Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Banana Bread

I LOVE cinnamon-raisin anything and I LOVE LOVE LOVE banana bread. I picked up some bananas the other day that were on sale and after a few days of sitting on my counter they were starting to get ripe.

Now, if you're like me, you'll eat that naner...the riper the better. However, most would probalby be looking for ways to use up those beauties before the cross the threshhold from ripe to rotten. I found a recipe for Oatmeal-Banana Bread on Cooking Light's website and I changed a lot of things and added a few more ingredients.

My Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Banana Bread interpretation is BIG on flavor and I tried to cut as many calories as possible to make it healthy for you as well. I went to livestrong.com and plugged my recipe in to calculate the nutrition facts and this bread only has 125 calories per serving. YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Makes 1 loaf, 16 slices
Ingredients
• 1 cup Splenda
• 7 tbsp Non-Fat Yogurt (plain or vanilla)*
• 4 large Egg Whites
• 2 medium Bananas
• 1 cup Regular Rolled Oats
• 1/2 cup Almond Milk
• 1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/2 cup Unbleached Self-rising Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 cup Raisins
*you can use oil or applesauce to substitute as well

In a small medium/large bowl, combine the Splenda, yogurt, and egg whites and stir with a whisk until combined. In a seperate bowl, peel and mash the bananas, add almond milk and oats and mix well. Add to egg mixture and combine again.

In another bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and stir with a whisk to make sure it all mixes well. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until moistened. Lastly, stir in the raisins until well combined. (Batter will be thick)

Spoon batter into a 9 inch loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes to an hour or until it passes the toothpick test.

Allow it to cool 10 minutes in pan then transfer to a wire rack to cool compeltely before slicing.


The top crust has a nice crunch to it and the inside is really moist and perfect for the lovers of cinnamon, raisins, and banana flavors as I am!