Banana baked oatmeal is like oatmeal + banana bread mixed to make one unimaginable breakfast! Made with healthful elements, this simple recipe comes collectively in a single bowl and can maintain you glad all morning. It reheats nicely, so you may make an enormous batch and luxuriate in it for a number of days, making it a beautiful choice for busy mornings.
One reader, Roxanne, commented: “I made this final evening earlier than mattress, cooled it, and we ate it for breakfast after warming it up. It was good!… I sprinkled some mini chocolate chips on high and my 9-year-old requested that I add in some blueberries subsequent time. I actually recognize the one-bowl simple recipe! ★★★★★“
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 instantaneous oatmeal has a creamy porridge consistency, however baked oatmeal is like bread pudding and combines chewy, tender, and creamy all in dish. You may 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.
Principally, baked oatmeal is common oatmeal with extra construction. In case you’re on the lookout for particular person serving sizes, attempt my baked apple cinnamon oatmeal cups or chocolate chip baked oatmeal cups.
You may bake this banana oatmeal forward of time and reheat servings of it for a fast breakfast through the week. You may actually recognize the comfort!
This Banana Baked Oatmeal Is:
- Prepped in 1 bowl
- Requires minimal effort for an enormous batch
- Sweetened naturally with bananas and maple syrup—no refined sugar
- Heat & satisfying
- Smooth, 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 a lot 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 may be tailored for any allergic reactions or taste preferences. You want:
- Milk: This banana baked oatmeal is great with just about any milk: entire milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, reduced-fat milk… use your favourite!
- Eggs: 2 giant eggs, whereas including protein, additionally assist bind the entire 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 most effective taste, however different unrefined sugars reminiscent of coconut sugar or honey work as an alternative.
- Melted Butter:Â A couple 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 (sometimes) about 2 giant ripe bananas.
- Oats: I like to recommend entire old-fashioned-style rolled oats for a hearty and satisfying texture. If you wish to make certain this recipe is gluten free, be sure to 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: Elective, however add a nutty crunch for much more texture. Pecans could be nice right here too.
Methods 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 every thing is mixed.
Pour the oatmeal combination right into a greased baking dish, and bake. That’s all there’s to it! Simple as banana pie… nicely 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 if you happen to’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 checklist of 30+ wholesome breakfast recipes.
Description
Banana baked oatmeal is like oatmeal + banana bread mixed to make one unimaginable breakfast! Made with healthful elements, this simple recipe comes collectively in a single bowl and can maintain you glad all morning. It reheats nicely, so you may make an enormous batch and luxuriate in it for a number of days, making it a beautiful 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 similar-size pan that holds about 3 quarts works, although an 8×8-inch sq. pan could 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 30–35 minutes or till the middle seems *virtually* set, which provides us a tender 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 slicing 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 Dimension Casserole Dish | Glass Mixing Bowls | WhiskÂ
- Don’t: Don’t make oatmeal batter forward of time and wait to bake. The oats will take in all of the liquid! Whisk all of it collectively, then bake immediately.
- 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 keep on 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 flippantly browned and high seems set. In case you added additional add-ins, you will have extra batter and want a second greased muffin pan.
- Eggs: Eggs bind the casserole and add taste and protein. If wanted, you possibly can 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 would use brown sugar, coconut sugar, or honey.
- Butter: The baked oatmeal can style rubbery with out it. Don’t substitute with a nonfat different. Melted coconut oil is the most effective dairy-free substitution.
- Oats: Entire 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 a couple of additional minutes to the bake time.
- Add-ins: As an alternative of, or along with, walnuts, you should utilize blueberries, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, and/or peanut butter morsels. Attempt to maintain the add-ins to 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.
Diet
- Serving Dimension: 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
