Banana baked oatmeal is like oatmeal + banana bread mixed to make one unbelievable breakfast! Made with healthful elements, this straightforward recipe comes collectively in a single bowl and can preserve you glad all morning. It reheats properly, so you may make a giant batch and revel in it for a number of days, making it an exquisite choice for busy mornings.
What Is Banana Baked Oatmeal?
Have you ever ever tried my baked oatmeal recipe?
Baked oatmeal is a heat breakfast casserole produced from oats, milk, and different kitchen staples. Stovetop or prompt oatmeal has a creamy porridge consistency, however baked oatmeal is like bread pudding and combines chewy, delicate, and creamy all in dish. You possibly can add bananas (like I do right here), berries, chocolate chips, or walnuts for a nutty crunch—mess around with it and make it your personal.
Mainly, baked oatmeal is common oatmeal with extra construction. In the event you’re searching for particular person serving sizes, strive my baked apple cinnamon oatmeal cups or chocolate chip baked oatmeal cups.
You possibly can bake this banana oatmeal forward of time and reheat servings of it for a fast breakfast in the course of the week. You possibly can definitely admire the comfort!
This Banana Baked Oatmeal Is:
- Prepped in 1 bowl
- Minimal effort for a giant batch
- Sweetened naturally with bananas and maple syrup—no refined sugar
- Heat & satisfying
- Mushy, chewy, & creamy
- Adaptable for dietary restrictions—could make it gluten free, dairy free, and/or egg free!
- Like a casserole model of my banana breakfast cookies
Plus, your oven does many of the work—no standing on the range and fixed stirring required!
Gluten-Free, Healthful 1-Bowl Breakfast
…with many substitution concepts.
This banana baked oatmeal combines easy and wholesome elements and could be tailored for any allergic reactions or taste preferences. You want:
- Milk: This banana baked oatmeal is fantastic with just about any milk: entire milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, reduced-fat milk… use your favourite!
- Eggs: 2 massive eggs, whereas including protein, additionally assist bind all the elements collectively. Have an egg allergy? Merely up the quantity of mashed banana (particulars in recipe Notes).
- Maple Syrup: I like to recommend pure maple syrup for the perfect taste, however different unrefined sugars resembling coconut sugar or honey work as a substitute.
- Melted Butter: A number of Tablespoons of butter provides scrumptious taste, and prevents the oatmeal from tasting rubbery. Melted coconut oil is a superb dairy-free substitution.
- Banana: Can’t make banana oatmeal with out bananas! You want 1 cup of mashed banana, which is normally 2 massive ripe bananas.
- Oats: I like to recommend entire old school fashion oats for a hearty and satisfying texture. If you wish to be certain this recipe is gluten free, ensure you purchase licensed GF oats.
- Baking Powder: Helps the oatmeal puff up properly within the oven.
- Vanilla, Cinnamon, & Salt: The trifecta of flavor-enhancers!
- Chopped Walnuts: Non-compulsory, however add a nutty crunch for much more texture. Pecans can be nice right here too.
Learn how to Make It
This banana baked oatmeal couldn’t be simpler to place collectively. Seize a big mixing bowl and whisk collectively all of the moist elements, then add within the dry elements and blend till all the things is mixed.
Pour the oatmeal combination right into a greased baking dish, and bake. That’s all there may be to it! Straightforward as banana pie… properly truly, a lot, a lot simpler. 😉
Garnishes: Serve this banana baked oatmeal with a drizzle of melted peanut butter (or Nutella!), honey, or maple syrup; some recent fruit; and/or a dollop of creamy yogurt.
What to Serve With Banana Baked Oatmeal:
- Scrambled eggs for some additional protein
- Breakfast sausage or bacon
- Fruit salad or smoothie
- Greek yogurt parfaits with fruit and granola
- A easy frittata should you’re serving a bigger crowd
- Particular person breakfast egg muffins, or my crustless vegetable quiche (additionally easy, wholesome, & gluten free!)
For much more inspiration, see my full listing of 30+ wholesome breakfast recipes.
