Whole Wheat Oatmeal Banana Bread
A healthier banana bread recipe, using whole wheat flour and old fashioned oatmeal! The perfect breakfast or snack bread!
I’ve been sitting on this recipe for a while, waiting for the best time to share it. Given that today is national banana bread day, it seems fitting to finally share it. It’s kind of weird there are so many food holidays. And obviously they’re not real holidays but just fun excuses to celebrate something. There’s seriously one for everything. Even recently… national drink wine day which clearly so many of you were thankful for the reminder shared to Instagram and Facebook. I need to find out if there’s an ‘eat cookie dough’ or ‘eat a cookie’ day because those would be right up there at the top of my favorites, at least this week.
But this bread… it’s perfect for today. Why? Besides the fact that today is national banana bread day, which means you should totally be celebrating and whipping up a loaf today or this week and enjoying for breakfast and snack… Because it’s a healthier banana bread, using whole wheat flour and oatmeal!
It’s a fun change-up from the usual. Seriously, it vanished here. Super flavorful and easy to make. No special equipment is required to prepare this, just a bowl and a spoon or whisk. So what are you waiting for? You need this healthier whole wheat oatmeal banana bread in your life asap.
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 C applesauce
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C bananas mashed
- 1 C white whole wheat flour
- 1 C all purpose flour
- 1 C old fashioned oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine wet ingredients. In a second medium bowl, combine dry ingredients. Slowly mix dry mixture into the wet. Whisk until ingredients are fully incorporated and no streaks remain. Pour batter into a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Lightly sprinkle with additional oats if desired. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely before slicing. Store in an airtight container. Serve with your favorite jams and spreads.
I love a good banana bread recipe and adding oatmeal sounds awesome. Happy national banana bread day!
Thanks Tieghan :)
What a great healthy change to banana bread. Glad I’m not the only one observing today’s holiday :-) I sadly didn’t drink any wine on National drink wine day – but I did have beer.
Yay for bread buddies :)
Why do I never know about these random holidays? It’s like everyone else has a special calendar that I know nothing about!
This bread looks fabulous for any day of the year! Can wait to try it out! Love the use of applesauce.
I almost always miss most of them so don’t feel bad :)
I am all for an eat cookie dough day. I made banana bread last weekend. I am going to say I was ahead of the game on that one. Your oatmeal loaf looks gorgeous!
Thanks Emily :)
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Great for kids and school
Enjoy! :)
Banana bread is such a comforting classic. Love this healthier version!
Thanks Marie :)
I LOVE that this is whole wheat and has oatmeal! My hubby is way obsessed with banana bread so I always need new ways to switch it up. He has this weird phobia of eating ANYTHING twice. Too bad he’s married to food blogger who tests recipes 1 billion times ;)
Pinned!
He’ll love it then :)
Ahhh, this bread looks so good. Those nooks and crannies are calling out to me. Pinned and shared.
Thanks Jennie :)
Love the oats and whole wheat in this banana bread!
Thanks Kevin! :)
This will totally be baking in my oven very soon! Love it!
Thanks Jennifer :) Enjoy!
I love fun food holidays…that reminds me I need to see what’s coming up this next month, so I can “celebrate”! This banana bread looks amazing with the oats and whole wheat. I even have ripe bananas on my counter right now!
Interesting bread, it looks great with oats:)
This bread is in my oven right now! I’m allergic to apples so I used coconut oil instead and used half brown sugar. I licked the bowl clean and am excited for my finished product!
I hope you enjoyed it! :)
Really good! I added choc. chips!
So glad you enjoyed it!
How can I print a copy of this recipe? Husband is diabetic and has a big sweet tooth, he would love this banana bread. Thanks
Click on the print button within the recipe section. Enjoy!
Made these into muffins yesterday so that I can portion them out for my diet. They are delicious and so easy to make. This recipe is definitely a keeper!
So glad you enjoyed it, Lisa! Thanks for sharing! :)