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To begin making the Oatmeal Banana Bread Recipe, preheat your oven to 180 C for 10 minutes. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with oil and line it with parchment paper to prevent sticking.

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Next, In a large bowl  or the bowl of a KitchenAid Stand Mixer In a large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon powder, and nutmeg powder.

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In another bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and moister your banana oatmeal bread will be.

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Add the powdered sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and milk to the mashed bananas and whisk until just about combined. Do not overmix as it can make the banana bread dense. Add chopped walnuts and fold them in.

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Pour the healthy banana oatmeal walnut bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap the pan gently to remove air bubbles. Sprinkle the top with extra walnuts and rolled oats for texture.

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Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and bake for 45–50 minutes. Insert a toothpick or skewer into the center — if it comes out clean, the bread is done.

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Allow the banana bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack. Slice only when fully cooled for neat pieces.

Notes: Oat meal flour and whole wheat flour contain a lot of fiber, protein and other nutritional benefits over regular white flour. The whole grain flours are made of grains that are mildly processed to keep the nutrition intact. I used olive oil in the recipe instead of butter not just as a healthy swap of ingredient but also because of the increased level of moistness the olive oil provides to the cake making it very soft and delectable.