How to Make One Bowl Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Banana bread – you know and love it – but it becomes a thousand times tastier when you tweak the recipe to accommodate the best fall flavor of them all: pumpkin spice! This loaf earns its pumpkin-y effect from pumpkin puree and a medley of warm spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Your home will smell like absolute comfort once you pop the bread in the oven to bake.

All of the ingredients for this pumpkin spice banana bread recipe should be pretty easy to find inside your pantry and/or the aisles at the store, so you won't have to fret about whipping it up on the spot. This pumpkin spice banana bread makes the perfect fall breakfast to enjoy alongside a PSL, but it's also a great shareable treat to bring to fall or Halloween potlucks! Whatever your fall plans are, make sure one of them is baking up this tasty pumpkin spice banana bread.

Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread

• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2-3 bananas)
  
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned is fine, but if you want extra points, you can use homemade)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

How to Make Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan, or line it with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil (or melted butter), eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.

4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading it evenly.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. After it's done, allow the bread to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Enjoy!

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Is Mamma Mia 3 happening?

Yes, Mamma Mia 3 is in its early planning stages! Christine Baranski just told The Hollywood Reporter that she's met with producer Judy Kramer, and that Kramer has plans for the third movie. "She gave me the narrative plotline of how it’s going to happen," Baranski says. "That’s all I can say! But, it’s not like, 'Oh, I wish it could happen!' Judy Kramer makes things happen. She made number two happen, and it was a phenomenal hit. I wouldn’t put it past Judy Kramer to get everybody back together."

A third installation was first mentioned way back in 2020, during a Collider interview with Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried. Seyfried said she was on board — and at the time, she thought the rest of the star-studded cast would be too.

"Listen, every single person in that movie would say yes in a heartbeat because we want to hang out with each other," Seyfried told Collider at the time. "That's what we talked about last time, like did we ever think that we'd end up here again on an Island in Croatia?"

When will Mamma Mia 3 come out?

We don't have an official answer about when to expect this highly anticipated sequel. The project is in the "earliest stages," according to creator and producer, Judy Craymer. Cher also revealed to Entertainment Weekly that everyone is "talking about it," but she doesn't "know when they're going to do it."

Has casting information been shared about Mamma Mia 3?

While nothing's been made official, Amanda Seyfried just said something that made my heart skip a beat. She told ABC News she loves Sabrina Carpenter's music and dropped this admission: "If Sabrina Carpenter wants to play my daughter, I’ll make it happen."

But before she admitted that, the actress said something else that made me raise my eyebrows. "Everybody says it’s gonna happen, but I mean, I haven’t seen a script."

Cher is also eager to return to the beloved franchise and is rooting for Meryl to make an appearance again. "I keep saying, 'Meryl, you've got to come back,'" she said (via Entertainment Weekly). She also said she's told her, "'It'll be fun. You'll have a good time. You'll be able to sing.'"

I don't know what it'll take, but hope someone gets a script in Amanda Seyfried, Cher, and Meryl Streep's hands ASAP!

What is the first Mamma Mia about?

The first film follows Donna (Streep) and Sophie (Seyfried) as mother and daughter living on a remote Greek island. When Sophie is about to marry Sky (Dominic Cooper), she sets out to learn who her real father is after discovering it could be one of three men (played by Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard, and Colin Firth).

Who does the second Mamma Mia follow?

Mamma Mia 2takes viewers back to 1979, where young Donna (Lily James) embarks on a series of adventures throughout Europe following her Oxford University graduation. On her journeys, she makes the acquaintances of Harry, Bill and Sam – the latter whom she falls in love with. In the present day, pregnant Sophie dreams of renovating a taverna while reuniting with her mother's old friends and boyfriends on a Greek island island.