Gluten-Free Blackberry Banana Breakfast Bread Recipe

This blackberry banana breakfast bread offers a hearty oat texture with a delicate blackberry note. It’s excellent served warm with butter and a drizzle of honey. The loaf is protein-rich, gluten-free, and free of refined sugar.

I joke that blackberries are Oregon’s unofficial state weed — they grow everywhere. During summer you can find them along highways, by rivers, and in neighborhood parks. With bushes so abundant, it’s no surprise they’re often foraged rather than bought.

Foraging Food

There’s a simple pleasure in walking a local trail with a bowl in hand and gathering free fruit. This season we picked buckets of blackberries from accessible spots near home.

Foraging rules vary by location, so always check local regulations before you head out. In many places casual foraging is welcomed, but it’s good to confirm to avoid problems.

On a recent outing to a park, we spotted apple, pear, and cherry trees. I found a perfect pear on the ground and grabbed it, only to be teased by my husband about taking fruit off the ground. Shortly after, a man used a pole to pick apples, and his dog relieved itself near the fruit — a reminder to be selective about what you pick and where.

When foraging blackberries, pick from stems that are elevated and out of reach of animals’ traffic, and always wash berries thoroughly when you get home.

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Blackberry Banana Bread

This blackberry banana bread makes a wholesome, fruit-forward breakfast loaf. It combines oats, fresh blackberries, ripe bananas, eggs, and a touch of maple or honey for sweetness. The loaf is primarily oat-based and gluten-free, with a small amount of GF cup-for-cup flour to help the crumb.

The recipe is straightforward and works well when prepared in a food processor or high-powered blender — you can grind oats into flour and then blend the wet ingredients until smooth for a quick, one-bowl finish.

Serve slices with butter and a drizzle of honey for a simple, comforting breakfast.

Blackberry Breakfast Bread

A hearty, protein-packed loaf with oat flour and fresh blackberries. Gluten-free and free of refined sugar, it’s a nutritious option for morning or snack time.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups oats, ground into flour
• 1/4 cup gluten-free cup-for-cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1/2 cup melted butter

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a bread pan well or line it with parchment paper.
• Make oat flour by grinding the oats in a blender or food processor until fine. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Add the gluten-free cup-for-cup flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the ground oats and stir to combine.
• In the food processor or blender, combine the bananas, fresh blackberries, melted butter, eggs, and maple syrup (or honey). Blend 1–2 minutes until smooth and fully combined.
• Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined, then pour the batter into the prepared bread pan.
• Bake 45–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack before slicing.

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