Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Baked Oatmeal

A crunchy topping on this Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Baked Oatmeal will have you ready for breakfast in the morning. Enjoy a warm square with milk and drizzles of honey.

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You know those bananas on the counter.  The ones you bought last week with the good intentions of eating them as a healthy snack each day.  Yeah, they are still sitting there, but now they are a lovely shade of brown.  Oh, wait.  That's what happened on my counter.

You guys know how I feel about bananas.  There is only a very short window where I can enjoy eating one.  I try to buy the greenest bananas at the store, so they will last for a few days. After they turn yellow, I just can't do it.  Yes, I know.  I'm a strange one.  It's ok...at least I know it.  

So since there were 5 black bananas sitting on our counter, I decided to make some baked oatmeal.  That's another thing that I am picky about eating.  I grew up eating bowls of sticky oatmeal for breakfast.  And it was ok, just not my favorite.  Well, unless it was heavily dosed with brown sugar and raisins.  Then I could eat it...but barely.

Over the years I have found that I really enjoy baked oatmeal.  There is a little more substance to it, and if you add streusel, it is almost like eating coffee cake.  I did say almost.  Don't email me with complaints that this doesn't taste like cake.  I did warn you.

Almost is really one of those words you have to take with a grain of salt.  Like when my husband asks if I'm ready to go.  My answer is usually "almost"...when in reality I know I'm nowhere ready to go. It's probably a trait I should work on more...

For this baked oatmeal I used this blueberry banana baked oatmeal as my base recipe.  Obviously, I left out the fruit and added chocolate. Any time I can add chocolate to something and call it breakfast is a major win in my book! Then I went and added this amazing crunchy streusel topping!  You guys...

I can't even begin to tell you how good this topping is!  I did a variation of the streusel from this blueberry almond crumble bread. It is so good that I may have added it to a few more recipes you will be seeing soon!

Here is the breakdown for making this easy chocolate chip banana streusel baked oatmeal for breakfast:

• Whisk together all the wet ingredients first.
• Stir together the dry ingredients in a bowl, and then stir in the milk mixture.
• Pour the batter into a greased pan.
• Mix together your streusel topping until it looks kind of like wet sand.
• Crumble the topping over the top of the batter.
• Bake until firm and toasty.
• Cut out a square and drizzle honey and milk on top!  Enjoy!

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Recipe

Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Baked Oatmeal

Yield: 9 squares baked oatmeal

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

A crunchy topping on this Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Baked Oatmeal will have you ready for breakfast in the morning. Enjoy a warm square with milk and honey.

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Ingredients

For the Oatmeal

• 1 ½ cups milk
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 2 cups quick oats
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips

For the Streusel

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup quick oats
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• ¼ pecan chips
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non-stick spray.
2. Whisk together the milk, honey, egg, vanilla, and banana.
3. Stir the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips into the milk mixture. Pour into the prepared pan.
4. Stir together all the streusel ingredients until it resembles wet sand. Spoon it evenly over the top of the oatmeal mixture. Bake for 45 minutes.
5. Remove and let cool slightly. Serve with milk, honey, and chocolate chips, if desired.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 257Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 286mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 3gSugar: 22gProtein: 5g

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