Almond Banana Bread Oatmeal Bake

I woke up this morning with the intentions of making a smoothie for breakfast, but got into the kitchen, saw ripe bananas in my fruit bowl, and decided to make another oatmeal bake. The recipe is so versatile which makes it so fun to make. I added almonds in my base and cut up the other half of my banana to place on top prior to baking it, but you can get creative and add whatever you'd like.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup oats

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 mashed banana (for in the oats) and the other 1/2 sliced and placed on top

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp almond flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

pinch of salt

small handful of slivered almonds

Optional: shredded coconut, chocolate chips, blueberries, etc.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F

2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, once combined pour into a greased baking dish or ramekin (mine is a small 15 oz. baking dish)

3. Place the other 1/2 of your banana sliced on top before baking

4. Bake for 20 minutes. (At about 12 minutes, I pulled the oatmeal out and sprinkled some coconut on top because I'm coconut obsessed, and then popped it back in for another 8 minutes so the coconut could toast. I topped it with a drizzle of honey, but you could also top with any nut butter, etc.)