Baked Banana and Blueberry Oatmeal

I made this for breakfast the other morning for my hubby and me. I love that this recipe was so deliciously wholesome with healthy ingredients. The banana flavor was extremely evident in this oatmeal, so if you’re not fond of a lot of banana flavor cut the bananas down from 4 to 2.

Baked Banana and Blueberry Oatmeal

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup walnuts, chopped and lightly toasted

1/4 cup maple syrup, plus more for serving

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of salt

1 cup milk

1 large egg

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 super ripe bananas (the kind you’d make banana bread with)

2 ripe bananas, sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces

1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spray a 11/2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, toss together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon and half of the walnuts and set aside.

In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer), mix the 2 super ripe bananas until nice and smooth. Add in the maple syrup, milk, egg, half of the melted butter, and the vanilla. Mix until well blended.

Place the sliced banana pieces from the 2 ripe bananas in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.

Banana slices in prepared casserole dish.

Sprinkle ½ cup of the fresh blueberries over the top of the bananas, then cover the blueberries with the oat mixture.

Drizzle the banana and milk mixture over the oats, making sure to distribute it as evenly as possible.

The mixture ready for the oven.

Sprinkle the remaining blueberries and walnuts over the top of the oats.

Bake the oatmeal for 35-45 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the oats have set.

Remove the oatmeal from the oven and drizzle the remaining butter over the top and serve.

You may choose to garnish with drizzled maple syrup or brown sugar although I don’t think you’ll need it.

Makes 4 servings.

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