Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
 
 
Recipe type: Breakfast
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup steel-cut oats (6 ounces)
  • 6 very ripe bananas
  • 3 medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup, preferably grade B
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 cups (5 1/2 ounces) rolled oats
  • 1 cup (3 3/4 ounces) toasted walnuts, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Greek yogurt and additional maple syrup, for serving, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8-inch-square baking dish.
  2. Add steel-cut oats and 1 cup boiling water to a large mixing bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let soak for 20 minutes.
  3. Slice 2 of the bananas into 1/2-inch-thick half moons
  4. In a small mixing bowl, mash 4 of the bananas with a fork. Add the dates, milk, maple syrup, and egg, and whisk until relatively homogenous.
  5. Add the wet ingredients, rolled oats, walnuts, baking powder, and salt to the soaked steel-cut oats; mix to combine.
  6. Pour into the prepped baking dish and arrange the sliced bananas on top.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour or until just set in the center.
  8. Serve hot or cold with a dollop of Greek yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup, if desired.
Notes
If the bananas you have are particularly large, you might only need to slice 1 to 1 1/2 for topping the oatmeal. If you're avoiding gluten, use gluten-free oats.
Recipe by A Modest Feast at http://www.amodestfeast.com/2016/03/17/banana-bread-baked-oatmeal/