Flour-less Banana Bread

So if you've been reading my other posts you have noticed that I LOVE baking with oats. Why? Because not only are they inexpensive but they make a great flour substitute as well as adding delicious fiber into your baked goods. In my  Healthy Oat Pancakes recipe, I explained the difference between rolled and steel cut oats. For this recipe I recommend using rolled oats. You can buy them from the huge bins at the grocery store by weight much cheaper than buying pre-packaged brands but they are essentially the exact same. We are going to do something fun with our oats in this recipe-- we are going to put them in the blender to make oat flour! So lets get started!



Flour-less Banana Bread

3 cups Rolled Oats (after blending it should be 2 cups oat flour)
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
3 Bananas, very ripe
1 tbsp Coconut Oil
1/3 cup Honey
1/3 cup Maple syrup
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Chopped nuts (I used walnuts)
3 tbsp Rolled Oats (for on top)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon (optional, I did not add to mine)

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and get your loaf pan ready. You can either use cooking oil to coat the pan or line it with parchment paper. 

2. In a blender or food processor, put in the 3 cups of rolled oats and blend on high for 1-2 minutes. You might need to stop it and stir it a little to mix in the oats until they are all blended and it looks like flour. 


3. In a large bowl mix together the oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon. 

4. Now in the blender you want to puree your bananas, money, maple syrup, and vanilla. Blend this for a minute or so until it is smooth. 

5. Pour the banana puree mixture into your dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Add your choice of nuts (chocolate chips also work if you want to make it sweeter) and stir in. 

6. Scoop your batter into your prepared pan and smooth the top a little. Add the additional rolled oats on top that we not blended into flour. 

7. Place bread in oven for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown. 

8. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes and then remove from pan and let cool for the remaining time on the cooking rack. (I skipped this step and cut right into it to taste it.) 

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