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Do you ever wake up in the morning so hungry with no time to cook something? Whenever this happens to me, I wish I had something like this banana bread on hand – it’s filling, packed with protein and good carbs, and tastes great! You can put this recipe together with pantry staples in under 10 minutes and please everyone with a dairy-free, gluten-free treat.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

• 3 cups gluten-free or rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large, ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
• 1 banana sliced (optional)

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PEANUT BUTTER OAT BANANA BREAD

Ingredients: 

• 3 cups gluten-free or rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large, ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 2 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
• 1 banana sliced (optional)

Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a bread pan with parchment paper.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine oats, cinnamon, salt and baking powder.
3. In a small bowl, mash the bananas until there are no big pieces, and then add the peanut butter, egg, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix until completely combined.
4. Pour the wet ingredients onto the oats and gently mix everything until combined. Add in walnuts and chocolate chips and mix once more.
5. Evenly pour the mix into the bread pan and press down throughout. Top with extra chocolate chips, hemp seeds and sliced banana.
6. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow bread to cool completely before slicing into 8-10 pieces.

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