Oatmeal With Blueberries Walnuts And Bananas Food

BAKED OATMEAL WITH BLUEBERRIES AND BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F. Lightly spray a 8 x 8" or 9 x 9" ceramic baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
• Arrange the banana slices in a single layer on the bottom of the ceramic dish. Sprinkle half of the blueberries over the bananas, 1/4 tsp of the cinnamon, 1 tbsp of the honey and cover with foil.
• Bake 15 minutes, until the bananas get soft.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the oats, half of nuts, baking powder, remaining cinnamon, and salt; stir together.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining honey, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
• Remove the bananas from the oven, then pour the oat mixture over the bananas and blueberries.
• Pour the milk mixture over the oats, making sure to distribute the mixture as evenly as possible over the oats. Sprinkle the remaining blueberries and walnuts over the the top.
• Bake the oatmeal for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the oatmeal has set. Serve warm from the oven. Cut in 6 pieces.

BANANA BLUEBERRY OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and oats.
• In a medium bowl, mash the bananas. Beat in the eggs and oil. Add to dry ingredients and mix to combine. Fold in nuts and blueberries.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then remove and cool on a wire rack.

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL MUFFINS WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Place muffin liners/papers in muffin pan; set aside. This recipe will make 6 jumbo muffins or 12 regular-sized muffins.
• Mix applesauce, butter, yogurt, egg, vanilla and maple syrup together in large bowl until smooth; set aside.
• In separate bowl, mix whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, dried fruit, walnuts and cinnamon together.
• Mix in the blueberries so that they are coated with dry ingredients (this will keep the blueberries evenly distributed through the batter).
• Gently fold dry mixture into wet ingredients until just moistened.
• Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes, or until tops are dry and golden.
• Turn onto wire rack. Cool and enjoy!

BAKED BLUEBERRY BANANA OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. You want the mixture to be 3 to 4 inches high in the dish so it doesn't dry out.
• Combine the oats, 1 tablespoon of the dark brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nuts, if using, and salt in a large bowl.
• Mash 1/2 of the banana in a medium bowl. Whisk in the milk, melted butter, vanilla and egg until combined.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Very gently fold in the blueberries with a rubber spatula.
• Pour the oatmeal into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top. Thinly slice the remaining 1/2 banana crosswise and arrange the slices in an even layer over the top. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar (see Cook's Note). Bake until the top is slightly browned and the oats are tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Enjoy!

OATMEAL WITH BLUEBERRIES, WALNUTS, AND BANANAS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.Add oats, cinnamon, and salt.Reduce to a steady simmer and cook,stirring occasionally, until oats aretender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir infrozen blueberries. Top with banana,walnuts, maple syrup, and skim milk,if desired.