Banana, Date and Zucchini Baked Oatmeal
The ultimate healthy breakfast bake, these banana, date and zucchini baked oats will satisfy kids and adults! Banana, cinnamon and vanilla are combined with rolled oats, zucchini, milk, eggs and tahini and baked into a sweet breakfast casserole. A very delicious way to start the day! The recipe can be made nut free and dairy free.
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Servings: 6 serves, approximately
Calories: 343kcal
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Square baking dish (23 cm square or similar)
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 2 large bananas
- 300 mL milk This is around 1 and 1/4 cups. Use any milk you like such as cow milk, soy or almond milk
- 1 zucchini
- 1 cup medjool dates approx 8 dates
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- Olive oil or coconut oil for greasing baking dish
- Optional an extra banana to slice lengthways to decorate the top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160℃ (320℉) and grease a square baking dish (approx. 23 cm square) with oil.
- Remove the pits from the dates and chop into small pieces. Grate the zucchini.
- Place the zucchini, dates, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, mash the bananas into a puree. Add the eggs, tahini, vanilla and milk and whisk together.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
- Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish and bake for approximately 40 minutes or until the top of the bake is slightly firm to touch and golden brown. The edges will be slightly crispy.
- You can serve the baked oats warm or as a cold slice. Serve with a dollop of Greek yoghurt and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Notes
Please make sure to use rolled oats and not quick oats or steel cut oats. Both of those types of oats are a different texture/form and this will affect the outcome of the recipe.
If you don’t like tahini you can substitute peanut butter, almond butter or even sunflower seed butter for a nut free option. You can also leave the tahini out completely and the recipe will still work.
If you want the recipe to be sweeter, you can add 3 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey to the wet ingredients before combining everything and baking. However, the bananas really do give the base recipe a great sweet flavour.
Use medjool dates for the softest, sweetest pieces throughout this baked oatmeal. If you use other dried dates, soak them in hot water first. (Drain the hot water before using the dates). Sultanas or raisins can also be used instead of dates.
Want to add some chocolate to your breakfast? Go ahead and use some chocolate chips in this recipe, they work really well!
Have you made this recipe?I love seeing your creations! Take a photo and then tag me @nourish.everyday on Instagram!
Nutrition
Calories: 343kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 57g (19%) | Protein: 11g (22%) | Fat: 10g (15%) | Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 61mg (20%) | Sodium: 119mg (5%) | Potassium: 676mg (19%) | Fiber: 7g (29%) | Sugar: 26g (29%) | Vitamin A: 300IU (6%) | Vitamin C: 10mg (12%) | Calcium: 166mg (17%) | Iron: 3mg (17%)