Cinnamon Banana Bread- Whole Wheat, Rolled Oats, and LOW FAT!!

The Banana Bread itself is so delish-ish it doesn't need anything added. I like to add sometimes chocolate chips if I'm craving something sweet or I add raisins and nuts sometimes. It's really up to you.

Serving:12 (Serving Size: 80 g)

Calories per serving: 109 calories

Total Fat: 1 g

Carbohydrates: 23.3 g

Fiber: 3 g

Sugar: 5.2 g

Protein: 3.8 g

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 2/3 cup Fat Free Milk
• 3 Bananas
• 2/3 cup Original Apple Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 Egg Whites
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 3 tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda

Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, etc.

1. Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.
2. Soak Oats in 2/3 cups milk for ten minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
4. In a food processor, combined bananas, apple sauce, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves and egg whites.
5. Bend until smooth, add 2 tablespoon Baking Powder. Puree until foamy.
6. Quickly pour into a large bowl. (Might form over)
7. Fold in Oats.
8. Add flour mixture slowly to the wet ingredients.
9. Fold until well combined. (At this time you would want to put 1/2 cup of Optional ingredient(s).)
10. Pour mixture into a bread pan.
11. Place on middle rack and set timer for 10 minutes.
12. After timer goes off....
1. If you didn't add optional ingredient then set timer for 20 minutes.
2. If you added optional ingredient, sprinkle remain 1/2 cup over bread. Press ingredients gently down. (This step evenly distributes optional ingredient throughout the bread instead of stinking to the bottom of the pan.)
• Place bread once again on the middle rack. Set timer for 20 minutes.
13. Once timer goes off. Take out bread and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Then Enjoy!

Good Points:

• Very low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
• High in calcium and FIBER!
• High in phosphorus and potassium