How To Make Maple-Cinnamon Banana-Pear Baked Oatmeal with Walnuts
If you’re looking for an excuse to eat sweets at breakfast, this baked oatmeal is your answer. The dish is loaded with healthy fruits for a filling meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2large ripe bananas,(the riper the better,) sliced into ½-inch pieces
- 1½cupripe pears,½ inch dice
- 5tbsppure maple syrup
- 1cupquick oats,uncooked
- 5tbspwalnuts,chopped
- ½tspbaking powder
- 1tspcinnamon
- pinchsalt
- 1cupfat-free milk,or dairy-free milk such as almond or soy
- 1large egg
- 1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degress F. Lightly spray an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch ceramic baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
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Arrange the banana slices in a single layer on the bottom of the ceramic dish. Top with the pears, ¼ teaspoon of the cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of the maple. Cover with foil.
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Bake for 20 minutes, until the bananas get soft.
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Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the oats, half of the walnuts, baking powder, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and salt; stir together.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining maple syrup, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
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Remove the fruit from the oven, then pour the oat mixture over the baked fruit.
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Pour the milk mixture over the oats, making sure to distribute the mixture as evenly as possible over the oats.
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Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon and walnuts over the top.
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Bake the oatmeal for about 35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the oatmeal has set. Serve warm from the oven.
Nutrition
- Calories: 182.21kcal
- Fat: 5.82g
- Saturated Fat: 0.84g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.38g
- Carbohydrates: 29.02g
- Fiber: 2.98g
- Sugar: 15.96g
- Protein: 5.35g
- Cholesterol: 31.82mg
- Sodium: 283.97mg
- Calcium: 153.82mg
- Potassium: 233.34mg
- Iron: 1.12mg
- Vitamin A: 70.21µg
- Vitamin C: 2.01mg
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