Whole Wheat Oatmeal Banana Bread
The best ever HEALTHY BANANA BREAD! Oats, whole wheat flour, chocolate chips, and the most moist, chewy banana bread you've ever had. Pro tip: make two loaves and freeze one for later!
Ingredients
- 1 heaping cup mashed banana 3-4 medium bananas, very ripe
- ⅓ cup honey
- ½ cup applesauce one individual cup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk almond, coconut, half and half...whatevs
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine the banana, applesauce, honey, egg, milk, and vanilla until creamy. Make a well in the center of the wet ingredients and add the remaining ingredients, reserving a few oats for sprinkling over the top if you'd like. Combine the dry ingredients gently in the well, then fold into the wet mixture until just mixed. Pour into a loaf pan and sprinkle with extra oats.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan to a rack to cool completely before covering or slicing and serving.
Notes
All-purpose flour works well in this recipe if you'd prefer to use that!
To freeze: Cool the banana bread loaf completely, then wrap with plastic wrap and place in a plastic bag (I save bags from sandwich bread loaves for this) and freeze for a gift to future you.
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!