Baked Oatmeal Cups
2 & 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup cane sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
4 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners. Set aside
2) In a bowl mash up the bananas. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla into the bananas. Mix
3) Add in Rolled Oats, Cane Sugar, Baking Powder, Cinnamon and Salt to banana mixture. Mix
4) Scoop and put the mixture into the cupcake liners. If you would like to, you can add toppings. Like strawberry, chocolate chips, banana, etc.
5) Place in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Im going to be honest, I lost track of how long I baked this off for so I would definitely keep an eye around 10 minutes but I think I was more on the 15-20 minute range. I also used reusable cupcake liners so this takes longer to bake in.
6) Once cooled, enjoy or you can put these into a container and keep them in the freezer for an easy back up plan for a later date!
This recipe we made because we were recently on a trip and we needed an easy breakfast option. One that we could eat on the go but also get a full meal in our systems. So we made these before the trip, packed them into the camper fridge and then warmed them up the morning we needed them. Im imagining at home this would be a great option for wanting to make this for sports days. While we don’t have those, it is a good breakfast option for the on the go mornings.
One thing I was thinking would have been a good idea, would be to add in some protein powder into the mix to help feel a little more full. It doesn’t need to be there but it was an idea I had. You could almost just add in the powder to the mix or you could substitute the milk for a protein shake. Depending on what you have available to yourself at the time.
Also we did plain baked oatmeal cups, I think adding toppings on this would have be a fun addition to it. I honestly didn’t have anything on hand and didn’t even think about it until after I made the entire batch. So I would say fruit would be a great topping. You can put this on before baking! After baking though, you could add some peanut butter as a topping or you can drizzle some chocolate on top. Or if this is just an option to have while at home, you could even top with some canned peaches, apple sauce, etc. You could also add frozen fruit into the mix before you bake them.
Essentially this recipe is one that is versatile for ya! You can top them with a few different options. You can add in different fruits before baking. You can freeze these for a later date. You can take these to go! Whatever you need these are a great option to have on hand.