Healthy Banana Oat Bread
This banana oat bread is one of my favorite sweet bread recipes for a quick morning meal we can enjoy all week long. It's ingredient list is simple with easy to follow instructions making it a perfect recipe for any level of baker, and it can be enjoyed for breakfast, as a snack, or even as dessert.
Servings: 10 loaf
Calories: 280kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 3-4 ripe bananas smashed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the bananas & sugar until smooth and evenly combined.
- Add in the eggs & vanilla extract, again creaming together until smooth and evenly combined.
- Mix in the melted butter, again until combined.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl add the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and oats. Stir everything together until well combined.
- Slowly add the dry mixture into the wet mixture in the stand mixture, beating on low speed just until combined and the batter's fluffy.
- Generously grease a 9" loaf pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, using a spatula to scrape the bowl and spread out evenly.
- Bake the banana bread at 350 degrees for 38-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Set the loaf aside for 15 minutes to cool. Then using a bread knife, run it gently around the edges of the pan to release the bread from the pan.
- Slowly turn the loaf out onto a wire rack, and let it finish cooling completely before slicing and serving.
- Serve each slice as is, or topped with some butter, or a drizzle of syrup.
Notes
recipe adapted from A Big Green House
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 209mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 331IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg