Energy Breakfast Loaf

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Start the day off right with this hearty energy breakfast loaf loaded with oats, peanut butter, banana, and chocolate chips for an on-the-go energy boost.

Ingredients

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

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2 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.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until partially cooked, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven and cool completely.
4 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.
5 Bake in the oven until loaf is cooked through and lightly browned on top, 35 to 45 minutes.