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Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread (Gluten-Free)

Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread made oil-free, dairy-free, gluten-free AND refined sugar-free! This healthy banana bread recipe is fun and easy to make using quick oats.

A slice of Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread on a plate

A couple months ago, I posted The Best Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe , and you guys ate it up! In fact, it continues to be the third most visited recipe on my site.

One person who made that recipe commented that she used oat flour and it worked for her marvelously. 

So that got me thinking. 

I have a stockpile of oats, but I don’t typically carry oat flour on hand (can you relate?)… so why not try out the recipe by turning oats into oat flour?

So I rifted off the original recipe and made a few tweaks:

  1. I replaced the 1 ⅔ cups of gluten-free flour blend with 2 cups of quick oats, turned into oat flour using my blender
  2. I used MORE banana (a whopping 2 cups of mashed banana instead of the original 1.5 cups, which is about 4 decent-sized ripe bananas).
  3. Because I was adding more banana, I decided to omit the butter and see what happened. Spoiler alert: it worked like a charm!
Loaf of gluten-free oatmeal banana bread

If you’ve never made oat flour using quick oats, it’s crazy easy. You simply toss the oats in a blender and blend them on a low / low-medium speed until a substance resembling flour forms. This only takes 10 to 30 seconds! 

Plus, it’s totally okay if the blended oats don’t form a super fine flour…I leave mine semi-gritty and it still turns out marvelously!

To bring this thing full circle, this flourless oatmeal banana bread is…

  • Naturally gluten-free
  • Flourless
  • Oil-free and butter-free
  • Moist, flavorful, perfectly sweet and cinnamony
  • Refined sugar-free

Let’s bake it up!

Loaf of dairy-free gluten-free oatmeal banana bread with slices cut

How to Make Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9” x 5” loaf pan with parchment paper. 

Place the oats in a blender and blend on medium speed until a flour forms (this only takes about 20 to 30 seconds. Remember, it is fine if the flour is somewhat gritty).

Transfer the oat flour to a mixing bowl. Add the coconut sugar, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon and stir together until combined. 

Mash the bananas in a separate mixing bowl then whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract.

Stir the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients. Add in the lime juice and stir to incorporate.

Transfer the batter to the parchment-lined loaf pan and smooth into an even layer. If desired, sprinkle some whole quick oats on top for looksies.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until banana bread has risen substantially and the top appears firm.

Remove from the oven and allow bread to cool at least 30 minutes. Tug on the edges of the parchment paper to lift the loaf out of the pan and place it on a cutting board. Cut thick slices and enjoy!

Loaf of oatmeal banana bread in a loaf pan
close up top down photo of slice of moist banana bread

Recipe Adaptations:

  • For an egg-free version, make my Vegan Oatmeal Banana Bread.
  • Add ½ cup to ⅔ cup chopped walnuts or pecans to the batter.
  • Toss in ½ cup to ⅔ cup chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
  • Whip up a streussel topping for the top of the banana bread.
  • If you’re looking for a grain-free banana bread recipe, check out my Paleo Banana Bread using almond flour or my Coconut Flour Banana Bread.
  • Replace the coconut sugar with brown sugar.
Oatmeal Banana Bread on parchment paper with a napkin and a banana

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Loaf of oatmeal banana bread in a loaf pan

Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread

Yield: 1 loaf
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Flourless Banana Bread made with oats! No oil, butter, refined sugar or flour.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9” x 5” loaf pan with parchment paper.
  2. Place the rolled oats in a blender and blend on medium speed until a flour forms (this only takes about 20 to 30 seconds. Remember, it is fine if the flour is somewhat gritty). Transfer the oat flour to a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the coconut sugar, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon and stir together until combined.
  4. Mash the bananas in a separate mixing bowl then whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract.
  5. Stir the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients. Add in the lime juice and stir to incorporate.
  6. Transfer the batter to the parchment-lined loaf pan and smooth into an even layer. If desired, sprinkle some whole quick oats on top for looksies.
  7. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until banana bread has risen substantially and the top appears firm.
  8. Remove from the oven and allow bread to cool at least 30 minutes. Tug on the edges of the parchment paper to lift the loaf out of the pan and place it on a cutting board. Cut thick slices and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 of 10
Amount Per Serving Calories 227Total Fat 4gUnsaturated Fat 0gCarbohydrates 44gFiber 5gSugar 19gProtein 7g

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Flourless Oatmeal Banana Bread made oil-free, dairy-free, gluten-free AND refined sugar-free! This healthy banana bread recipe is fun and easy to make using quick oats.

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Terry

Friday 17th of February 2023

This is an amazing banana bread!!! My husband could not detect that it was made with oats instead of regular flour! I followed the recipe, except for the substitution of cane sugar and brown sugar for the coconut sugar. Added walnuts too! The kids love it. This will be a staple in our house. Thank you very much!

Julia

Monday 20th of February 2023

My pleasure, Terry! I'm so happy you and your husband enjoy the banana bread! Thanks so much for the sweet note! xo

Sherry Coons

Tuesday 31st of January 2023

I doubled the recipe and put chocolate chips in one of the batches. They didn’t last long in my house. We all loved it.

Julia

Wednesday 1st of February 2023

Great success! I love hearing that! The banana bread always disappears quickly in my home too! xo

Lisa

Friday 6th of January 2023

i'd love to try this recipe but really don't want to use sugar, honey or maple syrup. is it possible to make this sugar free? thank you!

Julia

Monday 9th of January 2023

Hi Lisa! You can leave out the sugar and it will still turn out, it just won't be as sweet :) Hope you enjoy! xo

Hira

Monday 24th of January 2022

This is THE best GF recipie I have tried so far! Thankyou SO SO much! My daughter is Gluten intolerant.She LOVED it

Julia

Wednesday 26th of January 2022

I'm so happy to hear you and your daughter enjoy it! Thanks so much for the feedback! xoxo

Chelsea

Friday 12th of November 2021

This bread is so good and I've made it several times. The whole fam loves it, thank you! I'm curious to know if I could replace some of the banana with pumpkin, or does it have too much moisture in it?

Julia

Friday 12th of November 2021

Hi Chelsea!

I'm so happy you like it! You should be able to replace some of the banana with pumpkin no problem! I think you shouldn't need to make any changes to compensate for the additional moisture, but if the batter looks too thin, you can add more oats or a few tablespoons of gluten-free flour. Let me know how it works out! xoxo

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