Healthy Tender Baked Oatmeal Cups Recipe with Banana
These Healthy Baked Oatmeal Cups are also really easy to make. You just need a few simple ingredients like oats, almond milk, maple syrup, and a mix-in like chocolate chips or dried fruit. Then you mix it all together in a bowl and spoon it into muffin tins before. They’re perfect for grab-and-go breakfasts throughout the busy week!
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Why You’ll This Recipe
- It’s a great way to meal prep breakfast for the week. Just make a batch on Sunday and you have breakfast ready to go all week!
- You can use any mix of dried fruit, nuts, or seeds so it’s easily customizable for everyone in your family. If you eat these right away, fresh diced fruit is a great option too.
- All you need are some simple pantry ingredients to make this easy recipe.
Equipment Needed
You only need a few kitchen tools to help you make this easy breakfast recipe. Gather these tools and get ready to enjoy this simple meal.
- muffin pan or cupcake tin
- cupcake liners
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
You only need a few simple ingredients to help you make a simple oatmeal muffin recipe. Gather these ingredients and get ready to have an easy breakfast that the whole family will enjoy.
- ripe bananas – Use bananas with brown spots. These are the ripest and add natural sweetness to the oatmeal banana cups.
- vanilla almond milk – Feel free to use any milk product of your choice.
- eggs
- baking powder – Gives the muffin cups a little lift.
- old fashioned or rolled oats
- vanilla extract
- chocolate chips, dried fruit or nuts, diced fresh fruit
How to Make Tender Baked Oatmeal Cups
Here is a quick rundown of the steps that are needed to make this delicious recipe. You can find the full recipe in the recipe card below.
Step 1: Preheat the oven and prepare your baking pan with liners
Preheat oven to 375°F degrees and prepare muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Spray the baking liners if you are using them.
Step 2: Mash the bananas
In a large bowl, mash bananas.
Step 3: Mix the remaining ingredients
Add all ingredients, except the add-in ingredients. Here I use chocolate chips. Mix with a spoon.
Step 4: Fold in the chocolate chips
Fold the chocolate chips or diced fresh fruit or dried fruit into the batter.
Step 5: Add the batter to the muffin liners
Add batter to muffin cups. This batter will fill 12-15 muffin cups.
Step 6: Bake until golden brown
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to the touch.
Step 7: Cool and enjoy
Cool and enjoy!
What To Serve With This Dish
I love to serve these baked oatmeal cups with fresh fruit like this Fresh Fruit Salad or with a protein entree like this Cheddar Egg Casserole recipe.
Substitutions and Additions
Do you want to personalize this recipe? Here are a few of my favorite tried and true swaps for this recipe.
Bananas: If you don’t have bananas, you can substitute applesauce, pumpkin puree, or mashed sweet potato.
Add-in ideas: Don’t like chocolate chips? Try using raisins, dried cranberries, or cacao nibs instead.
Vanilla Extract: If you don’t have vanilla extract, swap it for almond extract or maple syrup.
Almond Milk: Can’t find almond milk? Feel free to use any milk of your choice even dairy milk.
Spice: If you want to add a little spice to your recipe mix in some pumpkin pie spice, or apple pie spice for extra flavor.
Peanut Butter Banana: You could also mix in 1/4 cup of peanut butter or almond butter for a peanut butter twist.
How To Store
These oatmeal cups are best stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge. Or you can freeze them for up to 3 months.
To reheat these oatmeal cups, simply remove them from the airtight container and place them on a paper towel-lined plate. Microwave for 30 seconds or until warm. Enjoy!
Sandra’s Pro Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that they turn out perfectly for you every time that you make them.
- Because there is no fat in this muffin recipe make sure that your spray paper liners well with nonstick cooking spray so that your oatmeal cups don’t stick.
- It’s important to use old-fashioned oats instead of quick oats so that your muffins have a nice texture to them.
- If you want to add more sweetness, try using coconut sugar or brown sugar to your batter for added sweetness.
FAQs
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions for this recipe.
I recommend storing the baked oatmeal in the fridge because it contains milk and eggs.
Yes, you can freeze your baked oatmeal for up to 3 months.
Your oatmeal cups are done baking when they are lightly browned and firm to the touch.
Yes, if you want to make this egg-free you can use a flax egg or an unsweetened applesauce as a substitute for the eggs.
No. However, greasing the liners helps with cleaning the liners.
Other Delicious Oatmeal Recipes You May Enjoy
- Oatmeal Brulee – turn an ordinary bowl of oatmeal into a special breakfast. You’ll love the light sugar coating.
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal – cooked in the slow cooker with chunks of apple.
- Baked Oatmeal with Mixed Berries – Easy breakfast for a crowd. Fresh or frozen berries work in this recipe.
- Skillet Baked Oatmeal – filling breakfast with almond milk and bananas.
Healthy Baked Oatmeal Cups with Bananas
Ingredients
- 3 ripe mashed banana
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 cups old fashioned or rolled oats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup add-ins like chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit or diced fresh fruit.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F degrees and prepare muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray (spray the baking liners if you are using them)
- In a large bowl, mash bananas. Add all ingredients, except the chocolate chips. Mix with a spoon. Fold in the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Add batter to muffin cups, filling 12-15 muffin cups.
- Bake 20-30 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to the touch
- Cool and enjoy!
Notes
- Because there is no fat in this muffin recipe make sure that your spray paper liners well with nonstick cooking spray so that your oatmeal cups don’t stick.
- It’s important to use old-fashioned oats instead of quick oats so that your muffins have a nice texture to them.
- If you want to add more sweetness, try using coconut sugar or brown sugar to your batter for added sweetness.
- Any type of milk can be substituted for almond milk.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
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