Easy Baked Oatmeal with Banana

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This baked oatmeal recipe is so easy to make and a perfect healthy breakfast option that is filling but also yummy. It tastes like a crumbly banana bread mixed with a crispy baked oat bar, and yes, still healthy!

It is a great recipe to make on the weekends in preparation for the week ahead, especially if you are time poor. This simple healthy breakfast meal is whipped together in roughly 10 minutes and will ensure you have a delicious breakfast each morning.

What you need to make Baked Oatmeal:

Large mixing bowl
Measuring cup
Fork or masher to mash the bananas
Small oven tray (roughly 20 cm x 20 cm or 8″ x 8″)

Ingredients:

Ripe bananas: fairly ripe/brown spotty bananas work best for this recipe in terms of taste and sweetness. If you only have yellow bananas, put them in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften them and bring out their natural sweetness.
Plain rolled oats: whole rolled oats are best as they are the most filling and satisfying when compared to quick/instant oats.
Eggs
Milk: any of your choice.
Baking powder
Nut butter: I use almond butter but any variety of nut butter will substitute. This helps to bind the mixture together. The baked oatmeal does not come out with an overly-nutty flavour either.
Rice malt syrup: I prefer to use this syrup over other syrups like maple, golden or even honey, because it is less sickly-sweet.
Optional: vanilla extract for a little extra sweetness if you prefer.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 180 C (or 360 F). Peel the bananas and add to large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas with a masher or a fork.
Add all the other ingredients to the bowl and mix until well combined.
Grease a small oven tray with butter, then pour the mixture into the oven tray. Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the top is crispy.

Possible variations of Baked Oatmeal:

Blueberry or berry: simply add 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries or other berries to the mixture after all the other ingredients have been added and mixed together.

Banoffee (banana caramel): substitute the almond butter and rice malt syrup (or other liquid sweetener) for ¼ cup salted caramel sauce of your choice.

Storage

Stores well in the fridge for at least one week.

Questions about the recipe:

Is baked oatmeal healthy?

YES! Rolled oats provide healthy soluble fibre that is very filling, sustained energy release (good for stabilising blood glucose levels) and helps to lower bad cholesterol levels.

Is baked oatmeal good for weight loss?

Yes this recipe will support weight loss if the rest of your dietary intake is balanced and you are getting in some exercise. One serving of this baked oatmeal (total recipe serves 5) contains approximately 398 calories and 12.7 g protein.