Blueberry Banana Oat Bread
A dense THM E, this sweet bread has pops of blueberry flavor in each bite.
Servings: 8 slices
Equipment
- blender or Ninja chopper
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas very ripe, mashed
- 1 c Trim Healthy Mama baking blend
- 1 c old fashioned oats finely ground
- 1 c old fashioned oats whole
- 1/3 c egg whites carton variety
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 c Truvia spoonable jar variety
- 2 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp orange zest fresh or dried
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder aluminum free
- 1 c blueberries frozen
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment, and lightly grease. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas.
- Grind 1 c of the oats, and the ground AND whole oats, and THM baking blend to the mashed bananas. Stir well.
- Stir in the egg whites and vanilla extract to the banana mixture and combine.
- Add remaining ingredients (except blueberries) to the banana oat mixture and stir again.
- Fold in the blueberries.
- Pour the mixture into the parchment lined loaf pan, and place in the preheated oven for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
The oats are divided because half are finely ground, which is important for the more "normal" texture of this bread. Please don't skip this step for best results.