These baked oats without banana taste just like cookie dough. Cookie dough baked oats for breakfast? Yes, please!! With just a few pantry staples you can have these baked oats for breakfast with minimum effort! Everything gets put right into the blender, poured into ramekins, and set into the oven. If you don’t feel like putting them into the oven, you can air fry them as well.
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Why you will love this recipe
- These baked oats without banana, are gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, banana free, and no refined sugars. This means you can enjoy these oats and not feel guilty in the slightest way. It’s like having cake for breakfast, and who doesn’t love cake?
- This easy, baked oats with no banana recipe don’t require many ingredients, very little prep time, and with the help of a blender you can have them baking in no time.
- Baked oats are a perfect breakfast option. They are easy to customize, loaded with fiber, and insanely delicious. Oats are among the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat. Oats are rich in carbs and fiber, but also higher in protein and fat than most other grains. Even though oats are high in carbs, it’s a slow-digesting carb. What this means is it’s a gradual supply of energy to the body. There’s no blood sugar spike which helps aid in weight loss to the body.
- Are chocolate chips, not your thing? That’s totally fine! You can omit these and substitute them with peanut chips, or even a fruit of your choice like blueberries!
Ingredients
Old fashion gluten-free oats: the oatmeal is placed into the blender and completely blended down for this baked oats recipe with no banana. Quick oats will also work well here. If you do not have an issue with gluten, you can feel free to use regular oats.
Apple sauce: applesauce is being used in this recipe to help keep the baked oats moist. Applesauce is taking the place of a banana in this recipe.
Maple syrup: maple syrup will lend a small amount of refined sugar-free sweetener to this baked oats recipe.
Baking powder: baking powder will help give these oats their rise.
Vanilla extract: vanilla extract will give these oats a delicious flavor without all the added sugars.
Oat milk: this recipe, I use oat milk, however, you can use any milk of your choice.
Chocolate chips: we don’t really need an explanation for these, do we? The more chocolate the better! Although I do use a dairy free, refined sugar free, chocolate chips for this recipe.
Instructions
- To get started, Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease 2 10-ounce ramekins.
- Then, pour your old fashion oats into the blender.
- Next, add your wet ingredients, like milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and apple sauce.
- Lastly, add your salt and baking powder. Make sure to place the lid on tight and blend until everything is well combined and a liquid has formed.
- Once this has been completed, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using olive oil, and a pastry brush, lightly grease your ramekins to keep the baked oats with no bananas from sticking.
- Evenly pour your batter into the lightly greased ramekins and place it into the oven. Top with any additional chocolate chips at this time.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick placed into the center comes out clean.
Equipment
High-power blender: you want to be certain you are using a high-power blender in order to make the batter.
Top tips
- For these baked oats with no banana, we are omitting the banana that you would normally find in baked oats and substituting it with apple sauce which also helps to keep these oats super moist.
- This particular recipe is formulated to make 2 ramekins, however, you can easily half this recipe to make one since we aren’t using an ingredient like an egg that can’t quite be cut in half. Although, these work great for meal prep and can be stored in the refrigerator and served the next day.
FAQ
What if I don’t want to use the oven?
You can certainly use an air fryer to make these baked oats with no bananas. Air fry at 350 °F for 14-18 minutes.
Can I make these baked oats ahead of time?
While baked oats are best when consumed the day they are made, you can certainly make them ahead of time. Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
Can I reheat my baked oats?
Absolutely, to reheat your baked oats, place them in the microwave for about 45 seconds until heated all the way through. Or you can place them in the oven at 350°F for 6 to 8 minutes.
Are baked oats, healthy?
This particular baked oats recipe is certainly healthy. There are no refined sugars, no oil, no butter. They are also dairy-free, and gluten-free.
What size ramekin should I use?
For this baked oats recipe, I use 2 10-ounce ramekins. You can certainly use a larger ramekin if you would like. However, I don’t recommend a smaller one.
What if I don’t have a ramekin?
