Whole Wheat Oatmeal Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1
  
  cup mashed banana (about 4 small very ripe bananas, it’s ok if you have more than a cup)
  
• 1/3
  
  cup honey
  
• 1/2
  
  cup applesauce (one individual cup)
  
• 1
  
  egg
  
• 3/4
  
  cup half and half (you can use any milk you like, but I love the richness of half and half here)
  
• 1 1/5
  
  cups whole wheat flour
  
• 1
  
  cup old-fashioned oats
  
• 3/4
  
  cup baking soda
  
• 1/4
  
  teaspoon salt
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 2/3
  
  cup dark chocolate chips
  

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl combine the banana, applesauce, honey, egg, milk, and vanilla until creamy. Make a well in the center of the wet ingredients and add the remaining ingredients, reserving a few oats for sprinkling over the top if you’d like. Combine the dry ingredients gently, then fold into the wet mixture until just mixed. Pour into a loaf pan and sprinkle with extra oats.
3. Bake for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan to a rack to cool completely before covering or slicing and serving.
   Adapted from Ambitious Kitchen