Maple Oat Nut Banana Bread

Maple Oat Nut Banana Bread is an easy banana loaf cake with a warm maple icing ~ perfect for breakfast, coffee break, or after school snacking. This recipe will zhush up your basic banana bread in the best way.

Cinnamon, oats, maple, walnuts, banana ~ could there be a more cozy and comforting way to welcome the fall baking season with open arms? If you’re a banana bread lover, or a maple oat nut lover, I hope you’re salivating now, this banana bread is a definite step up from your average loaf. It’s got a lot going on, but all the flavors complement each other beautifully.

They were my all time favorites and I was so disappointed when they were discontinued. Every fall since then I’ve been recreating that amazing flavor combination in my kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (that was 3 bananas for me)
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

maple glaze

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp maple extract (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
• rolled oats
• chopped walnuts