Kristi Whitley

Healthy Living

Banana Oat Bread
By Emily Holley


1/2 cup water
3/4 cup dried fruits (raisins, chopped prunes, apricots, figs, dates, etc.)
3-4 bananas, mashed
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or raw coconut oil
3/4 cup ground flax
1 1/4 cup oat flour (ground oats)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon unrefined sea salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts


Simmer dried fruits in the 1/2 cup water for a few minutes, then add 1/4 cup of the ground flax and simmer for just a couple minutes more. 

Mix rest of the wet ingredients with the cooled fruit mixture. 

Mix dry ingredients.

Blend wet and dry ingredients together briefly before pouring into an oiled pan. 

Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes.


Bake as a cake and frost with a puree of:

1 cup pitted dates
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3/4 cup soaked walnuts
At least 1 cup pineapple