Oatmeal Banana Bread
Description
Hearty and delicious, this is a wonderful alternative to your everyday banana bread. Borrowed from Eating Well, it’s an easy ‘by hand’ recipe! – enjoy!
Ingredients
Dry
2/3 c. (83 g) EACH flour AND whole wheat flour (I used spelt)
1/2 t. EACH baking soda AND cinnamon
1/4 t. EACH ground ginger AND salt
2/3 c. large flake rolled oats
Wet
1 1/2 c. (~340 g) mashed ripe banana (~3 bananas)
1/2 c. EACH brown sugar AND plain full-fat yogurt (123 g)
1/4 c. canola oil AND 1 t. vanilla AND 1 egg
1/3 c. dark chocolate chips
~1 T. EACH large flake rolled oats AND dark chocolate chips (to sprinkle on before baking)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350, lightly spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, line it with parchment leaving an overhang along both long sides and lightly spray the paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together all 7 of the dry ingredients, and in a larger bowl, whisk together the 6 wet ingredients. Add the dry to the wet and use a sturdy spatula to mix until just combined, fold in the chocolate chips and then scrape all into your prepared pan. Smooth out the top, sprinkle on the extra oats and chips and bake for 45 to 50 minutes until a thermometer in the center comes out at 200.
Leave the loaf to cool completely in the pan, then use the parchment overhang to remove it to a cutting board to slice. If there’s any left over this freezes beautifully!
