This dessert-like Banana Bread Baked Oats is just what you need to tempt you out of bed in the morning. A cake like texture, deliciously sweet from the banana and chocolate chips, and it is made from a few simple ingredients.
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These blender baked oats aren't like your usual baked oats recipes, that taste more like an oat bar. Because all the ingredients are blended together, you get a really smooth batter and when baked it turns out all cake like. No flour, but it honestly tastes like banana bread.
These baked oats banana bread are a great way to use up bananas that are going a bit brown, and it freezes really well too. A great way to increase your fibre too with fibre packed oats.
For more baked oat recipes try our fluffy Chocolate Protein Baked Oats, fresh Lemon Baked Oats, delicious Banana Bread Baked Oats, festive Gingerbread Baked Oats or our comforting Apple Baked Oats.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A full ingredients list, along with US Customary and Metric measurements, can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Oats - Use rolled outs, not quick cook oats.
- Eggs - Medium sized.
- Banana - Really ripe bananas, and starting to go brown will give the best flavour and sweetness.
- Maple syrup - You could use honey instead.
- Milk - We used skimmed, but any milk will work, even non-dairy milk.
- Vanilla - Use vanilla extract, not essence.
- Baking powder - This helps it to rise and get cake-like.
- Cinnamon - You could use ground ginger instead.
- Salt - This helps to bring out the sweetness.
- Chocolate chips - We used dark chocolate, but milk or white would work. These are optional and you could leave them out to make it just naturally sweetened.
Variations
Individual portions - You could divide the mixture into 6 individual greased ramekins for single servings. You would just need to adjust the cooking time as they would cook quicker.
Nuts and seeds - For extra protein and fibre, you could blend some chia seeds or flax seeds into the batter. You could then fold some chopped nuts in before baking.
How To Make Banana Bread Baked Oats
Prep: Preheat your oven to 190°C/170°C(fan)/375°F/Gas 5. Grease a 20cm/8in Baking dish.
- Step 1: Put all of the ingredients into a blender.
- Step 2: Blend until smooth.
- Step 3: Pour the blended oat mixture into the greased baking dish - we used this enamel baking dish.
- Step 4: Bake for 20 minutes.
What To Serve with Banana Bread Baked Oats
We serve with this a drizzle of peanut butter and some Greek yogurt for extra protein. You could then add lots of fresh berries or make a fruit compote with frozen berries and chia seeds (just simmer them together in a pan for 15 minutes until thickened).
For something a little more indulgent, and what my kids love for a Sunday brunch, you could serve this banana bread baked oats with some whipped cream and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Dannii's Top Tips
- Use a high powered blender to get the batter as smooth as possible.
- If you don't have a blender, then you could use oat flour (or even just whole oats) instead, and mash the bananas and mix everything together. It would change the texture, and it wouldn't be cake like. But it would still be delicious.
- To make this vegan, you can use flax egg and a plant based milk.
- To ensure this recipe is gluten free, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats and baking powder.
Frequently Asked Questions
Slice into individual servings and then individually wrap them and store in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for a month. Reheat in the oven, microwave or air fryer before serving.
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Recipe
Banana Bread Baked Oats
Ingredients
- 160 g (1.5 cups) of Oats - (use certified gluten free oats to ensure this recipe is gluten free)
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Bananas - small; peeled
- 2 tablespoons of Maple syrup
- 125 ml (0.5 cups) of Skimmed milk
- 0.5 teaspoon of Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of Baking powder - (use certified gluten free baking powder to ensure this recipe is gluten free)
- 0.5 teaspoon of Ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of Fine sea salt
- 30 g (0.25 cups) of Dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190°C/170°C(fan)/375°F/Gas 5.
- Put all of the ingredients into a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the greased baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
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Recipe Tips
- Use a high powered blender to get the batter as smooth as possible.
- If you don't have a blender, then you could use oat flour (or even just whole oats) instead, and mash the bananas and mix everything together. It would change the texture, and it wouldn't be cake like. But it would still be delicious.
- To make this vegan, you can use flax egg and a plant based milk.
- To ensure this recipe is gluten free, make sure to use certified gluten-free oats and baking powder.
Nutritional Information
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The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
As all appliances vary, cooking times are a guide. Please note that by changing the serving size, the cooking time may also need to be altered.
Carrie Davies says
I’m a little confused as to whether this serves 1 person or 4? It say 4 at the top of the recipe but the quantities don’t look anywhere near enough for 4 people. 2 eggs and 1.5 cups oats for 4?Must be a very small portion each?
Dannii Martin says
Yes, this serves 4 portions at 318 calories each. And then you would serve it with Greek yoghurt, fruit, nut butter etc. A quarter of this is plenty with yoghurt, but as with all my recipes you can always serve yourself up a bigger portion and adjust the nutritional info.
Debbie says
This looks really good. Im printing out tgevrevipe to try it. And also thinking of maybe a version with applesauce instead of banana with spices and top with walnuts?? Do you think it would work?
Dannii Martin says
Yes, that would work.