The Best Vegan Banana Bread Baked Oats

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Craving banana bread for breakfast but have no time and you’re trying to eat healthier? Presenting these healthy banana bread baked oats.

Think fluffy texture, with just a touch of gooeyness from the banana, topped with a square of dark chocolate. These blended banana bread baked oats are legit pure heaven. 

Not only that, unlike most recipes, these banana bread baked oats are vegan, refined sugar free, dairy-free and use no eggs. And if you’re gluten-free, I got you covered. Simply use glutenf-ree oats to make this recipe. 

Ok, and the best part…these oats can also be made in the microwave and air fryer! 

Banana Bread Baked Oats Ingredients 

I’ll leave the full list of ingredients for these banana bread baked for one here, along with substitutions for certain ingredients and what you can use instead! 

• Rolled oats/Oat flour: you can use either rolled oats and grind them into flour yourself or use oat flour. I recommend grinding your own oat flour, since it’s so much cheaper and super easy. Simply pop the rolled oats into a dry blender or spice grinder and blend until it becomes a fine flour. 
• Banana: Duh! 
• Almond milk: I personally like using cashew or almond milk, but any kind of plant milk will work well. 
• I personally like using cashew or almond milk, but any kind of plant milk will work well. 
• Vanilla extract 
• Lemon juice
• Baking powder and Baking soda: yeah, you need both! 
• Salt and Cinnamon 
• Dark Chocolate: I would say it’s optional, but these oats aren’t the same without the chocolate. I recommend using Hu Chocolate as they’re chocolate is sweetened with coconut sugar and it’s vegan. 

How To Make These Vegan Banana Bread Baked Oats

The full recipe is outlined below, but I wanted to include it here along with some tips and tricks and added advice. 

Also, if you’re making this recipe and feel stuck or have any questions, feel free to DM me on Instagram. 

1. Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F and grease a ramekin with cooking spray. 
2. Next, add the half of the banana into a bowl and mash it with a fork or potato masher. I love using a potato masher as it’s super easy to quickly mush the banana. 
3. Once the banana has the texture of applesauce, pour in the almond milk, vanilla extract, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk well using either a spatula or whisk. Make sure everything is well combined! 
4. Finally, sprinkle in the oat flour and gently fold into the wet ingredients until the batter looks thick — it should resemble a thick waffle batter. If the batter is too runny, add in 2 tbsp of oat flour or you can use almond flour. 
5. Pour the batter into the prepared ramekin and top with a square of dark chocolate. 
6. Then bake in the oven for 22-25 minutes until puffed and golden brown. Let cool for 2 minutes and enjoy!
7. Pro tip here, pour over some almond milk on the baked oats when they’re one cooking. The combo of melted chocolate, banana bread baked oats and cold milk makes you feel like you’re eating cake! 

Frequently Asked Questions 

• Why do baked oats take so long to cook? Most often this is because you’ve used too much liquid – so too much water or milk. Different types of flours or even the humidity can determine if the baked oats batter is too runny. Ideally, you want a thick pancake batter consistency in order for the baked oats to cook in less than 22 minutes. Another tip, if you’re using oat flour, you’ll need to use more than the ½ cup called for — about 3 tbsp extra. 
• Are baked oats healthy? These baked oats are super nutrient dense thanks to the oats, banana, cinnamon and almond milk. Plus, this recipe is properly balanced, with healthy fats, protein and complex carbs. Did I mention that it also has tons of fiber! 
• Can baked oats be reheated? You can definitely reheat these baked oats. Simply pop them in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes, covered with foil. Make sure to cover the top of the oats with foil otherwise the top will burn. Also, as a side note, since baked oats are so easy to reheat you can easily make these at night time and then reheat them in the morning for a quick breakfast! 

More Delicious Baked Oatmeal Recipes

• Mocha Baked Oats
• Single-Serve Peach Cobbler 
• Single-Serve Cinnamon Roll

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