Caramel Almond Oatmeal Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked (old fashioned or quick)
• 1/2 cup chopped caramel candy (or use an equal amount of chopped rolo candy, chopped)
• 1/3 cup almonds, roughly chopped plus 1/4 cup for topping
• 4 ripe bananas
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. spray an 8x4 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl combine flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, oatmeal and caramel candy, stir to combine.
• 3 place egg whites in a bowl of a stand mixer, turn mixer on high and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 4 meanwhile, in separate bowl mash bananas with a fork. once the bananas are mashed, add the egg and oil and stir to combine. once ingredients are combined, pour into flour mixture and stir to completely incorporate. add one-third of the whipped egg whites, and gently fold ingredients together. continue adding egg whites until all are incorporated into the batter.
• 5 transfer batter to the prepared pan. evenly top with the remaining 1/4 cup almonds. place in oven and bake for 45-55 minutes. allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes, remove from pan and place on cooling rack and allow to cool completely. store in an airtight container.