Easy Oatmeal Banana Bread

Oatmeal banana bread is perfect for breakfast. This easy banana bread very simple and light, coming together in no time and everyone loves it.

Of all quick bread recipes, banana bread recipes are my absolute favorite and I love sharing them with you. I still think my chocolate chip banana bread is the best banana bread recipe ever and for a super moist banana bread I always go to my zucchini banana bread. And for a healthier version, this oatmeal banana bread is always a winner!

What’s special about this oatmeal banana bread

I love this easy banana bread because it uses less flour as it contains one cup old fashioned oatmeal. Because of this, the banana bread is very light, fluffy and has an amazing taste. A slice of this oatmeal banana bread toasted and served with some butter would be perfect with a cup of coffee. Nothing beats a delicious homemade banana bread, right?

Oatmeal banana bread recipe ingredients

For this banana bread recipe, like the others, you need some basic ingredients such as bananas, sugar and eggs. This oatmeal banana bread recipe uses vegetable oil instead of butter and also includes old fashioned oatmeal and Greek yogurt which makes the banana bread pretty moist and tender.

How to make oatmeal banana bread from scratch

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 9X5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, mix vegetable oil and sugar until combined.
• Add in eggs one after another and mix, following by adding mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
• Add in Greek yogurt and mix well.
• Whisk in flour, old fashioned oatmeal, baking powder and baking soda.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle more oatmeal on top.
• Bake for about 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out with little to no crumbs.

You should always let the banana bread cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then take it out of the pan and let it cool completely before slicing. Because of bananas and less flour, this oatmeal banana bread is moist and very tender therefore make sure it’s cool before you slice it so it doesn’t crumble.

Extra ingredients to add to oatmeal banana bread:

• Chocolate chips: Add 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to the banana bread batter after you mix in the dry ingredients.
• Walnuts:  To make oatmeal bananana nut bread, add 3/4 cup walnuts to the oatmeal banana bread batter with the dry ingredients and you’ll have a little bit of crunch in every bite.
• Coconut: 3/4 cup shredded coconut added with flour and old fashioned oatmeal makes this banana bread double delicious!

How to store banana bread:

Store banana bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days and in the fridge for up to a week. You can also freeze this oatmeal banana bread and thaw at room temperature.

Notes and tips to make the perfect banana bread

• It’s very important that you use the ripest bananas you can find. The darker the skin of the banana, the riper it is. Ripe bananas are easy to mash and make the quick bread very moist.
• To make this oatmeal banana bread, you need old fashioned oats and not quick cooking oatmeal. Old fashioned oats give texture to the banana bread.
• You can use sour cream instead of Greek yogurt in this recipe. You can use either regular or light sour cream or yogurt for this banana oat bread.

Looking for more banana bread recipes?

• Peanut Butter Banana Bread
• Double Chocolate Banana Bread
• Healthy Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Banana Bread Muffins with Walnuts