Protein Oatmeal Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Hy-Vee Quick Oats

Jif Creamy Peanut Butter

2 Bananas

Hy-Vee Baking Soda

McCormick Cinnamon

Canola Cooking Spray 

I used the same ingredients for the original recipe Oatmeal Peanut Butter Banana Bread (Vegan, Gluten Free) but just added a scoop of Up Your MASS protein powder. I wanted to add some protein to the banana bread to eat after a workout.

 

I used Up Your MASS: Fudge Brownie flavor to add some chocolate taste. Adding the protein powder does not mess up the recipe.

 

Prep time:  10 minutes

Cook time:  25 minutes

Total time:  35 minutes 

Ingredients

•  2½ cups oatmeal (make sure they are certified gluten free if you have a gluten intolerance)
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (3 bananas if they are small, 2 very large bananas)
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• One scoop protein powder (I used Up Your MASS: Fudge Brownie but you can use any brand or flavor)
• non-dairy milk or water (if necessary)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Lightly oil a loaf pan and set aside.
3. Put oatmeal in a Pyrex glass bowl or mixing bowl.
4. Add all of the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl and blend with a mixer until combined. You may need to scrape down the sides and then blend again to get completely combined. (It will not be completely smooth and it will be very thick! Much thicker than a traditional banana bread.) 
5. If the batter is very crumbly add a few TBSP of water or non-dairy milk to the mixture. You want the batter to be very thick but it should still hold together. 
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. 
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. 
8.  Let the banana bread cool and store the bread in a seal tight container.