Description
If you’re a peanut butter & banana fan, you’ll LOVE this Chunky Monkey Baked Oatmeal. It’s loaded with goodies like peanut butter, bananas, coconut and chocolate chips and makes any morning feel special. (Gluten-Free, Vegan-Friendly)
Ingredients
Scale
FOR THE WET INGREDIENTS:
- 2 Ripe Bananas, mashed (about 1 cup mashed banana)
- 1 1/2 cups light coconut milk (can sub almond milk or do 3/4 cup coconut and 3/4 cup almond)
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 egg (or 1 chia egg* or 1 flax egg* for vegan)
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
FOR THE DRY INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups rolled oats (certified gluten-free, as needed)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips, to sprinkle on top
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: Milk for drizzling, sliced bananas, chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans), peanut butter to drizzle, toasted coconut, additional chocolate chips, or fresh berries.
Instructions
- Preheat & Prep. To start, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×9 (or 2-quart) baking dish.
- Combine Wet ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed banana, coconut milk, peanut butter, syrup, egg or chia egg, and vanilla and mix until smooth and uniform. (No large chunks of banana or peanut butter remain.)
- Mix In Dry Ingredients. Then, add rolled oats, baking powder, and salt to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
- Bake. Pour the oatmeal mixture into your prepared baking dish and sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40-45 minutes, or until the top is golden and the mixture has puffed.
- Serve & Store. Cool 5 minutes before slicing and serve with your favorite toppings! Store leftover baked oatmeal covered (or transfer to an airtight container) and store in the fridge 2-3 days.
Notes
- *TO MAKE A CHIA OR FLAX EGG: Combine 1 Tbsp. chia seeds OR flax seeds with 3 Tbsp. water in a small bowl and stir to combine. Let the mixture sit 4-5 minutes to gel. Stir again once before adding to the recipe as directed.
- HOW TO RE-HEAT CHUNKY MONKEY BAKED OATMEAL. Honestly, most of the time, I just put a slice in a bowl and microwave it for 30-60 seconds to heat it up, then top it with milk + goodies. But, if you like, you can pop the pan back into the oven at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or so to heat it through.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 recipe (3 x 4.5" rectangle)
- Calories: 317
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 129.3 mg
- Fat: 12.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 39.6 g
- Fiber: 5.6 g
- Protein: 8.9 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg