Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups

There’s one thing ridiculously good about oatmeal, particularly on a cold, blistery winter morning. Simply the opposite day I made the creamiest, piping sizzling bowl of oatmeal with vanilla, cinnamon, banana slices, blueberries and a drizzle of pure maple syrup. It tasted simply as wonderful because it sounds.

What’s your favourite oatmeal combo? Something you need me to recreate for you?!

Pay attention, I’m not only a fan of bowls of oatmeal, I additionally love making: in a single day oats, pans of baked oatmeal, and naturally, cute little moveable baked oatmeal cups like these peanut butter banana baked oatmeal cups. (Btw I even have almond butter apple oatmeal cups & pumpkin baked oatmeal cups!)

They’re excellent for youths, adults, nice for snacking, freezer-friendly and oh so easy to make. And I can’t assist however love that they’re filled with almost 6g protein to assist gas you submit exercise.

What’s in these peanut butter banana baked oatmeal cups?

These are really the proper snack or breakfast to make when you will have just a few too many ripe bananas sitting in your counter. What I really like about these banana oatmeal cups is that in addition they embody peanut butter, which supplies every muffin with almost 6g protein. Right here’s what you want:

• Ripe bananas: you’ll want about 2 giant or 3 medium ripe bananas. Bananas with just a few brown spots are excellent!
• Peanut butter: I really like the flavour that peanut butter provides to those oatmeal cups. Use the code ‘AMBITIOUS15‘ to get 15% off of my fav nut butter model, Wild Associates!
• Eggs: gotta get in that protein and assist the cups keep collectively. I haven’t tried with a flax egg but (to make vegan), however let me know in the event you do!
• Pure maple syrup: to assist naturally sweeten these oatmeal cups.
• Almond milk: I favor almond milk however be happy to make use of no matter milk you will have available.
• Oats: to maintain these oatmeal cups gluten free, I recommend utilizing gluten free rolled oats. When you aren’t gluten free, common old school rolled oats work splendidly!
• Baking staples: you’ll additionally want baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon and salt to assist the oatmeal cups bake up correctly and provides them taste.
• Non-obligatory: I really like including chocolate chips as a result of who doesn’t love a PB banana chocolate combo? Be at liberty to make use of dairy free chocolate chips in the event you’d like.

Simple ingredient swaps

As a result of these peanut butter banana baked oatmeal cups are made with easy substances, they’re fairly straightforward to customise! Right here’s what I can advocate for substituting:

• For the peanut butter: you might be greater than welcome to make use of almond, peanut, pecan or cashew butter on this recipe — simply make sure that it’s all pure with solely nuts + salt.
• For the maple syrup: be happy to make use of honey as a substitute.

Can I take advantage of metal lower or fast oats?

I might not advocate utilizing metal lower or fast oats in these banana baked oatmeal cups as the feel will probably be a lot totally different. Rolled oats hold the oatmeal cups gentle and fluffy!

Banana baked oatmeal cups in 4 easy steps

1. Prep your pan. Begin by lining a muffin tin with muffin liners, and remember to spray the insides with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Combine the moist substances. Combine collectively the mashed banana, peanut butter, eggs, maple syrup, milk & vanilla till easy.
3. Add the dry. Combine within the oats, baking powder, cinnamon & salt, then fold within the chocolate chips (if utilizing).
4. Bake & take pleasure in. Distribute the batter into the muffin tin, prime with extra chocolate chips, and bake! I like to serve mine with a drizzle of peanut butter on prime. YUM.

retailer peanut butter banana oatmeal cups

• To retailer: you can also make these oatmeal cups forward of time and hold them in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as per week. As soon as able to eat, simply reheat them within the microwave for 20-30 seconds.
• To free: merely permit them to chill fully after baking, then place them in an hermetic container or reusable bag reminiscent of these and freeze for as much as 3 months. As soon as able to eat, you’ll be able to microwave them for 45 seconds-1 minute or till heat.

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When you make these peanut butter banana baked oatmeal cups, I’d love to listen to from you! Please depart a remark beneath and fee the recipe so others can know the way you favored it — I respect it! xo.

This submit was initially printed on January 2nd, 2020, and republished on February sixth, 2022.