I’ve been eating overnight oats for breakfast everyday, but after seeing varieties of baked oatmeal on a few blogs, I decided to try to take the ingredients I put into my overnight oats and turn it into a baked version!
This version is made with strawberries, coconut, and walnuts. But you can add any toppings you would add to your favorite oatmeal combo. It reheats really well. This version lasted me for 3 delicious breakfasts.
Ingredients:
- 1-2 medium ripe bananas, (the riper the better) sliced into 1/2″ pieces
- 1 1/2 cup strawberries, chopped
- 1/4 cup honey (or agave)
- 1 cup uncooked quick oats
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 T chia seeds
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk (any kind, I used coconut)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375° F. Lightly spray a 8 x 8″ or 9 x 9″ or pie baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
2. Arrange the banana slices in a single layer on the bottom of the ceramic dish. Sprinkle half of the strawberries over the bananas, 1/4 tsp of the cinnamon, 1 tbsp of the honey and cover with foil. Bake 15 minutes, until the bananas get soft.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the oats, half of nuts, baking powder, remaining cinnamon, coconut, chia seeds, and salt; stir together.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining honey, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
5. Remove the banana mixture from the oven, then pour the oat mixture over the bananas and blueberries.
6.Pour the milk mixture over the oats, making sure to distribute the mixture as evenly as possible over the oats.
7. Sprinkle the remaining strawberries and walnuts over the the top.
8. Bake the oatmeal for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the oatmeal has set.
9. Serve warm from the oven. With a side of vanilla greek yogurt. It tastes like strawberry banana bread à la mode, except way healthier! 
Have you tried baked oatmeal?
Haven’t tried baked oatmeal, but I do eat oatmeal every.single.day. I love it. Seriously love it. But I like mine traditional — piping hot and simple!
for some reason i am incapable of making traditional warm regular oatmeal successfully and always end up throwing it out! i think i overcook it, so cold and overnight is my preference!
I love baked oatmeal but have never tried a strawberry banana version – and girl, your photos look fabulous!
thank you!
Looks delicious! I wish I wasn’t allergic to banana’s…they are in so many recipes.
I’ve done baked oatmeal a few times. It’s definitely awesome to do it on a monday morning and have breakfast done for the whole week…
yeah definitely or if you’re always running late on Mondays (like me) then on Sunday
Love this! I’ve been eating oatmeal everyday & I’m always looking for new oatmeal recipes! THanks for sharing!
I’ve never tried baked oatmeal but it looks delicious! Definitely on my list of recipes to try!
Baked oatmeal with chocolate chips is my favorite! However, this fruity version looks amazing…and so pretty! Haha! The perfect Sunday morning breakfast.
Oooh, yum! I do like oatmeal but rarely have time to make it before I’m running out the door in the morning . . . if I baked this ahead of time, I could portion it into containers and microwave it at work! Genius.
Never even thought of this as an option. Thanks for sharing!
I love warm oatmeal so I improvise: scoop desired amount of rolled whole oats (not a fan of the instant texture) into a deep ish bowl, add milk/water to cover the oats, cover the bowl with an appropriately sized plate, microwave 2 minutes…and continue getting ready or wait about 10 minutes. I usually add frozen fruit in with the oatmeal to defrost it, or fresh slices of whatever I want when ready to eat. Love me some cinnamon, too! It’s warm, just the right texture.
And YES to a side of Greek yogurt with oatmeal, hot or cold
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I can never make oatmeal the normal way (on a stove top) and have it come out right, so I’ve been eating it the cold way (overnight oats) or baking it! I’m gonna try your homemade instant oats and see if it works out better for me!
I don’t have the patience for stove-top oatmeal/other grain cereal making either…and as a kid I always burnt the milk to the bottom of the pot (haven’t tried it since).
Actually, I’ve never tried the cold way so last night I put it to the test. I did end up heating it to make it warm. Mmm plump and yummy. Thanks for mentioning the overnight method!
ooh you tried it? yaay! it’s soo good, the bananas and chia seeds really plump it up it’s my favorite! in the winter I heat it up too.
recently started added Chia seeds on top of peanut butter and toast, yogurt, cereal, salads. They are such nutrient-packed suckers!