Oat-Banana Bread

Today I threw together a bunch of substitute ingredients to make my favorite Betty Crocker Banana Bread more diet friendly and health-conscious. Things I've tried like mad to avoid are sugar, mainly, and flour. Both go straight to my poochie (aka stubborn lower belly) and that's just not okay any more.

So, without further ado:

OAT-BANANA BREAD

1/2 c   Unsweetened applesauce

2         Eggs

1/2 c   Raw Honey

2 c      Mashed Ripe Banana

1 t       Vanilla Extract

3 c      Ground Oatmeal

1/2 c   Flour

1/2 t    Salt

2 t       Baking Powder

1/4 t    Baking Soda

Prep:

Mash bananas, approx 3 or 4. Grind up oatmeal in blender, a cup at a time, until you have 3 cups of powdery and fine oat flour. Grease bottoms of 1-2 loaf pans, depending on size. Preheat oven to 350.

Mix: 

Combine all wet ingredients, until thoroughly mixed, add dry ingredients. Badda-boom. Should be pasty like cake batter, just chunkier. Slap into loaf pan, bake for 1 hour.  

Less sweet than the original, but every bit as good with a moist, satisfying texture and oatmeal cookie-like crunchy crust. Delish!