If you like banana bread, you will love these banana bread baked oats! They have all of the delicious flavors and spices of banana bread. This recipe is super easy to make and perfect whenever the craving hits. You only need simple pantry staples and one banana to make this recipe. These baked oats are a healthy option made with oats and are gluten-free.
Why You Will Love Banana Bread Baked Oats
- They have the delicious flavors of banana bread.
- These baked oats are made with simple ingredients.
- This is the perfect recipe to make when you have a ripe banana lying around.
- You only need one banana to make this recipe.
- Banana bread baked oats are gluten-free and dairy-free.
What Do Banana Baked Oats Taste Like?
These baked oats taste just like banana bread! They have a similar texture and flavor to banana bread muffins. This is the perfect single-serving recipe to make when you want banana bread.
Are Banana Bread Baked Oats Healthy?
Yes, these banana bread baked oats are healthy. They have the delicious flavors of banana bread while being the perfect healthy breakfast. They are made with simple healthy ingredients such as oats, cinnamon, banana, and an egg.
Ingredients For Banana Bread Baked Oats
- Oats: Use quick oats or old-fashioned rolled oats to make baked oats.
- Baking Powder: Helps the baked oats rise.
- Salt: Just a pinch to enhance the flavors.
- Sweetener: Use your sweetener of choice in this recipe.
- Cinnamon: Adds warm flavor to the baked oats.
- Nutmeg: Just a pinch for flavor.
- Vanilla Extract: Adds a bit of flavor to the baked oats.
- Banana: One small ripe banana gives these baked oats banana bread flavor!
- Egg: To help the baked oats come together and rise.
How Much Banana To Use
You will need 1/3 cup of mashed banana for this recipe, which is about one small banana. Make sure to use a ripe banana because ripe bananas are sweeter and will make for the best baked oats.
Which Oats To Use For Baked Oats
We have found that using quick oats makes light, fluffy, and delicious baked oats. Also, it prevents your baked oats from being gummy. You can use quick oats or rolled oats in this recipe. The oats will be finely blended into oat flour in the blender with the rest of the ingredients.
How To Sweeten Baked Oats
To sweeten banana bread baked oats use sugar, honey, or maple syrup. To keep this recipe sugar-free, use your sugar-free sweetener of choice.
Baked Oats With Oat Flour
You can use oat flour in this recipe instead of quick oats. Just replace the quick oats with oat flour and add it to the blender with the rest of the ingredients.
How To Make Banana Bread Baked Oats
First, blend the quick oats into oat flour.
Then, add the baking powder, salt, sweetener of choice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and banana to the blender and blend.
After that, lightly pulse in the egg. Next, pour the batter into an oven-safe ramekin.
Bake your banana bread baked oats, let them slightly cool, and enjoy!
Are Banana Bread Baked Oats Gluten-Free?
Yes, these banana bread baked oats are gluten-free and made with oats. Just make sure your quick oats or rolled oats are certified gluten-free.
Dairy-Free Banana Bread Baked Oats
There is no dairy in this banana bread baked oats recipe! The banana and egg make for the perfect consistency and no extra liquid, such as almond milk, is needed.
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Baked Oats
You can add chocolate chips to these banana bread baked oats for some chocolate flavor. We like to add mini chocolate chips.
Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal For One
These baked oats are the perfect breakfast or snack. This easy single-serving baked oats recipe is packed with the flavors of banana bread.
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Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories267
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
6.5g
10%
- Saturated Fat 1.8g 5%
- Cholesterol 164mg 55%
- Sodium 67mg 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
44.2g
15%
- Dietary Fiber 6.1g 24%
- Sugars 13.3g
- Protein 10.3g 20%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
These are amazing. Thank you for the recipe, will be a staple in our breakfast rotation now!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment and review! We are so happy that you enjoyed the baked oats! 🙂
Great recipe! Instead of baking, I microwaved it for about 1:30 and it turned out great!
I am so happy they turned out great in the microwave! Great idea on microwaving the baked oats! I am so happy you enjoyed them! Thank you so much for letting us know.