This is hands down one of the easiest banana bread I’ve ever made—just six simple ingredients, no flour, no refined sugar, and all the festive flavours. Ripe bananas bring natural sweetness, oats make it wholesome, and a touch of gingerbread spice mix gives that cosy Christmas feel.
Everything goes into a food processor for a few seconds (no overmixing here!), then straight into the oven. The result? A super soft, lightly spiced banana bread that’s perfect on its own or topped with a little yoghurt and honey.
You can enjoy it for breakfast as a delicious but nourishing treat, as a snack or even a dessert if you are looking for a healthy option.
If you’re serving it to impress, top with a swirl of yoghurt ganache, a sprinkle of shredded coconut, and—why not—a couple of cute gingerbread cookies for a festive touch.
Tips
- Use rolled oats: not all type of oats are the same.
- The most important tip: when using the food processor make sure to only pulse of blitz for just a few seconds. When processing oats, it’s important not to overmix because the blades of a food processor are very powerful and can break the oats down too much, turning them into a fine powder or oat flour; this can affect the texture of your final recipe by making it dense, gluey and sticky instead of light and fluffly.
Swaps
Eggs: I get asked a lot if you can replace eggs, the answer is yes, flax-egg is the best substitute for eggs. I made as similar version of this cake vegan for all my vegan friends or those who don’t like or can t eat eggs, you can find it here Vegan Banana Bread
Maple syrup: you can swap with honey.
Ginger Bread Spice Mix
Ginger bread spices mix is not easily available in UK so I make my own, it’s very simple! At the start of the season I make a small batch that will last me for a few months, but if you only need enough for this recipe here is how to make it:
- 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 nutmeg powder
- 1/4 clove powder
Storage
Fridge: To store your Healthiest Gingerbread Banana Bread, let it cool completely before wrapping it in cling film or placing it in an airtight container. Keep it at room temperature for up to 3 days or store in the fridge for up to 5 days for extra freshness.
Freezer: For longer storage, freeze individual slices wrapped tightly for up to 3 months
More Sweet Bread Ideas
- 6-Ingredient Best Healthy Banana Bread
- Healthy 6 Ingredients Cottage Cheese Bread
- Vegan Banana Bread
- Spiced Pumpkin Bread
Healthiest Gingerbread Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 bananas ripe
- 2 eggs
- 160 g rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 80 g maple syrup
- 2 tsp gingerbread spice mix
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz (only a few seconds, just enough to mix the ingredients together. This will give you the best, light and soft bread result. If you overmix you will end up with a heavy and dough-y consistency).
- Pour into a baking tin with baking paper in it and bake for 35-40 mins at 180C.
- Let it cool down completely onto a cooling rack before cutting into slices.
- Toppings are optional but I love to add healthy frosting on top, which is made of a mix of yoghurt and honey (The gingerbread man cookies on top were unnecessary but gosh, they look cute)