Yesterday morning, I spied a very brown banana hanging out on the kitchen counter. My first thought was:
Score! I can make… Banana Pancakes for One.
But then I got an even better idea.
Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal
Adapted from: Cookie Dough Baked Oatmeal
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (50 g)
- a litle over 1/16th tsp salt
- a little over 2 tbsp mashed, very-ripe banana (40 g)
- 3 tbsp milk of choice or water (45 g)
- 1 tbsp virgin coconut oil or coconut butter (Or you can sub 1 tbsp more liquid or extra banana, for a lower-fat version. But the coconut oil makes this recipe so buttery!)
- pinch stevia OR 1 tbsp sugar (Taste the batter to decide if you want more)
- Optional: walnuts, cinnamon, vanilla extract, peanut butter, or whatever else you put in banana bread (Chocolate chips?)
Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Combine dry ingredients, then mix in wet. Pour into a small baking pan, loaf pan, or 1-cup ramekin (or, for mini boats, two 1/2-cup ramekins). Cook for 15-20 minutes, or more until it’s firm. (Cooking time varies, depending on whether you use oil or not.) Finally, set your oven to “high broil” for 5 more minutes (or simply just bake longer, but broiling gives it a nice crust). Don’t forget to spray your ramekins or mini-loaf pan first if you want your cakes to pop out.
View Baked Oatmeal Nutrition Facts
I spy something else brown…
And white. A whole lotta white. See all that hair on the side of his bed? That’s the reason poor Henry is not allowed on the couch. Henry wants to know, “Where’s my banana boatmeal?”
Question of the Day:
Do your pets ever eat “people” food?
Henry adores bananas. He’d probably like the Melted Banana Trick!
We used to feed them table scraps, until Molly had to go on a diet. But they’re still fed raw veggies every now and then. (Carrots are a favorite.) My dogs don’t just eat people food, they think they are people!
Great job on the baked oatmeal and I think most dogs eat tons of people food! I think that between their begging and their owners who just can’t say no..most doggies have a full complement of human food. 🙂 Good, bad, or otherwise…it’s life!
My dog loves spicy tofu! Or tofu of any kind actually, but spicy in particular! Thanks for the recipe Katie!
Katie, your posts always make me smile. <3
Your enthusiasm is so much fun to read.
Makes me wish I knew you in person!!!
(I need to make these boatmeals sometime soon! I just haven't been craving oats these days..maybe it's because the season is changing? All I can think about is fruits!)
Aww Ash, your comment made ME smile!!
You know what I was thinking about today? Honeydew! Ripe honeydews are finally starting to show up in stores again! Yay :).
I miss banana bread. Must make this!
My cat probably wouldn’t eat people food unless it was fish anyway, so she sticks to her cat food. My mom feeds my dog off of plates though which is kind of annoying to me. It’s not a big deal, but he’s gotten into the habit of begging because of it..oh well! As long as he’s not breathing on my food I guess it’s no big deal. 😛
My dogs love celery, apples and TONS of peanut butter. Like mama like dog 🙂
Since I’ve become so obsessed with boatmeal lately, I should definitely try some of the other flavors to mix things up. I’ve been making the standard one with raisins every time. I’m still not sick of it though! But banana and chocolate are definitely on the to-do list.
Yummm! I would love to try layering the rest of the banana in the baked oatmeal. I hate just using part of a banana!
lovely; i had the cake batter pizzert 2x already (once as the cake for strawberry shortcake, and again today, only with overripe banana and some superfood
my dog will eat most things, except french fries and vegan cheese
Haha my dogs actually like vegan cheese! I just had to try it once, since they used to love real cheese (before we stopped feeding them table scraps).
oats are slowly making their way back into my world and i am loving it. the texture is divine!!
This looks awesome! Definitely making it
I don’t have pets but my fiance’s cats loooooove it when I cook him korean food or something! probably b/c it’s strong and stinky! but in a yummy way i promise! 🙂 and we eat lots of fish
I tried this yesterday and today actually! Today I added a little bit of butter extract and coconut shavings and it added a BLAST of flavor! Great idea with the baked oats though! I’ve been eating them like granola bars! 🙂
Aw I’m so excited you tried it!
My Chester LOVES peanut butter. I love watching him lick out the remnants from the jar. I can just hear him saying, “I wish had opposable thumbs!”
My sister’s Boxers love marshmallows…not that I approve of their eating them!
I have been loving boatmeal soo much lately! Its such a great way to mix it up at breakfast time and till get some yummy oats in!
My pup loves people food but her faves are: carrots, apples, peanut butter, and tuna (not all together of course lol)! She will literally come running from anywhere in the house if she hears me cutting up carrots!
Yay, a Lent-friendly recipe! I just can’t quit your blog, even when I torture myself with visions of chocolate (darn you 40 days and 40 nights). This looks delicious; I’m definitely putting this one in the “try-really-really-soon” recipe cards 😉
LOL I did the “no chocolate for Lent” thing! It was hard!!
Haha, it’s definitely harder than I thought it would be!
I want this asap.
Whitney