Chocolate and Banana Baked Oatmeal

from ButterYum

makes one 8-inch square pan or one deep-dish pie plate

serves 6-8

adapted from Budget Bites

Oatmeal:

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas

2 large eggs

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted

1/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (almond would be yummy too)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups milk

2 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats

Optional Garnish:

1 banana, sliced

chocolate curls

1 cup heavy cream

1-2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (or granulated sugar)

Preheat oven to 350F and spray baking pan with non-stick spray.

In a large bowl, mash 1 1/2 cups of bananas (3-4). Add all the remaining oatmeal ingredients except the oats. Whisk to combine; make sure there are no cocoa powder lumps. Stir in the oats and pour into prepared pan; place on sheet pan and place in oven for 45 minutes. Eat warm or cool to room temperature and garnish with sweetened whipped cream, banana slices, and chocolate curls. Serves 6-8.

WebRep

Overall rating

WebRep

Overall rating