Easy Mini Gluten Free Banana Bread

These mini Gluten free banana bread loafs make great gifts and freeze well!

Nothing says Christmas like fresh-baked gluten free banana bread!

Before going gluten-free, every Christmas I would bake tons of mini banana breads and pass them out as little gifts. Everyone goes bananas for banana bread! This simple recipe was inspired by a recipe of a good friend (I don’t know where she got it, but it’s really good!). Miss Jane is quite the expert when it comes to banana bread.

I couldn’t let becoming gluten-free ruin my Christmas tradition. I had to make the recipe gluten-free. Turns out it was not that hard and no one can tell that it is gluten-free. I get requests for this recipe all the time. You are going to love it!

Fun and Festive.

I found these super cute ceramic mini loaf pans at Michael’s after last Christmas. I think I paid 50 cents each for them. They are pretty and reusable. I saw them this year at the store for a dollar. I used to buy disposable paper baking pans, but these are actually cheaper and much cuter. You can give them as part of the gift or just buy 4 and use them as your own mini loaf pan set! This recipe freezes really well so you can make them ahead of time and just thaw out when needed!

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Mini Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe Notes

Turns out transforming the recipe to gluten-free only took a few adjustments.

A high quality gluten-free flour.

I use GF Jules. I love it because I do not have to worry about adding xanthan gum and it doesn’t make my baked goods taste like beans. If you have a favorite flour, by all means use it. If it does not already have xanathan gum, you will need to add 1 teaspoon per 1 cup of flour.

Measure the bananas.

When making banana bread recipes usually call for an approximate amount of mashed bananas. This gluten-free banana bread requires one cup. If there is too much liquid the bread stays mushy on the inside.

Buttermilk.

Banana bread almost always calls for buttermilk, but does anyone ever have buttermilk on hand? I don’t and I’m not buying it for one recipe. I always use 1 teaspoon of vinegar and enough milk to make half a cup.

Nuts

I don’t use them in baking. It’s a personal preference, you can add some if you like. Though if you are giving them as gifts, I would suggest leaving them out.

That’s about it! Gluten-free or not, everyone will be thrilled to receive one of these mini banana breads as a gift! Can’t get enough of banana bread? Try this recipe for gluten free banana bread with cinnamon streusel!