Blueberry Almond Oatmeal Bake

Here is my first recipe! I am not normally much of a breakfast person, but when I am it's pretty much always for a great bowl of oatmeal. I love doing oatmeal bakes, I think the consistency and texture is perfect when baked versus over the stovetop or in the microwave. This has been one of my favorites I've made in a while, so here are the deets on how I created this delicious bake.

Please comment if you try this and how you like it!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup oatmeal (I used GF rolled oats)

1/2 banana, mashed

1/2 cup almond milk (I used unsweetened vanilla)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp maple syrup

1/4 cup blueberries

slivered or shaved almonds for topping

other optional toppings: coconut shavings, nut butter (I used Trader Joes Cookie butter)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F

2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, folding in the blueberries last.

3. Spray an oven safe dish or ramekin with cooking spray and pour mixture into the dish (mine is a small, 15 oz. baking dish)

4. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes. At about 15 minutes, I threw a sprinkle of shredded coconut and my almonds on top and baked for the remaining 5 minutes.