This banana Baked Banana Bread Oatmeal recipe is a real treat! This Banana Oatmeal is gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan.
Baked oatmeal is a great breakfast because it’s hearty and filling. This recipe is so easy to meal prep, and oats are full of healthy fiber!
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Ingredients:
- Oatmeal: I use traditional rolled oats, but steel cut oats or quinoa are fantastic too.
- Chia Seeds: Chia eggs are perfect for holding together egg free recipes.
- Almond Milk: Unsweetened, plain or vanilla.
- Banana: A great natural sweetener and excellent source of potassium.
- Baking Powder, Vanilla Extract, and Cinnamon: The essentials for all baking.
Recipe Tips:
- If you’re not egg free you can replace the chia seeds and water with 8 eggs.
- You can use equal amounts of flax seed in place of chia.
- Top with fresh fruit, peanut butter, brown sugar, or melted butter.
- If you’re doubling the recipe you will need to cook it in two separate batches.
- Baking times can vary depending on your oven and the size of your pan. You’ll know your oats are done when the center is dry and springs back when you touch it.
Plant Based/Vegan Baked Oatmeal
Time needed: 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Since going plant based, this is my go-to breakfast every morning! It’s easy to switch up the banana with any other fruit and I love that I can cook once and have breakfast ready to go all week.
- Make your chia egg
Mix chia seeds with water in a small bowl and set it aside as you’re preparing the other ingredients. The seeds will gel while they sit.
I like to add the vanilla to this mixture too! - Prepare your dry ingredients
Mix oatmeal, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
- Mash your banana
Slice your banana and add to a bowl then use a fork to mash until smooth.
- Add wet ingredients
Add almond milk, mashed bananas and chia eggs to your dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- Prepare the pot
Lightly spray an oven safe dish with cooking spray, I use coconut oil, and set aside. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of your Instant Pot.
- Transfer
Transfer your oatmeal mixture to your prepared pan then cover your pan tightly with foil. Use your trivet to carefully lower your pan into your Instant Pot. Close the lid and turn your pressure valve to the sealed position.
- Pressure Cook
Set your Instant Pot to High Pressure for 50 minutes.
- Natural/Quick Release
Once cook time is complete, allow your pot to release naturally for for ten minutes before turning the valve to quick release. Remove the lid and remove your oatmeal using the handles of the trivet. Be careful–it will be hot.
Allowing this recipe to sit in the pot for a bit is ok, it won’t be overcooked. - Serve
Remove the foil and serve. Transfer all leftovers to an air tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Oven Instructions for this Banana Baked Oatmeal:
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Follow steps 1-5 above to make the oatmeal.
- Transfer the oat mixture to a prepared baking dish and cover with foil.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes.
- Remove foil and cook for 10 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
Meal Prep Tips
This is a great recipe for meal prep! I prep this recipe weekly.
- Store this recipe in the refrigerator in an air tight container. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, then add the topping of your choice.
- You can easily freeze this recipe–I’ve made up to three batches before and frozen them to bring on vacation. They freeze like a dream!
- We love this recipe because it’s so easy to adapt. If you have other fruits like apples, blueberries, or strawberries, you can use those instead of the bananas.
Healthy Eating Plans:
This Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal is perfect for healthy eating plans like myWW and Beachbody’s container based diets. This is how it fits in:
6 Blue Plan Points | 6 Green Plan Points | 1 Purple Plan Point
- This entire recipe contains 12 Yellow Containers, 6 Purple Containers, 1.5 Orange Containers, 2.75 Teaspoons.
- Per Serving (recipe makes 8): 1.5 Yellow Containers, .5 Purple Containers, trace amounts of Orange Containers, and teaspoons (I do not count these).
More breakfast recipes:
- Whole Wheat Banana Bread Recipe
- Breakfast Frittata Recipe
- Healthy Breakfast Rice Recipe
- Easy Yogurt Breakfast Bowls
- Sweet Homemade Sausage Recipe
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
- Amish Baked Oatmeal
Baked Banana Oatmeal Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 tsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 bananas extra ripe
- 4 cups oatmeal dry
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups almond milk unsweetened
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Mix chia seeds and water and set aside. This allows the seeds to gel while you're making the rest of the recipe.
- Mash your bananas until they are smooth.
- Mix oats, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
- Add chia eggs, mashed bananas, vanilla, and almond milk to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- Lightly spray an oven safe dish with cooking spray and transfer your oatmeal mixture into it.
- Cover your pan tightly with aluminum foil.
- Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of your Instant Pot.
- Place your pan on top of the trivet and use the handles to carefully lower the pan into the pot.
- Cover and turn the pressure valve to sealing.
- Press Pressure Cook or Manual and cook on high pressure for 50 minutes.
- When the cook time is complete, allow the pot to naturally release for ten minutes, then turn the valve to quick release and remove the lid.
- Carefully remove your oatmeal using the trivet handles. Remove the foil and serve.
Oven Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Follow steps 1-5 above.
- Transfer your oat mixture to your prepared baking dish and cover with foil.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes, then remove foil and cook for 10 minutes until the top is golden brown.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- This entire recipe contains 12 Yellow Containers, 6 Purple Containers, 1.5 Orange Containers, 2.75 Teaspoons.
- Per Serving (recipe makes 8): 1.5 Yellow Containers, .5 Purple Containers, trace amounts of Orange Containers, and Teaspoons, I do not count these.
- If you’re not egg free you can replace the chia seeds and water with 8 eggs.
- Top with fresh fruit, peanut butter, brown sugar, or melted butter.
- If you’re doubling the recipe you will need to cook it in separate batches.
- Baking times can vary depending on your oven and the size of your pan. You’ll know your oats are done when the center is dry and springs back when you touch it.
You cook in Instant Pot for 50 minutes? Surely not…
Surely I do. This recipe is thick and fills the pan up. It takes a while to cook. This isn’t traditional oatmeal :)
It was very good. Recipe you can adapt. How do you other fruit, example apples or strawberries. How do u prepare the apples.
I’d cut them into pieces and be sure to peel the apples :) I’ve done it with 2 apples, peeled and diced. Strawberries and blueberries I’ve used about 2 cups :)
If I replace the chia seeds with eggs, do I add 1/2 red container per serving for 21 day fix?
Yes! You’re correct :)