Gluten Free/Dairy Free Strawberry, Banana, And Peach Oatmeal Bake

So I purchased a new bag of gluten free oats the other day for a brand new recipe that I wanted to try. I’m always looking for new filling and tasty breakfast options. For me, breakfast is always one of my hardest meals of the day, especially while I was pregnant. It never failed, if I’d had a piece of toast and fruit to go with it, I would be hungry literally an hour later. Along with smoothies, I found that oatmeal was always a great, filling breakfast option to pair with fruit or even toast if you want.  

This baked oatmeal dish is both gluten and dairy free which is amazing if your trying to watch your dairy intake too. Rather than your traditional microwavable oatmeal packet, this oatmeal is baked and resembles more of an oatmeal cake. I combined some of my favorite fruits, including strawberries, bananas, and peaches, so delicious! This dish is perfect with all of the fresh fruit that’s available during the summer, but also works great too with frozen fruit that you stock up on in the winter. I’ve already added this recipe to my pregnancy recipe binder and can’t wait to bake this one up and nibble on it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, whenever I’m in the mood, that is if I can beat my little one to it, who seemed to be a huge fan too!

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups dairy free milk (I used Silk Almondmilk Unsweetened Vanilla)
• 1 egg
• 2 over-ripened mashed bananas
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract 
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups quick cooking oats (Bob’s Red Mill offers certified gluten free oats)
• 1 cup chopped strawberries
• 1 cup chopped peaches
• 1 over ripened sliced banana for topping
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar for topping

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mash two bananas in a small bowl and combine with 1 3/4 cups dairy free milk, 1 egg, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
• To the wet mixture, stir in 2 cups quick cooking gluten free oats and 1 tsp baking powder.  
• Combine oatmeal mixture with 1/2 cup chopped strawberries and 1/2 cup chopped peaches. Set aside the remaining strawberries and peaches for topping.

• Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and pour in oatmeal mixture.
• Top with remaining strawberries and peaches (about 1/2 cup of each) and 1 whole banana sliced. 

• Finally, sprinkle with 1/4 cup light brown sugar.

• Bake oatmeal for 25 minutes
• Set oven to broiler and broil for about 5 minutes, until top has begun to caramelize.

• Enjoy! Note: Oatmeal is best enjoyed right after baking, but if you’re making the night before, just reheat in the oven the next morning and you’re good to go.

When I baked this dish the other night, after little one went to bed, our house was filled with the most delicious aroma, kind of like fruity oatmeal cookies were baking in the oven! I couldn’t wait to try a bite and kind of forced Dan too as well, mind you it was near 9:00 when I was trying to throw this dish together for breakfast the next morning. It was delicious, perfectly sweet thanks to the varieties of fruit inside without being overly sweetened. The best part about this oatmeal, besides its taste that is, was how easy it was to put together; you could certainly throw this together and bake it for breakfast on a Sunday morning, and if you’re short on time, just bake the night before and reheat in the oven the next morning. The next best part is, it’s a healthy and gluten free (and dairy free too!) breakfast option, thanks to the gluten free oats, fresh fruit, and Silk Almondmilk! 

This is a wonderful gluten free and dairy free breakfast, lunch, and even dinner option, if your an occasional breakfast for dinner kind of person like I am. I can’t wait to try out even more fruit combinations in this dish, maybe mixed berry next time!

Sincerely,

Lindsay 

Gluten Free/Dairy Free Strawberry, Banana, and Peach Oatmeal Bake

2014-06-20 07:16:06

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Ingredients

1. 1 3/4 cups dairy free milk (I used Silk Almondmilk Unsweetened Vanilla)
2. 1 egg
3. 2 over-ripened mashed bananas
4. 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
5. 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
6. 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
7. 1 tsp baking powder
8. 2 cups quick cooking oats (Bob's Red Mill offers certified gluten free oats)
9. 1 cup chopped strawberries
10. 1 cup chopped peaches
11. 1 over ripened sliced banana for topping
12. 1/4 cup light brown sugar for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mash two bananas in a small bowl and combine with 1 3/4 cups dairy free milk, 1 egg, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
3. To the wet mixture, stir in 2 cups quick cooking gluten free oats and 1 tsp baking powder.
4. Combine oatmeal mixture with 1/2 cup chopped strawberries and 1/2 cup chopped peaches. Set aside the remaining strawberries and peaches for topping.
5. Spray baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and pour in oatmeal mixture.
6. Top with remaining strawberries and peaches (about 1/2 cup of each) and 1 whole banana sliced.
7. Finally, sprinkle with 1/4 cup light brown sugar.
8. Bake oatmeal for 25 minutes
9. Set oven to broiler and broil for about 5 minutes, until top has begun to caramelize.
10. Enjoy! Note: Oatmeal is best enjoyed right after baking, but if you're making the night before, just reheat in the oven the next morning and you're good to go.

By Gluten Free Mom To be

Adapted from Food Family Finds

Adapted from Food Family Finds

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