Baked Banana Bread Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a staple breakfast menu item at my house, and has been since the children were little. Typically I make it stove top, but occasionally I do a baked version and it is so yummy! Feel free to customize this by adding in berries, chocolate chips, or nuts. This can also be made without the banana to create a flavor you'd prefer. Just omit the banana and proceed with the recipe as it's written. You can even substitute 1 cup of pumpkin puree in place of the banana. This is a forgiving recipe, and I promise you can play around with it and it'll work out as long as you keep the base ingredients the same. Give it a try!

Ingredients:

3-5 Mashed bananas

4 Eggs

5 Cups milk

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup brown sugar

1/2 Cup melted butter or coconut oil

4 Teaspoons vanilla

6 Cups whole oats

3 Teaspoons baking powder

2 Tablespoons cinnamon plus more for sprinkling on top

1 Teaspoon salt

Dashes of :

Nutmeg

Clove

Ground ginger

Directions:

1. Combine banana, eggs, milk, sugars, butter and vanilla and seasonings

2. Mix well

3. Add oats, baking powder, salt and any desired mix-ins like nuts and berries

4. Mix well

5. Let sit 10 minutes

6. Pour into a buttered casserole dish

7. Sprinkle with cinnamon

8. Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes ( until solid and not jiggly)

9. Enjoy!