Moist, dense yet fluffy grain-free chocolate chip banana walnut bread made with coconut flour and tapioca flour. This delicious banana bread is perfect for breakfast or snack and you’d never know it’s grain-free.
For those of you who have the propensity to eat any emotion within a 10-mile radius of your human heart, this one’s for you.
Feelings, meet banana bread. Banana bread, feelings.
Enchanté.
Nothing says, “comfort,” like a straight-from-the-oven loaf of loaded banana bread {{garnished with melted butter, butofcourse}}. For me, naner loaf’s the ultimate cureall…the proverbial tuna noodle casserole for my soul strings. Music match it with Collective Soul Pandora Radio, and fuhgeddaboudit. Insta heart bandaid.
I may even inflate or fabricate an emotion or two just to justify a good loaf-feast from time to time. #girlsgottadowhatagirlsgottado. #movingrightalong.
Beyond feasting on my own ether of feelsies, banana bread is my sharable item of choice. Family brunch? I say banana bread all the way. And if we need to fancy it up a bit, French toast made with said banana bread is kiiiiillaaaaaah!
As for the recipe…
This is version 2.0 of my Coconut Flour Banana Bread. For those of you who haven’t tried it yet, give ‘er a whirl. I changed up the wet-to-dry ratio, and added dark chocolate chips and walnuts. The loaf turns out super moist and packed with banana flavor, just the way a good banana bread should be.
This bread is grain-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and paleo friendly. Made with coconut flour and sweetened mostly with banana, the bread is a healthful approach to the classic loaf.
PLUS {{Bonus Points}} the batter is made in a blender. You whiz everything but the chocolate chips and walnuts in a blender, then fold them in. Bake, wait, eat the whole loaf in one sitting.
YOLO, eat the whole loaf.
…and check out more healthy brunch ideas after the recipe –

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Walnut Bread
Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Walnut Bread is version 2.0 of your favorite banana bread!
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed (2 cups)
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup raw walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and lightly oil (or spray) an 8” x 5” loaf pan.
- Add all of the ingredients except for the chocolate chips and walnuts to a blender. Blend until smooth. Fold the chocolate chips and walnuts into the banana bread batter and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake on the center rack of the oven for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven but leave the bread inside for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the bread tests clean.
- Allow bread to cool 30 minutes before turning it out onto a cutting board. Cut thick slices and serve.
Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 gAmount Per Serving Unsaturated Fat 0g
As part of our monthly healthy recipe roundup, Sarah, Arman, Alexis, Kylie, Lindsay and I decided to bring you a smattering of brunch recipes to contribute to all your brunching events. With Easter right around the corner, we figure you could use some healthy recipe ideas to share with family. Here are the rest of our brunchables:
Flourless Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins from Making Thyme for Health
Cinnamon Raisin Bagels from The Lean Green Bean
Breakfast Banana Splits with Peanut Butter Graham Crunch from Imma Eat That
Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Pizza from Hummusapien
Healthy Flourless Cinnamon Bun Breakfast Cake from The Big Man’s World
Enjoy!
Cynthia
Wednesday 23rd of May 2018
Hi! Do you prefer this recipe or the other recipe of your coconut banana bread? I can’t decide which one I should try!
Julia
Thursday 24th of May 2018
Hi Cynthia,
If I were to choose between the two, I would choose this recipe :D Hope you enjoy! xo
Lisa
Wednesday 4th of April 2018
I've made your other banana btread multiple times I love that you made a variation with tapioca flour What temp and how long would you bake this as muffins ? Thank you
Caitlin
Monday 22nd of January 2018
Hi Julia! I was wondering if I omit the chocolate chips and walnuts, should I increase any of the other ingredients to compensate? Or just leave them out? Love your recipes! Thanks so much! Caitlin
Julia
Monday 22nd of January 2018
Hi Caitlin! You can just leave out the chocolate chips and walnuts - you won't need to make any other adjustments ;) xo
Daisy R.
Thursday 13th of April 2017
Hello Julia! I would love to try this one because who doesn't love banana bread with chocolate xoxoxoxoxoxox!!! I am not on the coconut bandwagon because it is a diuretic and I am allergic to it. X_x What other kinds of flours would you recommend in place of coconut flour? Using almond flour before, I feel like it would just crumble apart? I really appreciate your thoughts. I scrolled through the other comments and see if anyone else had the same question. Thank you <3
Julia
Thursday 13th of April 2017
Hi Daisy! Totally get it. You can definitely use almond flour - I have a recipe that's very similar to this one using almond flour: https://www.theroastedroot.net/paleo-banana-bread/ The bread holds together just fine for me, but if you want to be sure it doesn't crumble, you can add a few tablespoons of tapioca flour. It's a well-tested recipe, so I trust you'll love it! Feel free to add chocolate chips and/or walnuts! xo
Zoe Lau
Tuesday 4th of October 2016
Hi, Thank you so much for your recipe! My sister and I made this twice with different variations - AMAZING! It is such an easy recipe. I love that it is fast, grain-free and oil-free. The first one we made it with toasted walnuts and chocolate chips. The second time we added coconut flakes and added cocoa powder to half the batter so it becomes a chocolate coconut banana swirl bread! https://sprinkleofvanillasugar.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/low-carb-chocolate-banana-walnut-loaf-gf-paleo-vegan-oil-free-refined-sugar-free/
And by the way we love your blog!
Julia
Wednesday 5th of October 2016
I'm so happy to hear it, Zoe! It's one of my favorite quickbread recipes. I love the idea of adding toasted walnuts and/or coconut flakes and cocoa powder - what amazing variations! Thanks for stopping in, and for your interest in my site! You have a lovely blog as well! xo