Tasty Thursday

By special request, I'm posting some new baked oatmeal recipes.  Baked oatmeal makes a great make ahead breakfast.  I've stocked my freezer with several varieties to have on hand for back to school.  My favorite way to bake it is in muffin cups.  It makes it easy to grab a few out of the freezer for the morning.

Funky Monkey Baked Oatmeal

3-4 medium bananas
2 eggs
2 TB brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c natural peanut butter
2 cups milk
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1. Heat the oven to 375.  Mash the bananas with a fork until they are slightly chunky.  Start with 3 bananas and add the fourth if you need it.  You want to have 1 1/2 cups.
2. Warm the peanut butter in the microwave so it melts.
3. Mix together the bananas, peanut butter, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, baking powder and salt in a large bowl until smooth.  Mix in the milk.
4. Add the oats, chocolate chips, and coconut.  Stir together until combined.
5. Pour the oat mixture into a greased 8x8 pan or lined muffin tins.
6. Bake for 45 minutes in the 8x8 or 20ish minutes in the muffin tins.

Baked Blueberry Coconut Oatmeal

2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups milk
1 egg
3 TB coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups blueberries

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, coconut, brown sugar, baking power, salt and cinnamon.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, coconut oil, and vanilla.  It's okay if its a little lumpy.
4. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine.  Gently mix in the blueberries.
5. Bake in a 8x8 pan for 45 minutes, or a muffin tin for 20-25 minutes.

Banana Bread Oatmeal

3-4 medium bananas
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 cups milk
2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Mash the bananas, you need 1 1/2 cups.
3. Mix together the bananas, eggs, salt, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.  Next stir in the milk, and then the oats and walnuts.
4. Bake in an 8x8 pan for 45 minutes or a muffin tin for 20-25 minutes.