Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast also happens to be the hardest meal of the day to convince my kids to eat. I'm always on the hunt for delicious, quick and healthy breakfast options. This oatmeal banana bread is an easy option for our family.

Oatmeal banana bread - Simple and delicious breakfast recipe for a kid friendly breakfast.

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Yes, school day mornings are busy around here. Everyone seems to allow themselves just enough time to get up, get cleaned up, get dressed and get ready to catch the bus. There isn't a lot of time allotted to eating - let alone eating something healthy.

When my girls were younger, it was easy to throw a bowl of hot oatmeal down in front of them for breakfast. The oatmeal would be eaten and they'd be ready for their day. As a teenager and a tween - things are different. The fact is they still need to eat a decent breakfast, so I'm always looking for ways recipes that are quick, easy, and delicious...oh, and that my kids will actually want to eat.

Muffins and quick breads are great options. A slice of this oatmeal banana bread along with a dish of fresh fruit makes a simple breakfast.

Hearty Oatmeal Banana Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup rolled oats
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chocolate chips
3 large bananas, mashed
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
¼ cup milk
2 large eggs

Streusel Topping

½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup rolled oats
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, oats and salt together in a small bowl.

oatmeal banana bread ingredients in bowl

Combine mashed bananas, butter, milk and eggs in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir until completely combined. Pour into a well buttered loaf pan.

In a small bowl combine streusel topping; flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt. Use your fingers to mix in the butter until everything is combined. Again, use your hands to crumble the streusel over the banana bread dough.

Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 hour. Until the skewer inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean.

Remove bread from the pan and let cool on a rack. I find it easiest to remove any bread from a pan, using a handy offset spatula.

The bread can be frozen at this point and be thawed at room temperature at a future date. We often bake 2 loaves at a time - one to eat and one to freeze.

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Oatmeal Banana Bread

This hearty oatmeal banana bread is the perfect quick and delicious breakfast for families.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American, canadian

Keyword: banana bread

Servings: loaf

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Jen

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
¼ cup rolled oats
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup chocolate chips
3 large bananas mashed
½ cup unsalted butter melted
¼ cup milk
2 large eggs

Streusel Topping

½ cup all purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup rolled oats
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
¼ cup unsalted butter room temperature

Instructions

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, oats and salt together in a small bowl.
Combine mashed bananas, butter, milk and eggs in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir until completely combined. Pour into a well buttered loaf pan.
In a small bowl combine streusel topping; flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt. Use your fingers to mix in the butter until everything is combined. Again, use your hands to crumble the streusel over the banana bread dough.
Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 hour. Until skewer inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean.
Remove bread from pan and let cool on a rack.

Notes

The bread can be frozen at this point and be thawed at room temperature at a future date. We often bake 2 loaves at a time – one to eat and one to freeze.

Nutrition Info is meant to be used as a rough guide only. Nutrition Info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus the Nutrition Info may vary.

Nutrition

This oatmeal banana bread is a simple twist on Jamie Oliver's Banana and Cinnamon Porridge recipe. Porridge is a wonderful breakfast or after-school snack - especially in the cool fall and winter months.