Heck yes, I jumbled up baked oatmeal and banana bread, slammed them together, forced them to be friends, heat treated them until they made my house smell like potpourri, then ravaged them like a rabid chipmunk.
Okay, what happened was a lot less of a diseased smack down than what I just described. What happened was much more fluid…less aggressive…and the result was, of course, heavenly.
When it comes to breakfast, baked oatmeal and banana bread are always sure to give my heart a flutter. Sweet and dense is the route I choose in the morning. And you can take that for what it’s worth. Okay.
Combining two of my food loves – baked oatmeal and banana bread – to make banana bread baked oatmeal resulted in a fit of how-did-I-not-make-this-eons-ago? It’s the perfect comforting breakfast for a lazy weekend morning. Do you have children? They’ll eat this. Shoooo nuff! Especially if you drizzle maple syrup all over it. You’re a pleaser, admit it.
At any rate (where did that phrase come from? Am I mis-using it? Ah shhh yeah), this recipe is naturally sweetened using pure maple syrup and bananers. It can eeeeeasily be gluten free as long as you use gluten-free oats. Done.
Bake it this weekend. Put yogurt-atop. Sliced bananas. Drink a pot of coffee like no one’s watching. I’ll keep my fingers crossed you don’t encounter any rabid chipmunks. None whatsoever.
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 2 cups almond milk
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For Serving
- Sliced bananas
- Yogurt
- Maple syrup
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil an <a href="8” x 8” baking pan.
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In a mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients and stir.
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In a separate mixing bowl, mash the bananas. Add the eggs and whisk them in with the mashed bananas. Add the remaining “wet” ingredients and stir.
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Pour the dry ingredients in with the wet and stir to combine.
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Pour this mixture into the oiled baking pan.
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Bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the center tests clean.
My family will eat this up right quick!
Just what I needed to get out of the banana bread rut! Of course I’m dousing mine in extra maple syrup, cuz that’s how I roll!
This is one fiiiiiiine lookin’ breakfast, lady! xo
Yes, please! Two of my favorites in one!! I want to face plant into this whole dish! LOL!
I just stumbled across this recipe via Pinterest and am craving baked oatmeal for the first time in years! Love the ingredients and your photos are fabulous.
Banana bread in the form of oatmeal for breakfast? I’m SO down. Pinning!
Ok. So, Jerry is in the hospital right now (long story). He eats a banana ev.er.y. day, which is fine, but now they are on the counter and have become dewoozicated (almost disgusting) at which point, I won’t touch them. So, I’m looking at them this morning wondering what the heck I’m going to do with them when KAPOW! It hits me upside the head to stick them in baked oatmeal to eat on this week! Yes! So, tonight when I get home, it’s going to be the first thing I do. 🙂
Julie! Give my best to Jerry – I hope he’s doing okay!
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oh heck yes is right!! Lurve it 🙂
Did you know that baked oatmeal is one of my faaaaavorite breakfasts?? It is. But I feel like a FOOL for never thinking to do a banana bread version. Now that you’ve placed this glory before my eyeballs, it’s gotta happen pronto-tonto.
Just mouthwatering…looks delicious!
Hahaha! Can’t stop laughing over the rabid chipmunks! Love it! But seriously, I was JUST brainstorming recipe ideas for the coming month and actually wrote this exact thing down on my list of things to create! First the sandwich from Heaven and now this? Get outta ma’ head, woman!
The instructions mention eggs, but they’re not in the ingredient list. How many eggs, please? Thanks!
Hi there, the eggs are at the bottom of the ingredients list 🙂 You’ll need two of them. Let me know how you like the baked oatmeal! 🙂
Baked this last night and enjoyed for breakfast this morning – delicious!! And so easy! A little wetter than I expected it to be (I wanted to cut into squares and freeze) but I’m sure a cupcake pan with liners would fix that next time. There Will definitely be a next time! Thanks for sharing
Holy smoke, this sounds amazing!
Felt so bad about eating the last banana I had in the flat this morning now when I saw this – must be made SOON! I’ve already taken note of the link 😀
You’ve got a lovely blog, and I can’t wait to dig a bit in the archive for more goodies 😀 x
This was fantastic! So quick and easy to make. I made it at night and my family devoured it the next morning. Any ideas for making it with apples and more cinnamon?
I am making this now an it smells sooo good already in the house I just hope that my kids also like it too!!!
I added toasted walnut pieces to make this even more nutritious and delicious. Can’t wait for breakfast tomorrow. Literally–I’m going to have a little bit right now!
So happy to here you made the naner bread oatmeal! It’s definitely one of my favorites and is lots of fun for brunching on with friends. Enjoy xo
WOW! *****
I just made this today and it’s the best baked oatmeal I’ve ever had. SO flavorful and sweet! I couldn’t believe there was only 2 T maple syrup! I followed the directions exactly (but used unsweetened vanilla almond milk) and cooked it 40 min. I ate it plain as it was so flavorful but it would also be good with some nut butter on top! Thanks for this recipe!!! 🙂
Yippppeeeeeeeee! I’m so happy you like it, Virginia! I was blown away by how flavorful the baked oatmeal turned out, too…it’s incredible the amount of sweetness you can get out of bananas! Thanks so much for your kind note and have a great weekend!
Thank you! I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes now! Have a great weekend as well 🙂
This was delicious and leftovers freeze well. I portioned them out so all I had to do was grab one out of the freezer and nuke for 10 seconds on each side. So convenient and breakfast for an entire week! 🙂
Wahoo! I’m so thrilled to hear it, Mel! I’m in love with this baked oatmeal too – such a fabulous make-ahead breakfast. 😀 xo