Banana Baked Oatmeal
Description
Sally explained this perfectly when she described it as oatmeal + banana bread! Breakfast was delicious, and then I froze individual portions for whoever wanted them another day. This is also a one bowl recipe! No mixer required! – enjoy!
Ingredients
1 1/3 c. (320 g) milk AND 2 eggs
1/3 c. (80 g) maple syrup AND 1 t. vanilla
1 c. (230 g) mashed banana – about 2 large ripe bananas
1/4 c. butter, melted, but just barely warm
3 c. (255 g) large flake oats AND 1/4 t. salt
1 t. EACH baking powder AND cinnamon
3/4 c. (90 g) chopped pecans (you could also try mini chocolate chips!)
For serving – berries, SunButter, more bananas, maple syrup, more chopped nuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a 9 x 9 cake pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, mashed banana, and melted butter. Add in the oats, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and stir well to combine, then fold in the pecans. Scrape all into your prepared pan and smooth out the top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until the center is set (mine was perfect at 30 minutes, I used an instant thermometer and made sure the middle had reached 200 degrees), and then leave the oatmeal to rest in the pan for a few minutes before garnishing and serving as you wish. Allow to cool completely before freezing if there’s any left over!
