Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bake

Peanut Butter.  Oats.  Bananas.  3 of my favorites!! And all combined together?? Yes please!! These were easy to make and were a hit!! I made them as an after school snack for my kids but it was also great for breakfast the next morning!  I had mine with walnuts on top and strawberries on the side.  Yum!   Hope you enjoy! ;)

PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL BAKE

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups quick cooking oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 overripe bananas, mashed
• ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (melted in microwave for 30 sec)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• ¾ cup unsweetened, vanilla almond milk or Fair life milk

Topping:

• ¼ cup creamy natural peanut butter, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×9” square baking pan and set aside.
2. In a small bowl mix together the quick cooking oats, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl mix mashed banana and peanut butter together until combined.
4. Add in the vanilla extract, maple syrup and egg. Mix until combined.
5. Add the milk and stir..
6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
7. Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 9×9” baking pan.
8. Melt the extra peanut butter and drizzle on top. I use a knife to make swirls for extra decoration on top!
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Or until the top slightly springs back when touched and the edges are just barely brown!
10. Cool before digging in! ENJOY!!

*Recipe created by Deidra Penrose