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The Bunch Baked Oatmeal

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Time: 55 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

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The best baked oatmeal has got to be The Bunch Baked Oatmeal, because it's a bunch of great flavors that will have you bouncing on your feet for a bunch more! The Bunch Baked Oatmeal features tender yet crisp-on-the-outside oats, plenty of creamy goodness, and a bunch of banana flavor baked right in! A little smoky-sweet maple syrup takes everything to the next level, so breakfast can be both nourishing and delicious! It's easy to have a bunch of fun with this breakfast bunch!

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Ingredients

  • For the oatmeal bake:
  • coconut oil or neutral oil, to taste, for greasing a pan
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup pecans, optional, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 very ripe bananas
  • 1 3/4 cups milk, of your choice, dairy or non-dairy
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • Optional toppings:
  • almond butter, to taste
  • peanut butter, to taste
  • banana slices, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with the coconut oil.

Step 3 -In a medium bowl, mix together the rolled oats, the chopped pecans, the baking powder, the cinnamon, the allspice, and the kosher salt.

Step 4 -Transfer the oat mixture into the prepared pan.

Step 5 -Mash the bananas.

Step 6 -In the same bowl, whisk the bananas, the milk, the maple syrup, and the vanilla.

Step 7 -Drizzle the milk mixture over the oats.

Step 8 -Lightly stir the oats and the banana mixture together to make sure everything gets evenly incorporated.

Step 9 -Bake until the top is nicely golden and the oat mixture is set, about 40-45 minutes.

Step 10 -Allow the oat mixture to cool for at least 10 minutes.

Step 11 -Spread the top of the bake with the almond butter and/or the peanut butter.

Step 12 -Top with the banana slices.

Step 13 -Slice and serve.

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