Secretly Healthy Banana Bread (Gluten Free)
This Secretly Healthy Banana Bread tastes just like classic banana bread, but it's gluten-free, oil-free, & refined sugar-free! It's made with oat flour for a texture very similar to the original.
Servings 12 slices
Ingredients
- ½ cup honey or maple syrup
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1½ cups mashed ripe bananas
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups gluten-free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ cup chocolate chips optional but encouraged
Instructions
- Grease one 9"x5" loaf pan and preheat the oven to 350º F.
- In a large bowl, stir together the honey, applesauce, mashed banana, eggs, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the oat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir into the wet ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips if using.
- Spoon batter into the prepared pan and bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few crumbs attached. Let cool, and enjoy!
Notes
Make your own oat flour by grinding oats in a blender or food processor until they're a fine powder!
