Baked Banana Oatmeal

DRY TEAM
4 cups old fashion oatmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. PURE NuNaturals NuStevia

WET TEAM
3 small bananas
2 eggs
2 cup. whole milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 TBS. molasses

TOPPING (can substitute dark brown sugar)
1/2 cup white sugar
2 TBS. molasses

As our fresh bananas are taking a dark turn for the worse, I throw them into the freezer whole. Their thick skin will protect them for a good few months.

When ready for use, I wet them down quickly in the sink and microwave slowly, about 5 minutes at 10%. I wet them down to prevent the stem from getting too hot and sparking (it's happened!). I use a steak knife to cut open the skin, and the fruit slides right out, ready to mash easily.

When our milk is starting to sour, but not curdled (YUCK), I also freeze it in 1 cup portions in sandwich baggies to use for baking. Stack the baggies in the freezer flat until frozen. Then they can stand up easy and slide into freezer crevices until use.

When ready for use, thaw in the microwave on a larger plate or bowl. Sometimes the corners of the bags leak when they are thawing.

1) Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 9 X 13 dish.

2) In a medium bowl, mix the DRY TEAM ingredients.

3) In a small bowl, mash bananas, then beat in eggs. Add the rest of the WET TEAM ingredients.

4) Stir WET TEAM into DRY TEAM. Pour into greased dish.

5) Mix topping in WET TEAM bowl (saves dirty dishes). Sprinkle topping on top of oatmeal.

6) Bake at 375 F for about 25 minutes.

Serving Size: makes a 9X13 casserole, 12 servings

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOJOLO.