Instant Pot Vegan Banana Bread (from The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook)

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A light and tender vegan banana bread that’s made in the Instant Pot! Perfect when it’s too hot to turn on the oven or when you don’t have access to an oven. Plus, the streusel topping is addictively delicious!
Prep 45 minutes
Cook 55 minutes
Total 1 hour 40 minutes
5 from 2 votes

This Instant Pot Vegan Banana Bread is a recipe from my first cookbook, The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook! You can find the recipe on page 313 in the desserts chapter. Order my cookbook!

Full loaf of banana bread on a piece of parchment paper.

Benefits of making a banana bread in the Instant Pot

  • Too hot to turn on the oven in the summer? Use your Instant Pot instead and enjoy having a cool kitchen!
  • This recipe is foolproof. Oftentimes, traditional banana bread baked in the oven remains undercooked on the inside but overly browned on the tops/edges. The even and contained heat of the Instant Pot prevents this problem and pops out perfectly cooked banana bread each time.
  • This banana bread is very tender and moist, light and fluffy thanks to the Instant Pot, which acts like a giant water bath and essentially steams the cake from the inside.

One slice cut from loaf of banana bread on a piece of parchment paper.

Instant Pot Vegan Banana Bread (from The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook)

5 from 2 votes
A light and tender vegan banana bread that’s made in the Instant Pot! Perfect when it’s too hot to turn on the oven or when you don’t have access to an oven. Plus, the streusel topping is addictively delicious!
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Cuisine: New American
Diet Vegan
Serving size: 8

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray or neutral-flavored oil for the pan
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring the pan
  • 1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted (or neutral-flavored oil such as sunflower oil))
  • 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened plain almond milk or other nondairy milk, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 very ripe medium bananas, mashed with a fork

Walnut Streusel

  • 1/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour or almond flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Scant 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup

Instructions

  • Grease a 7 3⁄4 × 3 3⁄4-inch loaf pan or a 7-inch springform pan with cooking spray or oil and sprinkle with a spoon of flour. Shake to evenly distribute the flour and set the pan aside.
    1. NOTE: I have also made this recipe in a 7-inch springform pan, and it works great (you just won’t have the traditional loaf shape).
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the melted coconut oil and sugar until incorporated. Stir in the room- temperature almond milk, flaxseed meal, and vanilla until well combined.
  • Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until just combined, taking care to not overmix. Fold in the mashed bananas with a silicone spatula.
  • Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared pan and cover the pan tightly with foil. On the counter, carefully place the pan on top of the steamer rack (with the handles facing up). Pour 1 cup of water in the inner pot of the Instant Pot. Carefully lower the pan into the inner pot using the steamer rack handles. A loaf pan will fit very snugly.
  • Secure the lid and set the Pressure Release to Sealing. Select the Pressure Cook setting at high pressure and increase the cook time to 50 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the Walnut Streusel: In a small bowl, mix together the oats, walnuts, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Pour in the melted coconut oil and maple syrup and fold in with a silicone spatula to evenly combine.
  • Once the 50-minute timer on the Instant Pot has completed and beeps, allow a natural pressure release.
  • Wearing oven mitts, grasp the steamer rack handles and carefully lift the pan out of the Instant Pot. Carefully remove the foil cover without dropping condensation on the bread. Insert a toothpick to ensure the bread is done—it should come out with a few moist crumbs. If the bread needs more time, re-cover the pan with foil, place it back on top of the steamer rack, and select the Pressure Cook setting at high pressure and cook for another 5 minutes; allow a natural pressure release for 5 minutes before performing a quick pressure release.
  • Once the bread is cooked through, sprinkle the top evenly with the Walnut Streusel and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Then remove the bread from the pan and cool for another 10 minutes on the wire rack before cutting into slices.

Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 233mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg

 

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3 comments on Instant Pot Vegan Banana Bread (from The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook)

  1. Paul H

    Since going vegan, your recipes are the ones I go to first! So delicious! About how long would you say this banana bread would be good for?

  2. Kallau

    Hi Nisha. I have been vegan for nine years and my biggest problem has always been meal planning. I accidentally discovered your videos and love what you’re doing. I love the PDFs with shopping lists. OMG what a lifesaver. Thank you.
    On another note there’s a type-o in the instructions for the banana bread (#1 I think you mean flour not “our”).

    1. Nisha

      Thank you Kallau! You are so sweet. So nice to hear that you’re finding the meal planning content helpful. Thanks for the typo catch too!

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