Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal

Yield: 4 servings
You need: measuring cups and spoons, square baking dish, cooking oil spray, mixing bowl, mixing spoon
Key: T = Tablespoon; tsp = teaspoon

Ingredients:

• 1 cup steel cut oats (soaked overnight with an acidic medium, then strained and rinsed)
• 1/4 cup peanut butter (or any other nut butter or sunbutter)
• 1/2 banana, mashed
• 2 servings (60 grams) I ❤️ Vanilla protein powder
• 1 T coconut oil (melted)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 2 T maple syrup or honey (taste it, see if it’s ok with this amount or if it needs more)
• pinch of sea salt
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. Coat an 8×8” baking dish with oil.
• In a large bowl, combine the soaked oats, peanut butter, protein powder, banana, coconut oil, cinnamon, baking powder, egg, maple syrup and salt. Stir until smooth.
• Add almond milk and stir. (The mixture might be quite liquid) Pour mixture into the baking dish.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until oatmeal is set and the center is fully cooked. Allow to cool before slicing.
• Top with additional nut butter, fresh fruit, or Greek yogurt (if you can tolerate dairy).