If you don’t have a ramekin, you can use any small square baking dish. I recommend 4 inches.
More oat recipes
If you love oats and easy breakfasts, you should try the oat slices or these delicious oatmeal bites or cinnamon oatmeal cups.
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📖 Recipe
Baked Oats Without Banana
Equipment
- High speed blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup oat milk
- 1 cup gluten free old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- sea salt just a pinch
- ½ cup apple sauce
- 3 tablespoon Chocolate Chips dairy free for the batter
- 1 ¾ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoon Maple Syrup
- Extra chocolate chips for the top
Instructions
- To get started, Preheat the oven to 350 ℉. Lightly grease 2 10 ounce ramekins.
- Then, pour your old fashion oats into the blender.
- Next, add your wet ingredients, like milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and apple sauce.
- Lastly, add your salt and baking powder. Make sure to place the lid on tight and blend until everything is well combined and a liquid has formed.
- Once this has been completed, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using olive oil, and a pastry brush, lightly grease your ramekins to keep the baked oats with no bananas from sticking.
- Evenly pour your batter into the lightly greased ramekins and place it into the oven. Top with any additional chocolate chips at this time.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick placed into the center comes out clean.
Notes
- For these baked oats with no banana, we are omitting the banana that you would normally find in baked oats and substituting it with apple sauce which also helps to keep these oats super moist.
- This particular recipe is formulated to make 2 ramekins, however, you can easily half this recipe to make one since we aren’t using an ingredient like an egg that can’t quite be cut in half. Although, these work great for meal prep and can be stored in the refrigerator and served the next day.
Karen says
Excellent recipe! The flavor and texture was just perfect and I love the fact this recipe doesn't use banana, as most do. My entire family really enjoyed this and we will make it again.
NKendrick says
Karen, thank you for sharing! I am so happy to hear everyone enjoyed it!
Jess says
Would the baking time change if I make this in a single larger dish like a 6” cake pan? And I assume almond milk would work as well as oat milk right?
NKendrick says
Hello! Yes, almond milk would work just fine!! In a 6 inch pan baking time would be slightly less, yes.
Amanda F. says
If I were to sub the applesauce and use 2 eggs instead, do you think it would turn out alright?
NKendrick says
I would try with one egg first!! I can’t say 100% because I haven’t tried it! If you do, try it out, please let me know how it works!
Babs Y says
Can this be made ahead of time and reheated?
NKendrick says
Absolutely you can!!
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Liz says
My family was so excited to have something chocolate for breakfast! So easy to make and yummy!!
Swathi says
I liked the idea of baked oats with banana. I have tried it my family enjoyed it.
Juyali says
Who knew a healthy breakfast could be this good? I wanted to switch up our breakfast routine, so this worked out perfect. Very filling and delicious.
Adriana says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Liz says
These baked oats were an easy, delicious breakfast. Even my picky husband enjoyed them (who doesn't love a few chocolate chips in the morning???!).
Stephanie says
My family loved this! These baked oats are a great way to start the day (even nice as a dessert!). Quite simple to make and guilt-free serving to the kids with just a bit of maple syrup.
Claudia says
I've tried baked oats without banana, and they are fantastic! Such a great breakfast option.
Amy says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Anonymous says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Shelly says
My family loved this baked oats. 🙂
Juyali says
Healthy and delicious? Sign me up! 😉 Finally, a baked oats recipe that doesn’t rely on bananas. These were soft and satisfying. I added some blueberries, because, well, BB go with almost everything in my opinion. 😊 Thanks for this delish recipe!
Swathi says
Baked oats is delicious I loved it, great breakfast recipe. This is going to around in my home. I like that it doesn't have any banana in it.
JC says
This was the perfect breakfast - we loved it! Thanks for the recipe!
NKendrick says
Yay, thank you so much!
Criss says
These baked oats look delicious! I tried a similar recipe without banana recently, and it turned out great. Love the idea of using different add-ins for variety!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Love this easy recipe to make ahead for busy mornings. We triple the batch so we have breakfasts for the week.