Oatmeal Banana Bread (Vegan)

The loveliest Oatmeal Banana Bread is perfectly moist with just the right amount of chewy rolled oats, packed with your favorite add-ins!

The Oatmeal Banana Bread You’ve Been Looking For

Today, I’m sharing my favorite Oatmeal Banana Bread! (Just in case you have some perfectly-ripe bananas on hand.

Are you ready to bake this/share your best-kept secrets for perfectly ripe bananas in a pinch? Psst… I’ve totally tried the baking the bananas in the oven thing… didn’t suit me, to be honest.

Oatmeal banana bread ingredients measured into prep bowls including bananas, flour, oats, sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon

Banana Oat Bread Ingredients

  • Bananas
  • Oil – use coconut oil or your choice of flavorless oil
  • Sugar – I like using coconut sugar or organic brown sugar
  • Eggs – use flax eggs to keep this vegan, or use regular eggs
  • Milk
  • Vanilla
  • Flour – I developed this recipe with oat flour in mind, but readers have reports that whole wheat flour works, too.
  • Oats – make sure to use rolled oats (also known as “old-fashioned oats”), not quick oats
  • Baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon
  • Add-ins – My family absolutely loves adding chocolate chips into this oatmeal banana bread recipe, but feel free to use nuts, seeds, even chopped dried fruit!

Why Should I Make This Oatmeal Banana Bread Recipe?

I’m glad you asked! This oatmeal banana bread recipe is super moist, packed full of banana bread goodness.

Best of all, this super moist oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread is made with healthy ingredients that are whole, nutrient-rich, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free. Yaaaas! Just like these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins, these Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies and my breakfast champion Protein Oatmeal.

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How to Make Oatmeal Banana Bread

Let’s learn how to make oatmeal banana bread! This recipe is very straightforward to make, with delicious, banana-packed results. Let’s get started.

Once you’ve preheated the oven to 350°F and lined an 8-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, it’s ready to start mashing the bananas!

Use a pastry cutter (recommended) or a fork to mash the bananas until nearly smooth. A few chunks are okay.

Two photos showing How to Make Oatmeal Banana Bread – mashing bananas

Next, grab the wet ingredients and start adding them to the bowl full of mashed bananas.

Whisk together the bananas, oil, sugar, maple syrup, eggs, milk, and vanilla.

Two photos showing How to Make Oatmeal Banana Bread – whisking wet ingredients together

Now you’re ready to add in the dry ingredients!

Add them over the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl and whisk until just incorporated, making sure no flour patches remain.

Two photos showing How to Make Oatmeal Banana Bread – combining the dry and wet ingredients to make the batter

Now, choose your favorite add-ins and fold them into the oatmeal banana bread batter.

Two photos showing How to Make oat banana bread vegan – folding in add-in ingredients

Isn’t it beautiful? Banana oat bread deliciousness is on its way!

Close up photo of the finished batter before pouring into a loaf pan

Holding the parchment paper lining the loaf pan firmly in place, begin to pour the oatmeal banana bread batter into the pan.

Use a spatula to smooth the batter.

Two photos showing How to Make this recipe – pouring batter into the loaf pan

Then, press toppings into the top of the loaf. I like using chocolate chips and oats.

Two photos showing How to Make this recipe – adding topping

Bake until a toothpick can be inserted and removed mostly clean from the center of the loaf—about 65 minutes.

Cool completely, then slice and enjoy the best Oatmeal Banana Bread recipe!

Is this Moist ‘n Oat Banana Bread made with Oats or Oat Flour?

Yes, it’s made with both! One of my favorite ingredients to use in vegan gluten free baking here on Beaming Baker is oat flour and oats.

They’re healthy, add so much depth & chewiness to certain recipes, like this Chewy Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe, and hold moisture so well in others. I’ve included just the right amount of oats and oat flour in this vegan oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread—and I know you’ll love it!

A sliced loaf of this recipe to showcase the super moist texture

How to Store Your Oatmeal Banana Bread

  • For 1 week: after baking & cooling your super moist vegan oatmeal chocolate chip banana bread completely, slice and place the banana bread into an airtight container at room temperature. Keep the oatmeal banana bread out of direct sunlight & away from heat.
  • To freeze banana oat bread: cool & slice banana bread, then store in a freezer-friendly container. You can keep the banana oat bread there for 1-2 months! Thawing instructions in the recipe Notes. 😉

Tip for Mashing Bananas

Use a pastry cutter! This is my favorite, super-quick way to mash bananas quickly for all my vegan gluten free banana bread and muffin recipes!

A stack of slices of this fresh baked good to show the texture

Thank You

Thank you for stopping by and making the time to bake with me. It brings me such joy to hear when you and your loved ones enjoy my recipes. Can’t wait to hear what you think! ‘Til then…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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Oatmeal Banana Bread


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The loveliest Oatmeal Banana Bread is perfectly moist with just the right amount of chewy rolled oats, packed with your favorite add-ins!


Ingredients

Units Scale

Wet Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups oat flourif using homemade, make sure it’s finely ground (not coarse) (learn how to make homemade oat flour here)
  • 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Add-ins

Optional Toppings


Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch loaf pan with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
  2. Peel bananas and add to a large mixing bowl. Using a sturdy whisk, fork or pastry cutter (my preferred method), mash bananas until smooth. Add the oil, sugar, maple syrup, eggs, milk and vanilla. Whisk until well incorporated.
  3. Add oat flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Whisk together until just incorporated, making sure no flour patches remain. Fold in add-ins.
  4. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Using a rubber spatula, smooth batter into an even layer, with the shape of a rise down the center—just like a loaf. Optionally, sprinkle with toppings. Lightly press toppings into the loaf.
  5. Bake for 60-70 minutes. Mine took 65 minutes. Test for doneness by sticking a toothpick into the center of the loaf. The toothpick will come out clean-ish, with just a few bits of moisture on it when the loaf is done.
  6. Allow to cool on a cooling rack for 1 hour. Then, lift out of pan, transferring loaf along with parchment paper directly onto the cooling rack. Allow to finish cooling for 1-2 hours. Slice loaf into 12-14 slices. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.

Notes

Storing Instructions: Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Freezing Instructions: Cool completely and store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container or bag. Keep for 1-2 months. Allow to thaw at room temperature for 20-40 minutes, or heat in the microwave in 10-second increments until just warm.

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 65 mins
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

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86 Comments

  1. Love this recipe! I’m GF and love making Banana Bread for the fam. Now I can enjoy too. Made this yesterday and my 7 year old loves it! I did add maybe a 1/4 tsp salt and sprinkled some on top as well before going into the oven. I also omitted the refined sugar. I figured between the banana, maple syrup and chocolate chips, that was enough, and it was. Came out great!






  2. Thank you for the recipe! I made it this weekend and it was a hit! Super moist and delicious! The only problem was that it took me an hour and 45 minutes to bake.






    1. You’re so welcome, Maria! Glad that everyone enjoyed it. Hm, not sure why the bake time was so long. Did you make any subs, and did you have an oven thermometer to make sure it’s outputting the right temperature?