Description
Banana baked oatmeal is like oatmeal + banana bread mixed to make one unbelievable breakfast! Made with healthful elements, this straightforward recipe comes collectively in a single bowl and can preserve you glad all morning. It reheats properly, so you may make a giant batch and revel in it for a number of days, making it an exquisite choice for busy mornings.
- Regulate the oven rack to the decrease third place and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray a 9×9 inch sq. pan, or an 11×7 inch rectangle pan with nonstick spray. Any comparable measurement pan that holds round 3 quarts works, although 8×8 inch sq. pan can be too small. The pictured dish I’m utilizing is this white casserole dish. See recipe Observe for 9×13 inch pan.
- In a big bowl, whisk collectively the milk, eggs, maple syrup, melted butter, mashed banana, and vanilla till mixed. Add within the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, and whisk to mix. Fold within the chopped walnuts, if utilizing. Pour into the ready baking pan.
- Bake for 33–36 minutes or till the middle seems *virtually* set, which supplies us a delicate baked oatmeal as pictured above. For drier and extra strong baked oatmeal, bake till the middle has set.
- Cool for five minutes earlier than serving. Spoon or slice and serve with optionally available toppings, if utilizing.
- Cowl leftovers tightly and refrigerate for as much as 1 week.
Notes
- Make Forward & Freezing Directions: Bake the oatmeal, cool fully, and retailer within the fridge all week for simple breakfasts. Reheat within the microwave or cowl and bake in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 10 minutes. To freeze, bake and funky oatmeal. Cowl tightly and freeze for as much as 3 months. Thaw within the fridge or at room temperature. Heat to your liking. I really like reducing the cooled baked oatmeal into bars or servings and freezing them individually for a fast breakfast to thaw. Wrap every in plastic wrap and place in a big freezer bag or container.
- Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): 9×9 Inch Sq. Pan, 11×7 Inch Rectangle Pan, or Related Measurement Casserole Dish | Glass Mixing Bowls | Whisk
- Don’t: Don’t make oatmeal batter forward of time. The oats will take in all of the liquid! Whisk all of it collectively, then bake instantly.
- Can I Make This in a Muffin Pan? Sure. For banana baked oatmeal cups, divide the batter right into a greased 12-count muffin pan. If utilizing muffin liners, spray them with nonstick spray. The oatmeal cups persist with the liners a bit regardless, so I like to recommend skipping them. Fill the cups all the best way to the highest. Bake for 28-Half-hour or till the perimeters are evenly browned and prime seems set. In the event you added additional add-ins, you will have extra batter and wish a 2nd greased muffin pan.
- Eggs: Eggs bind the casserole and add fantastic taste. If wanted, you may substitute the eggs with 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce or further mashed banana.
- Sugar: I like to recommend pure maple syrup as a result of the flavour is excellent and the baked oatmeal is additional moist! As an alternative, you could possibly use brown sugar, coconut sugar, or honey.
- Butter: The baked oatmeal can style rubbery with out it. Don’t substitute with a non-fat different. Melted coconut oil is a superb dairy-free substitution.
- Oats: Complete oats provide the greatest texture. Fast oats take in extra moisture and dry out the baked oatmeal. If utilizing steel-cut oats, soak the oats within the milk for 20 minutes, then stir in the remainder of the elements. Add just a few additional minutes to the bake time.
- Add-ins: As an alternative of, or along with, walnuts, you should use blueberries, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, and/or peanut butter morsels. Attempt to preserve the add-ins round 3/4 – 1 cup complete.
- 9×13 inch Pan: Double the recipe for a 9×13 inch pan. The baked oatmeal can be additional thick and require at the least 10 additional minutes within the oven. Tent with aluminum foil if the perimeters are browning too shortly.
Vitamin
- Serving Measurement: 1 serving
- Energy: 308
- Sugar: 10.5 g
- Sodium: 111.5 mg
- Fats: 13.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 37.1 g
- Protein: 7.3 g
- Ldl cholesterol: 54.9 mg