Bananaberry Baked Oatmeal

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or soy milk)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons agave nectar (or maple syrup)
• 1/2 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh)
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix flax with water and set aside (it will thicken upon standing 5-10min).
• 3 in a bowl mix oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• 4 in a separate bowl add mashed banana, milk, vanilla, agave and flax mixture. stir to thoroughly combine and then add to oat mixture. stir everything together.
• 5 pour half the batter into a lightly greased 8x8 baking dish. sprinkle blueberries and nuts over it and then pour remain batter over, smoothing out as needed.
• 6 bake for 20-25 minutes. let cool for about 10 minutes so it can set. you can cut this into 6. or 4 large servings if you prefer.