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Recipe Redux: Whole Wheat Oatmeal Banana Bread

March 21, 2012

Adapted from Daily Garnish

 

This month’s theme for Recipe Redux is using honey or maple syrup to sweeten your recipes:

 

“Stick with Maple Honey Sweetness” – It’s March, so the nights are still cold, but the days are warm enough for the sap to rise in maple trees – and that means it’s Maple Sugaring time in the northern states. If you live in the southern states (or overseas) you’re seeing flowers begin to bloom and that means honey bees are busy. So this month, we’re cooking, baking and ReDuxing with maple or honey to add natural sweetness to everything.”

 

Bananas are very sweet on their own, so they don’t need much added sugar when baking with them!
1/4 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

 

Directions:
1. Add sugar, honey, and applesauce to bowl and beat until well combined.


2. In a cup, combine milk with the apple cider vinegar and add into bowl to combine.
3. Add the vanilla and mashed bananas to the bowl to combine all wet ingredients together.
4. In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients – whole wheat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, spices, and salt.


5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix until just combined.


6. Grease a loaf pan and spoon in batter evenly. Sprinkle a few oats on top and bake for 55 minutes on 350 degrees. Slice and serve! Serves 12.

Nutrition Notes: Honey is naturally sweet and a perfect item to add when you’re trying to sweeten up a recipe without adding extra white sugar! This recipe can also be made vegan by using soy of almond milk in place of cows milk!

Taste Test: Moist and delicious! I had this for breakfast for a week! It would also make a great dessert.

In other news, Wellsphere is sending me to Nourished: A Food Bloggers Conference on April 13th here in Chicago!

I’m really excited to go! The sessions and sponsers look amazing and it will actually be my very first food blogger conference! Mosre details to come!

Enjoy these other recipes made with honey or maple syrup!



E Lerner, MS RD LDN

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  • http://twitter.com/EatingTheWeek Kat Lynch

    This bread looks tasty! I bet my 5-yo would enjoy it, too

    • erinlerner20

      Perfect for kids! Thanks Kat!

  • http://twitter.com/CarleneFutureRD Carlene Thomas

    You can’t go wrong with banana bread!

    • erinlerner20

      Thanks Carlene!

  • http://www.foodconfidence.com Danielle Omar

    Looks moist and delicious…may try this over the weekend! 

  • http://www.foodconfidence.com Danielle Omar

    Looks moist and delicious…might try this over the weekend!

    • erinlerner20

      Thanks Danielle!

  • http://twitter.com/tspbasil Deanna Segrave-Daly

    I always love trying new banana bread recipes (loved your chocolate one from last month – it was delish.)

    • erinlerner20

      Thanks Deanna – I think even think about it but I DID make 2 banana bread recipes in a row! oops! :) Thanks!

  • http://swankydietitian.com/ Kristen @ Swanky Dietitian

    This looks just amazing! I need to start making more breads.  I don’t do it enough.
    Can’t wait to hear about your first blogger conference. So exciting!!! 

  • http://mybizzykitchen.com/ Biz

    My sister is going to that same conference – she works with a woman who has gluten free cookbooks and is going to assist her – I think its in Lombard?  I live in the far NW suburbs – sounds like a fun event!

    • erinlerner20

      Yeah – it’s focused on Gluten Free cooking but all the talks look interesting! Thanks Biz!

  • http://www.abcsofmealtime.com/ Selene

    This looks so delicious!! I love honey, especially paired with bananas :) And I’m totally jealous that you are going to the conference! Have fun. Can’t wait to hear all about it.

    • erinlerner20

      Thanks Selene!

  • http://healthifulbalance.blogspot.de/ Shannon (Healthiful Balance)

    What an awesome recipe! That bread looks so delicious.. I would love to have a slice right now! :D

    • erinlerner20

      Me too! It’s gone already! :)

  • Dr Barb

    So many banana breads out there aren’t really that healthy. Your recipe looks great. Love that it has 4 bananas in it to give it an authentic banana flavor. My only addition might be some walnuts.

    • erinlerner20

      Oh good idea on the walnuts!

  • http://www.facebook.com/reganmillerjones Regan Miller Jones

    can’t wait to try this… i’m almost sad when there are no bananas in our house left over to make banana bread!! 

    • erinlerner20

      I know the feeling! :) Thanks Regan!