One Bowl Banana Baked Oatmeal is a delicious meal prep friendly breakfast that tastes like banana bread in oatmeal form.
Hey, look at me! Two recipes in one week. I can't remember the last time I got to do that!
The baby and I have been sharing these banana-baked oats all week! Something about the simplicity of these oats just feels so wholesome. I'm always seeing over-the-top oat creations on social media, which I bookmark and never try. I've made some pretty cool things out of oats myself (like pizza crust and scones), but, the simplicity of this recipe made time feel a little slower this week. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the boys to try any, but that's okay. It was more for us!
Honestly, this was just what I needed after being sick all week, almost getting better, and then sick again (thanks to not getting the right number of prescribed days of antibiotics). I ate mine warm with peanut butter on top. I was able to cut the baby's pieces into little cubes for her to pick up and eat.
How to Make One Bowl Banana Baked Oatmeal
*Please note this is a visual how-to section. The printable recipe card is below.
I started by mashing my bananas, add all the dry ingredients, followed by the wet ingredients. I mixed it up, poured it into a greased 8 x 8 dish, topped with banana slices, and baked. Really, that's it; it's only one bowl for the win!
Swaps and Substitutions
This recipe ended up vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free. For more swaps and substitution ideas and advice, see below.
- Bananas - do not omit or substitute.
- Oats - do not omit or substitute. You can use rolled oats or quick oats. Quick oats will have a slightly less hearty texture. Steel cut and instant oats won't work.
- Ground Flaxseed - sub one egg if you don't have ground flaxseed.
- Cinnamon - you can omit this, and it will still work. It just won't have that cinnamon taste. I don't recommend omitting or substituting.
- Nutmeg - optional, gives it a banana bread flavor.
- Baking Powder - can sub ⅓ the amount of baking powder.
- Vanilla Extract - can be omitted, but adds a lot of flavor!
- Salt - can omit or adjust, but adds flavor (salt actually brings out sweet flavors.)
- Almond Milk - can use any dairy, non-dairy milk, or even just use water
- Maple Syrup - can substitute any other liquid sweetener or omit and increase the milk by the same amount.
How to Store and Freeze Banana Baked Oatmeal
Store: Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Freeze: Freeze in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. I recommend letting it cool completely, cutting it into squares, individually wrapping the squares, and freezing. That way, you can unwrap individual pieces and heat them from frozen for a quick breakfast!
You May Also Like:
- Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
- Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
- Banana Oatmeal Bread
- Banana Oatmeal Muffins
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Banana Baked Oatmeal
Equipment
- 1 8 x 8 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2-5 medium bananas *see notes
- 2 ⅓ cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2-3 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 cups almond milk
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish. Mash bananas in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients (dry first) to the bowl. Mix well to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes until set.2-5 medium bananas, 2 ⅓ cups rolled oats, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2-3 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, 2 tablespoon ground flaxseed, ½ teaspoon sea salt, 2 cups almond milk, ¼ cup maple syrup
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Amy says
I made this once last week and again today, exactly as you have it written. It turned out delicious. Thanks so much!
Kelli Shallal MPH RD says
So glad you loved it!