Description
This delicious gluten free banana bread recipe will make its way into your heart on first bite! It’s deliciously moist and made with oats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups Old Fashioned rolled oats (do not use steel cut or instant oats)
- 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 4 medium bananas)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs (or flax eggs for vegan)
- 1/2 cup neutral oil
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Turbinado sugar or more granulated sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease an 8 or 9-inch bread pan with oil.
- Add the oats to a blender and blend until the oats are finely ground and resemble a flour. Add 3/4 cup of the mashed bananas, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, eggs, neutral oil, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon, stirring a bit with a spatula to incorporate the liquids a bit before you start. Blend until a smooth batter forms, stopping and scraping the bowl of the blender as necessary. Stir in the remaining 3/4 cup bananas with a spatula so the batter comes to a lightly lumpy texture (like you’d expect in a good banana bread!).
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Top with a sprinkle of turbinado sugar or more granulated sugar.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean but with some clinging crumbs (the exact timing depends on the size of pan and your oven).
- Allow to cool in the pan until room temperature (this is important for the texture). Run a knife around the edges and invert. Slice into thick pieces and serve (because it’s 100% oats, thicker slices are better). Storage info: Stores for about 3 days at room temperature: keep it on a cutting board and cover with a towel. Or store refrigerated for 1 week, or freeze it in slices for up to 3 months.
- Category: Baked Good
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Quick Bread
- Diet: Gluten Free
Keywords: Gluten free banana bread