Pumpkin Pie Quest banana bread

Who doesn't love a Quest bar? Good ol' trusty bars with macros that can sneak into any day without damaging the macro bank... you know the days I'm talking about... you forgot to prep, or you prepped but are SUPER hangry and need a quick snack or when you just need that sweet tooth fix on top.

Now, if you didn't know yet, Quest bars don't need to be just simply eaten as they are... Ohhhh nooo, you can do so much more...so MUCH more. Here is just a little sample for you! Quest Pumpkin Pie Banana Bread. 

This bread is light and fluffy, exactly how it should be, with some extra gooey banana parts which melt in your mouth (FYI the best parts). The banana makes it sweet but that's balanced by hints of spicy cinnamon and the savoury flavours of pumpkin.  This icing ends up looking exactly like the type of icing you would find from a shop bought cake topped with icing sugar! 

PUMPKIN PIE BANANA BREAD (QUEST BAR)
(Yeilds 8 servings)
INGREDIENTS

3 mashed bananas
1/2 cup of oats, blended into flour
2 scoops of banana whey (or vanilla)
3/4 cup of spelt flour
4 TBSP of agave (sub with honey/maple syrup)
2 whole eggs
1/3 cup of coconut oil, melted
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp of cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of ginger


TOPPINGS
60g of extra light cream cheese
2 Pumpkin Pie Quest bar

servs 8 cals:354 p:15.9 c: 39g f:16.2g fib:5.1g sugars:18.7g

 (**For lower carb make servings into ten. If you can resist a smaller portion that is!)

METHOD

Pre-heat oven to 175'C.

Mash 3 ripe bananas in a large bowl. Then blend the oats in a food processor till a fine flour is formed. Transfer to the large bowl along with all the other ingredients and mix into a cake batter.
Grease a bread tin and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins. Don't over cook - keep it slightly undercooked for more gooey banana parts. Leave to cool.

Melt 1 of the quest bars in the microwave for 10 seconds till soft - microwave for longer if necessary but don't cook it as it will end up hardening. Add the melted bar to a food processor with the cream cheese and mix till there are no more chunks of bar left. Top the cake with the icing mixture along with the other quest bar cut up into bits. Leave for 30 mins or so till icing is set. DELISH!