This dessert-like banana bread baked oatmeal is rich, sweet, hearty, and totally breakfast worthy, thanks to hearty oats and the natural sweetness of bananas. So if you’re tired of using your brown bananas for actual banana bread, you can change things up a bit with this banana bread flavored baked oatmeal, which makes a great make-ahead breakfast meal prep for the week. BONUS: it’s freezer-friendly!
What is Baked Oatmeal?
If you’re new to the world of baked oatmeal, it’s a wonderfully rich and moist breakfast treat. It’s basically oats baked into a custard. Kind of like bread pudding, but with oats instead of bread. If you think you don’t like oats because they tend to be gooey when boiled with water, try baked oatmeal. It’s soft, moist, and rich, but not at all gooey. Some people also mistakenly think baked oats are crunchy, but they’re not.
Try these other baked oatmeal flavors: Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal, Oatmeal Cookie Baked Oatmeal, or Blueberry Banana Baked Oatmeal.
How to Store the Leftovers
This recipe makes a pretty big batch, so you’ll want to save the leftovers to eat throughout the week. Make sure to refrigerate your baked oatmeal soon after cooking. I like to divide my baked oatmeal into single servings right after baking, then refrigerate them in individual containers. Once chilled, you can keep the baked oatmeal in the refrigerator for about 5 days, or freeze for about 3 months.
How to Serve Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal can be eaten hot OR cold. You can eat it as-is, or pour cold milk over top. And, if you like things a little sweeter, you can drizzle a little maple syrup over top.
Can I Use Steel Cut Oats?
You can not substitute steel cut oats in this recipe without making other changes because steel cut oats require a lot more moisture and a longer cooking time than rolled oats. While it may be possible to tweak it to make it work, I have not tested this method so I can not offer suggestions for that particular substitution.
Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
Servings 6Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 3 bananas) ($0.63)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar ($0.12)
- 2 large eggs ($0.46)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract ($0.15)
- 1 tsp baking powder ($0.02)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon ($0.02)
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg ($0.02)
- 2 cups milk ($0.75)
- 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats ($0.45)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts ($0.60)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Mash the bananas well with a fork (you'll need 1.5 cups).
- Add the mashed bananas to a large bowl along with the brown sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk until the ingredients are combined.
- Add the milk and whisk until combined again.
- Finally, stir in the rolled oats and chopped walnuts.
- Pour the oat mixture into a 9×9-inch casserole dish and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake for 45 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top and around the edges.
- Serve warm or refrigerate and enjoy cold!
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How to Make Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal – Step By Step Photos
Preheat the oven to 375ºF. You’ll need 1.5 cups mashed bananas, which is about three bananas. I like to mash my bananas right in a liquid measuring cup so I can see the volume on the side.
Add the mashed bananas to a large bowl along with ⅓ cup brown sugar, 2 large eggs, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp cinnamon, and ⅛ tsp nutmeg. Whisk the ingredients together until they’re evenly combined.
Add 2 cups milk and whisk to combine again. It’s easier to whisk in the milk after the other ingredients have been combined because it causes less splashing.
Finally, stir in 2.5 cups rolled oats and ½ cup chopped walnuts.
Pour the oat mixture into a 9×9-inch casserole dish.
Bake the oatmeal in the preheated 375ºF for 45 minutes, or until it’s golden brown on top and around the edges.
Serve the banana bread baked oatmeal immediately, or divide into six portions and refrigerate for later!
Serve hot or cold, alone or topped with milk.
I added mini chocolate chips and dried cranberries because I like my banana bread to be full of stuff. This recipe is amazing, I just had it for breakfast and it was so filling and delicious. I’m going to start making your oatmeals more often, this winter is going to be a string of great mornings.
Thanks for pointing that out! It’s fixed now :)
you forgot to put when to put the cinn and nutmeg in ;-) but I figured it really didn’t matter so I added it after the salt.. it’s in the oven now…smells sooo good!
This sounds great! I hate the texture of prepared oatmeal and I tried making baked oats twice, the first time came out perfect (with applesauce) , the second time was not so great (I think I tried to substitute water). I’m going to try this recipe as soon as the bananas in the fruit bowl get nice and speckled.
:) Thank you!
I can’t think of a comparable substitute for the eggs… I started a batch once only to discover that I was out of eggs so I tried ground flax seed (it has directions for using as an egg sub) but it turned out terrible :P You can try making it without the egg and it will probably just be less solid.
Mmm! What do you recommend to replace the eggs with if I were to omit them?
To watch cholesterol, I subbed one egg for 1 Tbsp. chia seeds soaked in 3 Tbsp. water.
If you want to replace both eggs do 2 Tbsp. chia seeds soaked in 6 Tbsp. water! :)
You know, I haven’t done much cooking with quinoa so I’m really not sure. If you try it, let me know how it works out!
Do you suppose this would work with quinoa? I have an oat intolerance and I certainly miss my hot breakfast cereals :(
PS – recently started following – you’re a gal after my own heart!
Yummy! If there’s anything we always have it’s extra bananas at the end of the week that just get thrown in the freezer. Can’t wait to try this out – I know my kids will love it :D
mmmm!!!
I am SO glad I woke up to see this recipe this morning! I made it, but ended up using an 8×11 baking dish, because once I mixed everything up an 8×8 dish seemed too small. (The baking time was the same.) About to dig in, and my mouth is watering. Smells amazing!
That looks delish! I have been obsessed with the pumpkin pie oatmeal and can’t wait to try this one!!
yum! now I know what I’m doing with that bunch of bananas on my counter!
yum! This sounds wonderful
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