Oat Flour Banana Bread (Ridiculously Good!)

oat flour banana bread slice topped with peanut butter on a plate.

Oat Flour Banana Bread (Ridiculously Good!)

Course: Snack

Cuisine: gluten-free

Keyword: oat flour banana bread

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 55

Servings:

Calories: 240kcal

Author: Megan Gilmore

My son has deemed this recipe the "best banana bread ever." I love that it uses affordable, gluten-free oat flour while tasting like something you'd buy at Starbucks. (With no refined sugar!)

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Ingredients

3 large ripe bananas
3 large eggs
¼ cup olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups oat flour
1 cup coconut sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon fine sea salt (I use Real Salt brand)
chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional topping)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with oil. Press a piece of parchment paper into the pan for easy removal later.
In a large bowl, add the bananas and use a fork to mash them well. Then add the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract and mix again. Add the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, and stir until the batter looks uniform. (It's okay if you still see a few small banana lumps.)
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top. Sprinkle chopped walnuts or chocolate chips on top, if desired. Bake at 350°F until the top rises and cracks in the middle, about 45-50 minutes. It should feel firm to the touch in the center.
Let the loaf cool completely before slicing, then serve. I think this bread tastes best when served at room temperature, but I store it in the fridge to extend the shelf life. It will keep well in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days, and you can bring it to room temperature again 1 hour before serving.

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Notes

Nutrition information is for 1 of 10 slices. For a lower-calorie snack, you can cut the slices thinner. This information is just an estimate, and not a guarantee.

Banana Note: In my experiments, three large bananas yielded approximately 1 1/4 cups of mashed bananas. It's okay if you end up with a little more or a little less than that each time.

See the FAQs section in the full post if you need other substitution ideas.

Need to make your own flour? If you have a food scale, measure out 220 grams of rolled oats and blend them to make your own flour. This is approximately 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons of rolled oats, if you prefer to measure it out before blending.

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