Banana Applesauce Oatmeal Bread

5 from 1 vote

Banana Applesauce Oatmeal Bread

A healthier take on banana bread, this Banana Applesauce Oatmeal bread doesn't include oil, butter or sugar in the recipe but you'd never know from the flavor!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 20

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: applesauce banana oatmeal bread, banana applesauce oatmeal bread, banana bread without sugar, bread without sugar and oil, healthy banana bread, healthy quick bread

Servings: slices

Calories: 151kcal

Author: NicholeL

Ingredients

2 medium bananas ripened
¾ cup unsweetened almond milk *see notes
⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce *see notes
1 large egg
2 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 cup old fashioned oats plus more for sprinkling
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a 9 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, mash the bananas using a potato masher or a fork. Then whisk in the almond milk, applesauce, egg, honey and vanilla. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add the wet ingredients into the dry, folding until no lumps of flour remain. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Sprinkle a tablespoon more of oats on top of the batter.
Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Transfer bread in loaf pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
Then remove bread from the loaf pan and cut into 10 slices.
To store: place slices in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Or tightly wrap in plastic wrap, place in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

Substitutions: plant-based or cows milk will both work in this recipe. Applesauce can be homemade, store-bought, sweetened or unsweetened. Honey can be omitted. Egg can be replaced with a flax egg to make the recipe vegan. All purpose flour can be replace entirely with whole wheat, or a 50/50 split.

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