I don’t even know where to start explaining how insanely delicious this is. Oh my god, you have no idea, it is unbelievable. So soft, gooey, sweet, creamy, just wow so delicious.
The beauty of this dish is the way that it is cooked as baking it really allows the fruit to really melt into the oatmeal. The bananas blend so perfectly with the oats and cinnamon, to give each bite a sweet, fruity taste. While the blueberries literally burst in your mouth, like little balls of delicious sweetness! They’re wonderfully complemented by the raisins, which become so big and juicy when baked that they add all the sweetness this dish could ever need. I like to add walnuts too for a little crunch, it’s nice as it spices up the texture a little to give you a bit of everything!
This really is the perfect healthy brunch dish, I promise everyone will love it. It really tastes like dessert! It’s so warming too, which makes it awesome for these cold winter months. I’m even thinking of making it for Christmas morning! You can prepare it the night before and just leave it in the fridge over night too, which means no effort in the morning.
Like everything else I cook this dish is lovely and healthy, of course. It will dose you up on all kinds of goodness! The blueberries and raisins will supply a wonderful amount of anti-oxidants, while the bananas will give you one of nature’s best sources of potassium, which is essential for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. If that wasn’t enough the walnuts bring a whole new level of awesomeness to this dish as they’re super high in omega-3 fatty acids, which we all know are amazing for supporting brain function. They’ll keep you beautiful as well as smart too as they’re loaded with vitamin E, the vitamin needed to make your skin glow! They’re even been proved to reduce chances of heart disease, diabetes and cancer! To learn more have a look at http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99
Serves 3:
- 1 cup of gluten free oats
- 1 cup of blueberries
- 1 and a 1/2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 a cup of raisins
- 1/4 a cup of almond milk
- a handful of walnuts
- 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon of raw agave syrup (optional)
Start by pre-heating the oven to 190C.
Place the oats in a bowl and cover them with boiling water, soak for ten minutes. During this time chop the banana into slices and crush the walnuts into small bite sized chunks.
Once the water has been absorbed and the oats are soft stir in the banana, blueberries, raisins, almond milk, walnuts, cinnamon and agave.
Then place all the ingredients into your baking dish. I like to put a few slices of banana, a scattering of blueberries and raisins, and a handful of walnuts on the top to make it look pretty, but this is totally optional!
Then bake for 20 minutes, until the top has slightly browned.
Serve and enjoy!
this looks amazing! and i love that there is no added sugar! definitely my kind of dish.
That looks like a really great recipe. No sugar or oil like most of them have. I will definitely give this one a try. Thanks!
Thanks Elisabeth! I think the recipe tastes amazing like it is too, never understand why people add sugar or oil!
Thank you for the inspiration. I tried a spin off of this with all different berries and it turned out fantastic. Love your images too!
Thank you Tess! That’s great to hear, I’ve tried lots of different variations adding in pureed apple and other berries, all of which are delicious!
I saw this recipe last night and made it as it sounded healthy – I had no idea it would taste this increadibly fabulous!!! I had no walnuts so instead I used pumpkin seeds and almond slivers and sprinkled all with linseed and quinoa. Also I used stevia instead of the agave, Absolutely gorgeous – I will be making this again…..and again!!
Pumpkin seeds, almond slivers, linseed and quinoa all sounds like perfect additions! I can’t wait to try with them – thank you
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I had so much fun making this dish! I made it the night before…in the morning how should I re-head it?
Hi Corinne. I’m so happy to hear that you had so much fun making it, it’s such a wonderful breakfast! To heat it up I spoon the amount I want into a saucepan with a little extra almond milk, stirring the milk in as it warms. It should take about 5 minutes. Hope that helps! Enjoy!
hey do you happen to know how much protein is in this? i don’t really need to know the calories or fat or anything but i’m a huuge protein fanatic and i was just curious if you had an estimate. it sounds absolutely delicious and i think i’m making it tonight! (:
Hi Abby. I’m really sorry but sadly I don’t know exactly how much protein is in it. I wish I could help you! I’ll try and look into it for you! I’m so glad you loved the look of it though and can’t wait to hear how you got on with the recipe!
