Grain-Free Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread sweetened almost entirely with bananas. This easy, healthy, unique take on banana bread is prepared easily using your blender, and is sure to please the whole family.

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread - grain-free, naturally sweetened banana bread with a carrot cake twist! Healthy, easy, delicious!

Sometimes all you need in life is a moist, warm, perfectly textured loaf to really put things back into perspective. You know, bring your mind, body, and soul into divine homeostasis. Quench some cravings. Satisfy your hunger. Feed your need. Whet your whistle.

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread made with almond flour. This grain-free banana bread recipe is naturally sweetened and perfectly healthy

Enough of the loaf porn, letโ€™s talk details.

This grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free carrot cake banana bread recipe is a cinch to make. You simply blend the banana bread base in a blender, fold in the carrot cake elements (carrots, raisins, shredded coconut, you catch my drift), and send it off into the olโ€™ oven for some baking.

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread - a grain-free banana bread recipe that is healthy, naturally sweetened and easy to prepare

A riff off my classic Paleo Banana Bread recipe, this loaf combines the comforting element of your much-coveted banana bread with the tasty features of carrot cake. The banana bread is sweetened mostly with bananas, yielding a lower-carb naturally sweet treat perfect for breakfast, snack or dessert.

If youโ€™re anything like me, youโ€™ll love warming up a thick slice of this bread with some melted butter and a drizzle of almond butter and/or pure maple syrup. Each bite is super comforting, and the bread itself is very filling, making it ideal for tiding you over between meals.

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread - naturally sweetened, grain-free, and healthy. This gluten-free banana bread recipe is easily made in your blender

The way I see it, is this carrot cake approach to banana bread can be your new overall approach to banana bread if you are so inclined. Itโ€™s a beautiful change-up from the ush and is an absolute crowd pleaser.

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Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread - naturally sweetened, grain-free, and healthy. This gluten-free banana bread recipe is easily made in your blender

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread

4.33 from 59 votes
A perfect marriage of classic banana bread and carrot cake that is nutritious!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 1 loaf

Equipment

  • 9" x 5" Loaf Pan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9" x 5" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Add the first 8 ingredients (bananas through sea salt) to a blender and blend until completely smooth.
  • Fold the remaining four ingredients into the batter (shredded coconut through walnuts) until well-combined
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle with additional shredded coconut and walnuts if desired. Cover the loaf pan with aluminum foil and bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil from the loaf pan and bake for another 10 to 20 minutes, or until the bread tests clean. A great way of testing whether or not quick bread is fully cooked is by inserting a digital thermometer in the center of the bread. If the thermometer reads 190 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, the bread is cooked through.
  • Allow bread to cool at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 12 ยท Calories: 268kcal ยท Carbohydrates: 12g ยท Protein: 6g ยท Fat: 19g ยท Fiber: 3g ยท Sugar: 12g
Author: Julia
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond flour, banana bread, carrot cake, carrot cake banana bread, dairy free, grain free
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Grain-Free Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread is a perfect marriage of classic banana bread and carrot cake! Dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and nourishing! Sweetened mostly with banana!

 

Paleo Carrot Cake Banana Bread - a unique spin on banana bread - grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, and healthy

 

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Julia Mueller

Julia Mueller is a recipe developer, cookbook author, and founder of The Roasted Root. She has authored three bestselling cookbooks, – Paleo Power Powers, Delicious Probiotic Drinks, and The Quintessential Kale Cookbook. Her recipes have been featured in several national publications such as BuzzFeed, Self, Tasty, Country Living, Brit.co, etc.

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Questions and Reviews

  1. Has anyone tried adding protein powder? I have plain, unsweetened, and I was thinking of substituting some almond flour to add in some protein.

  2. Love this bread, thank you!!! First time I made it I had everything and it was perfect. Second time I made it I only had one cup of almond flour. Before looking up conversion, I added one full cup of coconut flour. Realized it was way too dry. Looked up the conversion, and realized I should have only added 1/4 cup coconut flour to replace 1 cup almond flour. I added 3 extra eggs and it turned out okay (it could have used 1 more egg or even better, one more banana). The flavor wasn’t as strong as the first perfect loaf. My recommendation is follow the recipe, and if you can’t, only sub 1/4 coconut flour for 1 cup almond flour! I’ll be making this again with all the right ingredients!!! Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Thanks so much for sharing your experience, Brooke! This is super helpful to others who want to try a coconut flour version ๐Ÿ™‚ I haven’t tested the recipe using coconut flour but I imagine using 1/4 cup would turn out fantastic xo

    1. Hi Mandy! You may need to bake the bread longer, so I would cover the loaf pan in foil and bake the first 40 minutes with it covered. After the first 40 minutes you can remove the foil if you’d like and continue baking. This will just prevent the top of the bread from becoming too dark. Baked goods are fully cooked once they reach an internal temperature of 190 degrees F – use a meat thermometer to test the temperature of the center of the bread. Keep it baking until you get that result.

  3. I just baked this bread, and sadly it also didn’t bake through for me either. It’s dense and uncooked looking in the middle. I’ve put it back in the oven but it still doesn’t seem to cook in the centre and now I fear that it will loose it’s moisture. I used finely ground almond flour and followed the recipe. I think this is always going to be an issue/risk when using ‘cups’ instead of exact measurements when baking. Would it be possible to convert the measurements to metric (for us Europeans) or even imperial measurements instead of cups?

    1. Hi Kim! I updated the recipe to hopefully help with the issue. It sounds to me like the bread didn’t bake long enough. Bake times can vary greatly depending on the oven so the best way of troubleshooting the exact bake time is to check the internal temperature of the bread using a thermometer. Nevertheless, I added the flour weight to the recipe and hopefully that will help as well ๐Ÿ™‚ Let me know if you have any other questions!

  4. Absolutely delicious just started gluten free, dairy free and first time baking this, it was a winner!
    I didnโ€™t have just almond flour just had to use a sub of almond/coconut flour blend and it turned out perfect. I used the same qty as the recipe.
    Perfect with a cup of tea.

    1. This is so helpful, thanks for sharing your substitution! I’m asked frequently about coconut flour substitutes so it’s good to know a blend works well ๐Ÿ™‚ Glad you enjoy the bread! xo

  5. This is by far the best banana bread ever! I have made it at least 20 times and everybody who eats wants to finish the whole loaf. Well done and thank you for sharing xx

    1. WAHOO! I LOVE hearing that! So happy you enjoy it, and thanks so much for the sweet words! xoxox ๐Ÿ˜€

  6. I usually make your paleo banana bread which is also delicious but today I made this using flax egg (egg sensitivity). It taste like dessert and itโ€™s quick and easy to make with ingredients I seem to always have on hand. I freeze brown bananas by taking the peel off and cutting in chunks and putting in ice cube trays. When they are frozen I remove and put in freezer safe bags. The flax eggs didnโ€™t create any weird texture and the bread isnโ€™t too dense. Thank you for the inspiration.