Every time I make this baked oatmeal recipe, I’m blown away by its deliciousness. I love the combination of strawberries, bananas, and chocolate! I highly recommend our recipe as written, but it’s also super easy to customize. I’ve given a few extra tips below! For more baked oatmeal recipes, see my blackberry baked oatmeal, or try this easy oatmeal recipe for my everyday oatmeal!
Key Ingredients
Oats: I use rolled oats for baked oatmeal. If you use instant oats, the texture will be different, and steel-cut oats will need a different milk-to-oats ratio and baking time. You’ll find tips below the recipe to help you adjust. Fruit: I love a mix of strawberries, bananas, and a touch of orange zest, but you can easily swap in your favorite fruits! I use blackberries for this blackberry baked oatmeal with caramel sauce. Milk: Use any milk you like. Dairy or non-dairy works great. Egg or Flax Egg: An egg helps firm up the center, but you can skip it or use a flax egg as a substitute. Sweetener: I add brown sugar or maple syrup, and the recipe gives a range so you can adjust it to your liking. Honey or other sweeteners are also okay. Baking Powder: This gives the oatmeal a little lift but is optional. Spices: I love Chinese 5 spice in this recipe, but cinnamon is an excellent substitute if you don’t have it. Chocolate Chips and Walnuts (Optional): My son loves the chocolate chips in this, and the walnuts add a nice crunch, but feel free to omit them or use other nuts if you prefer.
How to Make Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
I’m such a fan of this strawberry baked oatmeal recipe! It’s super easy to make and tastes incredible. You’ll start by mixing oats with sugar, spices, strawberries, bananas, walnuts, and chocolate chips. That all goes into a baking dish, and then you can pour over a mixture of milk, egg, butter, and vanilla. I shimmy the baking dish a few times to make sure the milk mixture falls around all the oats, and then I add more strawberries, sliced bananas, walnuts, and chocolate on top. I bake the oatmeal for 30 minutes, then add a little extra sugar on top and turn the oven to broil so I can caramelize the top (it’s so good). I can’t wait for you to try it! Remember, you can make this in the morning. Or you can assemble it the night before and bake it the next day. If you do that, hold off on adding the bananas until the morning or add them to the bottom of the baking dish so that they do not brown while sitting in the fridge overnight. For another easy make ahead breakfast, see our baked French toast! 2 tablespoons to 1/3 cup (13g to 70g) brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder, optional 1 tablespoon grated orange zest 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice or cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1 cup (167g or 6oz) sliced strawberries 1/2 cup (56g) chopped walnuts, optional 1/3 cup (56g) chocolate chips, optional 1 banana, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices 2 cups (470ml) dairy or non-dairy milk 1 large egg, optional, see tips 3 tablespoons (42g) butter or coconut oil, melted 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2Mix the oats, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, Chinese five spice, and salt. 3Set aside half of the strawberries, walnuts, and chocolate chips (if using). Add the remaining strawberries, walnuts, and chocolate to the bowl with the oats. 4Pour the oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. 5Scatter the remaining strawberries, walnuts, chocolate chips, and the sliced banana over the oat mixture in the baking dish. 6Using the same bowl you used to mix the oats (there is no need to clean it), whisk the milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until well combined. 7Pour the milk mixture over the oats and fruit in the baking dish. Shimmy the baking dish back and forth to distribute the liquid throughout the oats. 8Bake until the top is golden brown and the oatmeal has set, about 35 minutes. 9Optional: To create a golden caramelized top, sprinkle a tablespoon of brown sugar over the baked oatmeal. Place it under the broiler for 20 to 30 seconds, watching carefully to avoid burning. Let it cool slightly before serving.