You could use an app like “My Fitness Pal” and enter the ingredients. It will give you all the nutiritional info.
That’s awesome, thanks for the help Lori!
This is the most amazing oatmeal I have ever tried! Blueberry goodness with every bite. I used 2 tbsp. honey, and 1 tbsp. cinnamon instead of agave. I also didn’t use walnuts as my son is too little for those. This was a huge hit with my 20 month old, he is saying “mmmmmm” with each bite, and so am I!
What a compliment – thank you! I’m so happy your son loved it too
Love this! Linking back to this post in an upcoming FFC post
Thank you!
This looks delicious!!
Thanks Diana! It really is so delicious!
Just tried this amazing recipe. I too, adjusted it a wee bit. Left out all sweeteners, added mixed berries and a sliced apple, reduced cinnamon to 1 tbsp (will increase to 2 next time) and a tad more liquid. The flavour mix was yummy. Thanks for such a great recipe. This is the perfect breakfast food on a cold Toronto day.
Those all sound like delicious additions, love the idea of the apple in there! Will have to try that! So glad you loved the recipe though! It really is perfect for cold winter days!
Are the oats in this recipe the quick oats or regular? Thanks.
Hi Laurie! They’re just regular oats – hope that helps!
Thanks. I did use the instant oats the first time and the recipe was still great, but I will switch to regular oats next time.
Great to know that it works with instant oats too – thank you
Hope you enjoyed it!
I only had roasted Saigon cinnamon and used 2 tablespoons of it but it is very strong! Otherwise this dish would be delicious but my mouth is now numb from too much cinnamon!
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Do you know average calories per slice??
Looks really good
Thanks Emily! I actually have no idea about the calories, sorry. I’m not a fan of counting calories at all, I prefer to only eat foods that I know my body loves and needs and I’d never want to restrict myself with those! Sorry I can’t help more though!
How much water do you soak the oatmeal in?
I poured enough water to cover the top of the oats by a centimetre or two – hope that helps!
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I love making this for breakfast! I bought a nice serving dish that can be put in the oven so I can just pour the mix in the dish, then bake and then refrigerate for the next morning! It’s so filling and sugar-free, just amazing!
Yesterday I poured some yogurt and raw cacao on top – prefect breakfast!
Thank you so much for another positive comment! It’s so nice to hear that people really love the recipes and this one is one of my absolute favourites, it makes the best cold weather breakfast, so it’s awesome to find others who love it just as much! I’m going to try adding some raw cacao, bet it’s delicious!
just wondering the approximate size of the dishes people are using. So hard to judge from the picture. It looks huge but can’t be as big as it looks if it is a serves 3!
Anyone? Really want to make this but need to buy an appropriate dish!!
Hi. I used a pretty standard sized dish, probably about 8 inches across. Hope that helps!
Thank you! Cant wait to try it
My pleasure! Can’t wait to hear what you think once you’ve tried it
I substituted almonds for walnuts, cranberries for raisins. Used strawberry flavored agave and some sea salt. It looks quite a bit darker than your picture so wondered if 2 Tbl of cinnamon was right? But it tastes delicious! I will definitely be making this for family. A great spin on regular oatmeal.
That all sounds delicious, love the idea of adding sea salt – I must do that next time, thank you for sharing the idea
I’m pretty sure that 2 Tbl of cinnamon was right but I’ll double check and let you know!
That’s my kind of brekky! If I were to sub quinoa flakes instead of the oats, would that change the method of soaking them in boiling water first, does anyone know?
Hi Michaela. As far as I know you would still use the exact same method, I haven’t tried it yet with quinoa flakes but other people have and say it’s great – I’d love to know how you find it
I made this with my boyfriend for breakfast on my 21st birthday. It was so delicious and simple, we had a lovely morning. Thank you for the recipe
Hi Sophie! I’m so glad that you both loved it! I hope you had a wonderful birthday!