Recipe: Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

Hey there! 

You know what's not so great about trying out new recipes? They don't always work out and you're left thinking about all those ingredients you just wasted. It's a bummer.

Monday was not a good baking day. I was trying to new "healthy" protein oatmeal bake and it was absolutely horrible. I couldn't even finish one bite of it. Gag... 

You're probably thinking how in the world do you mess up baked oatmeal? Well, you add too much protein powder and too many egg white. It happens.

So, I had to redeem myself, and boy did I! 

This oatmeal bake is delicious and perfect for a make-ahead breakfast. 

School is about to start and mornings are going to get hectic again. This will be perfect for those busy mornings! Scoop some in a bowl, pop in microwave, and serve. 

Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Bake

What you’ll need:

2 bananas, sliced
1 ½ cup blueberries
2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
2 cups almond milk
1 egg
1 tbsp. butter, melted
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup pure maple syrup

What you do:

Preheat oven to 375
Grease the inside of a baking pan, I used a 9in round pan.
Place banana slices on bottom of pan to cover. Top with half of blueberries.
Mix all dry ingredients (oatmeal, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt) together in a medium bowl.
In another bowl, mix wet ingredients together (milk, egg, butter, vanilla, and syrup).
Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well.
Pour oatmeal mixtures into baking pan and let sit for a minute or two to ensure liquid makes it to the bottom of pan. You may want to slightly tap the pan on the counter.
Sprinkle the rest of the blueberries over the top.
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until top of golden brown.

Enjoy!

XOXO

Peanut Butter Banana Pockets

I think after going to Anise last weekend I've been in the Asian food vibe. I saw some egg roll wrappers at the grocery store this week and picked them up to play with.  More times than I would like, I buy things like this and never end up using them. Not this time! Check out these golden nuggets of perfection! I made these for dessert the other day and other than the burnt little edges (frown), they were really good!

What you’ll need:
1 banana, sliced
Peanut butter
Cinnamon
2 Egg Roll Wraps, cut into 4 squares
water
1 tsp coconut oil, melted

What you do:
Preheat oven to 400.
Spray baking sheet with cooking spray and place out the 8 squared egg roll wraps.
Place 1 slice of banana and some peanut butter onto each wrap with a dash of cinnamon.
Dip your fingers in water and wrap into desired shape. Here I crossed each corner onto each other in the middle.
Lightly brush the tops with coconut oil.
Bake for 8 - 10minutes until golden brown.

These are great eaten by themselves, on top of ice cream, or dipped in chocolate sauce! Yumz

XOXO