Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 bananas (mashed, (1½ cups total) $0.84)
• ⅓ cup brown sugar ($0.15)
• 2 large eggs ($0.58)
• ½ tsp salt ($0.02)
• ½ tsp vanilla extract ($0.65)
• 1 tsp baking powder ($0.02)
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ($0.02)
• ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg ($0.02)
• 2 cups milk ($0.36*)
• 2½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats ($0.68)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts ($0.60)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Mash the bananas well with a fork (you'll need 1.5 cups).

2. 2

   Add the mashed bananas to a large bowl along with the brown sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk until the ingredients are combined.

3. 3

   Add the milk and whisk until combined again.

4. 4

   Finally, stir in the rolled oats and chopped walnuts.

5. 5

   Pour the oat mixture into a 9x9-inch casserole dish and transfer to the preheated oven. Bake for 45 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top and around the edges.

6. 6

   Serve warm or refrigerate and enjoy cold!