Gluten-Free Banana Bread
Gluten-free banana bread is a moist, sweet loaf made with ripe bananas, rolled oats, rice flour and applesauce. The Thermomix grinds the oats into flour and blends the batter evenly in minutes. Ideal for coeliacs and anyone avoiding gluten, it delivers a tender crumb and golden crust without any wheat flour.
About this recipe
Gluten-Free Banana Bread baked with the Thermomix TM7 proves that wheat-free baking can be just as tender and flavourful as the classic loaf. Searching for an easy gluten-free bread recipe that your all-in-one kitchen machine handles from start to finish? This one grinds old-fashioned rolled oats into fresh flour, weighs rice flour and tapioca starch straight into the mixing bowl, and blends ripe bananas with eggs, applesauce and sugar into a silky batter in seconds. The combination of rice flour and tapioca starch gives the crumb a soft, springy structure that never turns dry or crumbly, while the applesauce keeps every slice moist for days. Perfect as a breakfast slice, an afternoon snack with coffee or a lunchbox filler for school days, this loaf also freezes beautifully. Whether you bake for a coeliac family member or simply want to use up overripe bananas, the TM7 handles the heavy lifting so you only pour, blend and bake.
Preparation tips
- Use very ripe bananas with plenty of brown spots: they mash more easily and release far more natural sweetness, meaning you can slightly reduce the sugar without losing flavour in the loaf.
- Let the bread cool completely in the tin for about ten minutes before slicing, as gluten-free crumbles based on rice flour and tapioca starch set fully while cooling and cut much more cleanly.
- For a nuttier flavour, toast the rolled oats in a dry pan before grinding them in the mixing bowl, and try replacing the vegetable oil with melted coconut oil for a subtle tropical note alongside the banana.
Recipe variations
- Chocolate version: fold dark chocolate chunks and a spoonful of cocoa powder into the batter after blending, giving the banana bread a brownie-like richness that children adore in their lunchboxes.
- Dairy-free nut variation: swap the applesauce for almond butter and add chopped walnuts, creating a protein-richer loaf that pairs beautifully with Sunday brunch or an afternoon coffee.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Fresh flour grinding - The Thermomix grinds rolled oats into fine flour in seconds, giving the banana bread a fresher flavour than shop-bought. [Multi-Functionality]. [Multi-Function]
- Precision weighing - Weigh rice flour and tapioca starch directly in the mixing bowl with the TM7 integrated scale for a perfectly balanced gluten-free blend. [Built-in Scale]
- Velvety batter blending - The Thermomix blends bananas, eggs and applesauce into a lump-free batter in seconds, ensuring an even crumb after baking. [Time Savings]
- Hands-free mixing - The TM7 stirs the sugar and oil into the banana mixture automatically while you grease the loaf tin, so nothing burns or sticks. [Hands-Free]
- Guided baking - Cookidoo on the TM7 guides you step by step through the gluten-free recipe, ideal for bakers new to rice flour. [Guided Cooking]
Ingredients
- old fashioned rolled oats
- vegetable oil
- applesauce
- bananas
- large eggs
- sugar
- brown sugar
- tapioca starch
- rice flour
- baking powder