Bread with Sour Cream

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This delicious, EASY, Moist Gluten-Free Banana Bread with Sour Cream comes together quickly and is rich and decadent!

Also, this is an easy recipe that I believe is the best banana bread recipe you will ever need. The secret is the combination of sour cream, applesauce, and very ripe bananas.

 

• Author: Sherie Friedlander
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: One Hour
• Total Time: One Hour 20 Minutes
• Yield: One Loaf
• Category: Desserts
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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2 cups Cup for Cup Gluten-Free Flour Blend – I used Bob’s Red Mill

One teaspoon baking soda – I used Bob’s Mill GF Baking Soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 stick butter melted

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/3 cup organic sour cream

3 large over-ripe bananas mashed

1 tsp brandy or vanilla

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds

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Instructions

Step 1– Mash very ripe bananas with a fork or potato masher. Mix with one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. 

Step 2 – Whisk Dry Ingredients: flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.  

Step 3 – Melt Butter in a saucepan and bring to room temperature.

Step 4 – Wet Ingredients: Mix butter and brown sugar, then add sour cream, applesauce, vanilla, and mashed bananas. 

Step 5 – Beat by hand until ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Add vanilla (or GF Brandy) and combine. Fold gently so as not to overmix.  

Step 6– Pour banana bread batter into a buttered ceramic or metal loaf pan buttered and lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle Sunflower Seeds on top. 

Step 7 – Bake for One Hour. After 30 minutes, loosely tent with aluminum foil. Test doneness with a wooden toothpick.  

Tip– Let the bread cool to room temperature before storing it in a tightly covered container, with plastic wrap or any airtight container.

 

 

 

 

Notes

Recipe Tips and Substitutions for this Quick Bread Recipe 

• For excellent results, do not overmix the batter.
• I used sunflower seeds on the tops to add a nice crunch. You can also use chopped walnuts.
• Add a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts to the batter for a Walnut Banana Bread
• Add 1/2 Cup of Milk or Dark Chocolate Chips to the Batter for a Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
• Instead of Gluten-Free Banana Bread, use a Muffin Tin and make Banana Muffins.
• Sprinkle Sugar on top of Banana Batter before baking
• Rub a small amount of soft butter into the loaf pans when buttering the loaf pans. This helps the banana bread slide out of the loaf pan when cooled.
• To remove banana bread from cooled loaf pans, run a sharp knife around the edges of the banana bread to loosen it. Cover the top of the banana bread in the loaf pan with a large plate and turn it over. Bread will slide right out!
• Let cool to room temperature and store in an airtight container.