Chunky Monkey Banana Baked Oatmeal

After per week of all issues Thanksgiving adopted by a week-long cookie celebration, I assumed it was the proper time to get again to fundamentals with a scrumptious, simple, meal-prep-able breakfast. CHUNKY MONKEY BANANA BAKED OATMEAL is looking. In all caps, as a result of it’s simply that rattling good.

This chunky monkey banana baked oatmeal is severely one of the best ways to get up within the morning. It’s simple to make, filled with entire grains, wholesome fat & protein to maintain you happy, and it just about tastes like your fav banana bread.

Sidney & Viggo liked each final chunk (even with out chocolate chips) of this so it’s good for kiddos, too! Prep this pan of breakfast goodness for the week (it’s freezer-friendly) and add the chocolate chips for good measure. Take pleasure in!

What’s baked oatmeal?

As an alternative of cooking oats in scorching water or milk like conventional oatmeal, we’re including just a few particular components and baking it proper within the oven. The consequence is sort of a scrumptious mixture of tender oatmeal and banana bread – a candy, but nutritious, wholesome breakfast oatmeal you’ll love.

Baked oatmeal is ideal for meal prep; you may make it forward of time and place it within the fridge for consuming all through the week, or freeze it for later!

Substances you’ll want for banana baked oatmeal

This simple banana bread baked oatmeal recipe makes use of easy components with scrumptious mix-ins you’ll love. Right here’s what you might want to make it:

• Bananas: you’ll want 3 ripe bananas (with a number of brown spots!) to naturally sweeten the baked oatmeal and provides it the correct texture.
• Eggs: this recipe calls for 2 eggs to assist the baked oatmeal bake up correctly. I feel flax eggs might work effectively, however I haven’t tried it. Let me know you do!
• Sweetener: together with the bananas you’ll simply want a pair tablespoons of pure maple syrup.
• Baking necessities: you’ll additionally want vanilla extract, baking powder, cinnamon & salt.
• Rolled oats: the bottom of this banana baked oatmeal is made with rolled oats. Be happy to make use of common, quaint rolled oats or gluten free oats.
• Combine-ins: the scrumptious, “chunky monkey” taste comes from unsweetened shredded coconut, chopped walnuts and chocolate chips. Be happy to make use of dairy free chocolate chips!

Non-obligatory recipe swaps

• For the maple syrup: you can additionally use a pair tablespoons of honey, coconut sugar, or brown sugar.
• For the walnuts: be happy to make use of pecans or omit the nuts should you’d like.
• For the chocolate chips: it’s also possible to omit the chocolate chips or swap for blueberries or raspberries!

Can I exploit metal reduce oats or fast oats?

I might not suggest utilizing metal reduce oats or fast oats on this banana baked oatmeal recipe as the feel might be a lot completely different than with common, rolled oats.

Can I make this banana baked oatmeal vegan?

You’ll be able to attempt utilizing a flax egg or two on this recipe, however please know I haven’t examined it so I can’t be sure, though I feel it might work effectively!

The best way to make banana baked oatmeal

1. Prep your pan. Preheat the oven to 350 levels F and grease a 9×9 inch pan with oil or cooking spray to stop sticking.
2. Combine your moist components. Add the entire moist components to a bowl and whisk them till they’re effectively mixed. Ensure that to mash your bananas first although!
3. Add the dry. Add the entire dry components to the moist components and blend effectively.
4. Combine-ins. Fold within the shredded coconut, walnuts & chocolate chips.
5. Bake it! Pour the banana baked oatmeal combination into your pan and bake it till the sides are barely golden brown.
6. High it. Add additional banana slices, chopped walnuts and a drizzle of maple syrup! Generally I like to serve it with just a little heat or chilly coconut or almond milk.

Methods to serve baked oatmeal

One of many nice issues about baked oatmeal is that it’s scrumptious served many various methods:

• Serve it heat with maple syrup drizzled on high.
• Add a dollop of almond or peanut butter for additional taste (and a lift of protein!)
• Take pleasure in heat and pour some milk proper excessive similar to cereal. The milk turns into like chocolate milk due to the chocolate chips!

Storing & reheating ideas

• Within the fridge: make certain the banana baked oatmeal has utterly cooled, after which cowl your 9×9 inch pan with tinfoil earlier than transferring it to the fridge. It’ll keep good lined within the fridge for 3-4 days, and you may reheat particular person slices within the microwave for 30-60 seconds. You may also retailer particular person slices in hermetic containers for fast, on-the-go breakfasts.
• Within the freezer: as soon as the baked oatmeal has utterly cooled, reduce it into 6 squares and wrap every sq. in plastic wrap and tinfoil. While you’re able to eat it, place the unwrapped frozen sq. of baked oatmeal on a microwave secure dish and microwave it at 30 second intervals for 1-2 minutes. In case you’d prefer to freeze your complete banana baked oatmeal for later, merely reheat it within the oven for 20-25 minutes at 350 levels F whereas it’s lined with tinfoil.

Extra oatmeal recipes to attempt

Get all of my oatmeal recipes right here!

I hope you like this banana baked oatmeal recipe! In case you make it, make sure you go away a remark and a ranking so I understand how you preferred it. Take pleasure in, xo!

Chunky Monkey Banana Baked Oatmeal

Scrumptious chunky monkey banana baked oatmeal filled with wholesome fat from coconut & walnuts. This simple, wholesome banana baked oatmeal recipe is of course sweetened with bananas and pure maple syrup for the proper breakfast! Add chocolate chips to make it additional particular.

Substances

• Moist components:
• 3
  ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ⅓ cups mashed ripe banana)
• 2
  eggs
• 1
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
• 1
  (15 ounce) can gentle coconut milk (about 1 ⅔ cup coconut milk)
• 2
  tablespoons
  pure maple syrup
• Dry components:
• 2 ¼
  cups
  gluten free rolled oats
• 2
  teaspoons
  baking powder
• 1
  teaspoon
  cinnamon
• ¼
  teaspoon
  salt
• Combine-ins:
• ½
  cup
  unsweetened shredded coconut, plus 2 additional tablespoons for topping
• ½
  cup
  chopped walnuts
• 1/3
  cup
  chocolate chips (be happy to make use of your favourite!), plus 2 tablespoons for sprinkling on high

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Grease a 9×9 inch pan with oil and put aside.

2. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the mashed banana, eggs, vanilla, coconut milk and maple syrup till effectively mixed.

3. Add the dry components to the bowl with the moist components: oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Combine till mixed, then fold in shredded coconut, walnuts and chocolate chips.

4. Pour combination into ready pan and easy high. Sprinkle with reserved shredded coconut and chocolate chips. Bake for 35-45 minutes or till the sides are barely golden brown. Take away from the oven, enable to chill for 10 minutes, then reduce into 6 slices and serve. High with additional banana slices, a drizzle of maple syrup and chopped walnuts. Serves 6.

Recipe Notes

See the complete publish for tactics to customise your baked oatmeal, plus retailer & freeze it!

Diet

Servings: 6 servings

Serving measurement: 1 sliced (primarily based on 6)

Energy: 452kcal

Fats: 25.2g

Saturated fats: 13g

Carbohydrates: 53.4g

Fiber: 7.7g

Sugar: 22.6g

Protein: 8.5g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Formidable Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats

This publish was initially revealed on December eighth, 2020, and republished on December 14th, 2022.