Healthy Banana Oat Bread Recipes

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (165 degrees Celsius) and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk. (If your coconut oil solidifies on contact with cold ingredients, simply let the bowl rest in a warm place for a few minutes, like on top of your stove, or warm it for about 10 seconds in the microwave.)
• Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend. Lastly, switch to a big spoon and stir in the flour, just until combined. Some lumps are ok! If you're adding any additional mix-ins, gently fold them in now.
• Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. If you'd like a pretty swirled effect, run the tip of a knife across the batter in a zig-zag pattern.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (typically, if I haven't added any mix-ins, my bread is done at 55 minutes; if I have added mix-ins, it needs closer to 60 minutes). Let the bread cool in the loaf pan for at least 10 minutes. You may need to run a butter knife around the edges to loosen the bread from the pan. Carefully transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool before slicing.

OATMEAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread 1 1/2 cups oats in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in the oven and toast for 8 to 10 minutes, until very light golden and fragrant, stirring once halfway through. Set aside to cool. Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper so that two sides overhang like handles. Lightly mist with nonstick spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the toasted oats. Set aside.
• Mash the banana in the bottom of a large mixing bowl and double check to make sure you have 1 1/2 cups. Whisk in the honey, melted butter, milk, and Greek yogurt. If the butter resolidifies, warm the bowl in the microwave in 10-second bursts, just until it melts. One at a time, whisk in the eggs. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
• Add the dry ingredients to the banana-honey mixture. By hand with a rubber spatula, stir very slowly and gently, stopping as soon as the flour disappears. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the batter with remaining 1 tablespoon oats for decoration.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then loosely cover the pan with foil, making sure that the foil shields both ends of the pan (because the bread is sweetened with honey, it will caramelize and become dark at the corners). Continue baking for 35 to 45 additional minutes (65 to 75 minutes total) or until a small, thin knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out without any wet batter clinging to it. Repeat the test once or twice. An even easier way to tell is to use an instant-read thermometer. When the bread reaches between 200 to 210 degrees F at the center, it's done.
• Place the pan on a wire rack, and let the bread cool in the pan for 1 hour. Using the parchment paper handles, lift the bread and set it out on the rack to finish cooling completely. Slice and enjoy!

BANANA STRAWBERRY OAT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour two 5x9-inch bread pans.
• Place strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Mix whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, oats, 2/3 cup white sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon together in the bowl of a stand mixer.
• Stir bananas, eggs, and oil into strawberry mixture; pour into flour mixture. Beat mixture using the stand mixer until batter is just combined. Divide batter between the 2 prepared bread pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.

OATMEAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
• Spread oats into a thin layer on a half-sheet pan and bake until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Remove pan and cool oats 2 to 3 minutes.
• Grind oats in a food processor until the consistency of whole wheat flour, about 3 minutes. Then pulse in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Drop speed to low and add eggsAdd those eggs slowly so that the water and fat phases have time to come together., one at a time, incorporating each fully before adding the next. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary.
• Follow with the vanilla and banana, and beat on medium-low speed until incorporated. The batter will look kind of curdled, but that'sOK.
• Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until the internal temperature reaches 200 to 210ºF, 50 to 55 minutes.
• Cool pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before turning the loaf out and cooling completely.

OAT FLOUR BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Using a food processor grind 3 cups of old fashioned rolled oats into fine oat flour. You want 2.75 cups of oat flour so if you end up short, grind more oats into flour. You want to grind so that your oat flour is very fine. (or you can purchase fine oat flour.)
• In a large bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Then, whisk together maple syrup, eggs, mashed bananas, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
• Add cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder to oat flour. Mix to combine evenly.
• Next, add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix until totally combined. The batter will be a little sticky, that's okay.
• Let the mixture sit for five minutes.
• Spray parchment paper with cooking spray and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. The paper will wrinkle, this is the price we pay for easier cleanup!
• Add mixture to your parchment paper lined bread pan and place it on the top rack of the oven.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool COMPLETELY. Ideally, let cool for a few hours on the counter, then let cool completely in the fridge overnight. This is so it doesn't crumble, but if you can't wait that long it will still be delicious!

OAT FLOUR BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease and line a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a small bowl, add your oat flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix well. In a mixing bowl, add your oil, eggs, sugar, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract, and whisk until combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold through the walnuts.
• Transfer the batter into the lined loaf pan. Bake the banana bread for 35-40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
• Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool completely, before removing it from the pan and slicing it up.

BANANA OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
• Sift together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients alternately with bananas and milk. Mix until blended.
• Fold in raisins and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes; remove from oven and cover for 5 minutes.