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Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

April 27, 2009 by Joy the Baker 237 Comments

Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

Not every morning in my life is filled with Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Pancakes and Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Bread… not when things like my ten year class reunion and bathing suit season loom just around the corner.  For real friends, those are two scary things.  At least I don’t have to go to my ten year reunion in my bathing suit.  Can you imagine the horror!?   Yea… so there’s always a silver lining.

I’d like to introduce you to Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread.  If this bread were one of your dear friends from high school, it would be that friend who wore old lady shoes because they were the most practical, and played the trombone, and was the super smart editor of the school newspaper.  This bread would be the friend that was super sensible, and sweet and just downright made you feel good about your day.

Go ahead, think of this Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread as your friend… and then it eat.  No, there’s nothing weird about that.

Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

This bread is packed full of happy, heart-healthy oats, cinnamon spice and crazy ripe bananas.  It’s just the thing to throw together over the weekend, slice up, wrap individually, and freeze for breakfast for the entire week.  I just grab a slice from the freezer as I’m running out the door, and by the time I have a chance to eat it, it’s perfectly defrosted.  Of course the microwave and toaster oven work wonders too.

Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

adapted from the Weight Watchers site

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makes 1 loaf  of  10 slices, 4 points per slice

– 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
– 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
– 1/2 tsp  salt
– 1/2 tsp baking soda
– 1/4 tsp baking powder
– 1/2 tsp cinnamon
– 3 tsp canola or walnut  oil
– 1 large egg, beaten
– 2 medium egg whites, beaten
– 3 large bananas, ripe
– 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Grease and flour a loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients including the oats and cinnamon.

In a smaller bowl, mash bananas with a potato masher or fork. Add oil and whole egg and mix thoroughly.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well.  Batter will be fairly thick.

In a medium sized bowl, with an electric hand mixer, beat the egg whites until medium stiff peaks form.  Fold the egg whites into the batter in three additions.

Pour batter into pan and bake until top of loaf is firm to touch, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Flip out and cool on a wire rack for another 10 minutes. Slice loaf into 10 equally sized slices.

Low Fat Oatmeal Banana Bread

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  1. Lauren

    April 7, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    This is my absolute favorite banana bread recipe! I hardly use a recipe more than once, but I continually follow this recipe. It is perfectly moist, has the right amount of sweetness, chewy texture, and best of all–it’s healthy! Thank you :)

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    • joythebaker

      May 24, 2016 at 10:31 am

      I love this!

      Reply
  2. Shanna Koenigsdorf Ward

    January 23, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    I am trying this healthy banana bread this afternoon – I can’t wait for the delicious results! I am adding a bit of coconut and chopped nuts, just for kicks. :-) Best, Shanna

    Reply
  3. amanda june

    August 29, 2013 at 9:21 am

    i know, i know, it’s been 4 years but…i just made this (as mini muffins) and had to tell you they are FANTASTIC! thank you!!!

    Reply
  4. Allison

    July 28, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    So delicious! I have made this multiple times, both with regular white flour as well as whole wheat flour. Both turned out great. I also added chocolate chips one time to make it more of a sweet treat :) this is my new staple banana bread recipe!

    Reply
  5. Aujourd'hui, j'ai testé

    July 16, 2013 at 4:10 am

    Hello Joy,

    Thank you again for a wonderful recipe. I just made this one with fresh cherries in heart-shaped muffin pans, skipping the beating part and using the whole eggs…
    https://ajd-jai-teste.tumblr.com/post/55592965032/aujourdhui-jai-teste-des-muffins

    They’re delicious. I’m definitely baking these again!

    Reply
  6. g

    June 13, 2013 at 3:55 am

    this recipe looks fantastic,

    do you reckon it would work if i omitted the sugar from the recipe?

    Reply
    • Paola Parsons

      June 24, 2013 at 4:05 pm

      sure, it wouldn’t affect the baking process but you’d obviously loose some of the sweetness. It should be fine though.

      Reply
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