Energy Breakfast Loaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 6 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
• combine oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. beat milk, applesauce, honey, peanut butter, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until smooth; add eggs and mix well. mix oats mixture into milk mixture until batter is just combined; stir in bananas. pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until partially cooked, about 5 minutes. remove pan from oven and cool completely.
• mix milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, and 1 teaspoon flour together in a bowl until chips are coated in flour, adding more flour if needed. spread coated chips over the cooled loaf and top with remaining batter.
• bake in the oven until loaf is cooked through and lightly browned on top, 35 to 45 minutes.