Naturally sweetened with bananas and maple syrup, this banana chocolate chip baked oatmeal makes a healthy, whole-grain breakfast or snack!
Y’all– I do not know what is happening. I am finally enjoying banana in all kinds of baked goods!
It started with banana cinnamon mini pound cakes. I could not get enough! Then, there was banana pudding while visiting the South. Love, love, LOVE! I still don’t enjoy when other foods taste like banana, but mixing banana with other ingredients and wanting it to actually taste like banana- that is a thing I want now!
I like fresh bananas in a smoothie or slathered with peanut butter. Once bananas begin to develop brown spots, they are past their prime for my liking. Time to use them in another way or lose ’em. This is the part where I used to bake some banana bread to give away or slice and freeze for smoothies.
Now, a whole new world of possibilities is opening. In addition to banana bread, I can make cake, pancakes, muffins, or this baked oatmeal!
What can I serve with baked oatmeal?
- Greek Yogurt
- Eggs
- Fresh Fruit
Ingredients in Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Butter
Bananas
Maple Syrup
Vanilla
Eggs
Baking Powder
Salt
Flour
Milk
Old-Fashioned or Rolled Oats
Chocolate Chips
Storing Baked Oatmeal
Unless there is cream cheese in the frosting, you can store at room temperature. Baked oatmeal should always be kept in an airtight container. Personally, I prefer to store in the fridge. If you’re busy in the mornings, place individual servings in Ziploc bags or small containers to grab and go!
Bananas in Baked Goods
Besides flavor, bananas can be used in baked foods for other reasons!
- Substitute for butter or oil
- Replace an egg
- Naturally sweet- when used for one of the above reasons, the sugar can also be reduced.
40 minutes
Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. flour (I used oat flour)
- 1 c. milk (can use dairy free)
- 2 c. old-fashioned or rolled oats
- 1/2 c. chocolate chips
- Optional: chocolate chips, peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Next, whisk the mashed bananas, butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs. Continue to whisk in the baking powder, salt, and flour. Carefully mix in the milk. Then, stir in the oat and chocolate chips.
- Spoon mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish or 12-14 lined muffin cups. Then, bake for 30 minutes. If desired, melt about 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and drizzle over the cooled oatmeal. Also great topped with peanut butter!