Strawberry-Banana Baked Oatmeal
19 Feb
Hi there. 
I hope many of you are not preparing to start another work week, but are instead looking forward to an additional day off for President’s Day tomorrow… I know I am!
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In Friday’s post I linked to a recipe (found via Pinterest) for Baked Oatmeal with Strawberries, Bananas & Chocolate. Ever since, I’ve been thinking of how to recreate the dish on a smaller scale (the original recipe yields 6 servings). I looked over a few other baked oatmeal recipes I’ve tried in the past & came up with the following.
Strawberry-Banana Baked Oatmeal (for 2)
Ingredients:
- 1 c. old fashioned oats
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 very ripe banana
- 3-5 strawberries, sliced
- 1/4 c. (or a small palm-full) of mini chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Mash 1/2 of the banana & slice up the remaining half.
- Combine the oats, baking soda, milk, mashed banana, 1/2 of the sliced strawberries, & mini chocolate chips in a bowl.
- Spray 2 mini loaf pans with cooking spray, & distribute the oats mixture evenly between the two. Top with remaining strawberry & banana slices.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes.
Just as I was typing up this recipe, I was thinking of other additions that would improve this recipe – brown sugar & vanilla extract came to mind first! I’ll definitely be experimenting, but I think the first time around was a success.
I topped my serving with some syrup & dug in!
Other eats of the day included…
Taco bake, leftover from last night.
With a few extra Tostitos, for good measure!
When dinner time rolled around, there was one thing on my mind…
Ever since last Sunday, I have been thinking about another burrito bowl. (Confession: I got one for lunch on Friday, too!) These are just too good to resist. In the bowl tonight…
- Lettuce
- Grilled chicken
- Black beans
- Brown rice
- Mild salsa
- Guacamole
- Cheese
- Plain Chobani (added at home, of course)
All mixed up! Not the prettiest sight, but looks can be deceiving.
To satisfy my sweet tooth, I enjoyed a few bites of last night’s dessert after lunch and dinner today… so good!
And now, I’m off to prep some French toast casserole for breakfast tomorrow before getting some pug snuggles in…
What is your favorite flavor combo (for example, strawberry-banana)?
Do you have the day off tomorrow? Any fun plans on the agenda?
I haven’t made any of your baked oatmeal recipes for a while, so I will definitely have to make this one! We have fresh strawberries that I could use this week, and I love the addition of the chocolate chips! Another favorite combination of mine is banana-peanut butter. I actually have my first day of work tomorrow, but enjoy your day off!
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I hope you have a great first day!
The baked oatmeal looks delicious! I love the pop of color from the strawberries. If only the weekend was longer than two days so I could have more mornings for breakfasts like this… unfortunately I don’t have off work tomorrow, and Bob has an in-service day. Hoping to at least wake up early enough to prep dinner before work!
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I agree — all weekends should be 3 days!
I have that same baked oatmeal recipe pinned. Yours looks awesome!
Lauren recently posted..Me Myself and I Weekend
i am definitely trying the baked oatmeal recipe!!
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What a delicious baked oatmeal! I would LOVE to eat that for breakfast one morning! …..Enjoy your day! I’m headed off to school
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles recently posted..Itty Bitty Blessings
That oatmeal looks amazing! I have yet to attempt making baked oatmeal after having it at our blogger meet-up but your recipe makes it look so simple.
Sadly, an at-home version I’ve tried hasn’t quite matched up to the deliciousness of the Hershey Pantry!
Yummy! Those look delicious, plus I love the mini loaf pans, so cute! Unfortunately today is the start of my work week, boo! I knew I should have been a teacher!
Jana @ Newly Wife Healthy Life recently posted..Vow to Start Monday on a Healthy Note
No day off, school it is! Burrito bowls are near and dear to my heart! Love ‘em. And, that dessert and baked oatmeal look crazy good!
Kerry @ Totes My Oats recently posted..A Surprise in the Peanut Butter
Okay, the strawberry baked oatmeal looks fantastic! Will be trying it out in the very near future!
Yay! Let me know how you like it if you do!
I love the idea of this, I just need to think of prepping this on a morning when I can wait 20 minutes for breakfast. Yeah, my hunger is THAT bad in the morning.. haha
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..Don’t Stop the Air Pop
You can eat your turkey bacon while the oatmeal is baking!
Yummm everything looks so GOOD! I already bookmarked the oatmeal recipe, I will be making this sometime
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Oh my gosh! That looks insanely delicious!!! YUM!!! I pinned that other recipe on pinterest
I wish I had more time for breakfast in the morning to play around with awesome dishes!
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