Baked oatmeal with chocolate, banana and almonds

This baked oatmeal will become a staple in your winter morning routine. Warm and comforting, and full of flavor, they're sure to get you out of bed in the morning!

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 200 g gluten-free oats
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 100g dark chocolate , coarsely chopped
• 50g manuka honey
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 475 g banana (5 small or 3 large)
• 250 ml milk
• 250 ml of water
• 120 g almonds , coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon Manuka honey (for topping)

 

Method

1.   Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and generously grease an oven-safe dish with butter.
2.   Put the oats, cinnamon, baking powder and chocolate in a bowl and mix well.
3.   In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey, eggs and vanilla. Add the banana (we reserved a small banana to put on top of the baked oats, but this is optional) and mash before adding the milk and water, and mix well.
4.   Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix well to combine and pour into the baking dish.
5.   In a small saucepan melt the honey and butter. Add the almonds, stirring to coat them with the mixture. Spread these over the oats, add the banana on top (if you decided to do this), then bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden and set.

If the nuts brown too quickly, place a piece of aluminum foil over the dish for the remainder of the cooking time.

6.   Serve with yogurt and a drizzle of manuka honey.