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Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal

A tender, custardy oat bake with caramelized banana slices on top, toasty walnuts and warm cinnamon.

Banana Walnut Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients

  • 2¼ cups180 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 medium240 gBananahalf mashed, half sliced into rounds
  • ½ cup chopped50 gWalnutschopped
  • 1½ cups (350 ml)360 gMilk, 2%
  • 2 large100 gEggs
  • 2 tbsp40 gMaple syrup
  • 1½ tbsp20 gUnsalted buttermelted, divided
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking powder
  • 1⅛ tsp3 gGround cinnamon
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Melt the butter and brush an 8-inch square baking dish with about one quarter of it, saving the remaining three quarters.
  2. Peel the banana. Mash half of it in a large bowl and slice the other half into rounds; set the rounds aside. Chop the walnuts.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and two thirds of the walnuts. Keep the last third of the walnuts for the top.
  4. Into the mashed banana, whisk the egg, milk, maple syrup, vanilla and the remaining melted butter until smooth to make the wet mixture.
  5. Stir the oat mixture into the wet mixture, then pour it into the buttered dish and spread it evenly.
  6. Arrange the banana rounds over the top and scatter on the remaining walnuts.
  7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until the center is set, the edges are golden and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean and the center reaches 160°F (71°C).
  8. Cool 10 minutes, then cut into 4 squares and serve warm.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Tree nuts. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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