Salted Brown Butter Banana Zucchini Baked Oatmeal
Total Time
55 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(15)
Ingredients
6 servings
- For the wet ingredients:
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded and squeezed of excess moisture (about 1 cup shredded zucchini)
- 3 medium extra ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cup mashed ripe banana)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or dairy free milk of choice)
- For the dry ingredients:
- 2 cups gluten free rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Optional mix-ins:
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- For topping:
- Maldon sea salt
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 8x8 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 2
First, brown your butter: add butter to a small saucepan and place over medium heat. The butter will begin to melt, crackle, and then eventually foam. Make sure you whisk constantly during this process. After a couple of minutes, the butter will begin to brown and turn a nice golden amber color on the bottom of the saucepan, this usually happens once it foams. Continue to whisk and remove from heat as soon as the butter begins to brown and give off a nutty aroma. Immediately transfer the butter to a medium bowl to prevent burning, making sure you scrape all the butter from the pan. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Next shred and measure out zucchini to equal 1 cup shredded zucchini, then place in a paper towel, clean dish towel or cheese cloth and squeeze out all the excess moisture. ALL OF IT. Don’t skip this step!
Step 4
Mash your bananas in a large bowl, then add in the eggs, vanilla extract and dairy free milk; mix together well to combine then add in the shredded zucchini and cooled brown butter and mix again until well incorporated.
Step 5
Add your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients: oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix until combined. Fold in any mix-ins, if using.
Step 6
Pour mixture into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake for 35-45 mins or until the edges are slightly golden brown. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes, then cut into 6 slices and serve. Top with maldon sea salt and extra banana slices. Serves 6.
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