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These individual Banana baked oatmeal pots are actual heaven. There is nothing like a warm breakfast now that the temperatures are dropping.

I have added banana slices and a few chocolate chips (bc yolo) and a hint of cinnamon and cardamom to give it a warm and cozy flavour. You can completely customize these, by adding your favourite ingredients. The little pots are topped with a drizzle of maple syrup before they go into the oven or airfryer so that the top caramelizes, it gives that creme brulee-like crispy top. You and your family will love them.

INGREDIENTS:
For ONE pot, multiply for more.
Dry ingredients;
1/4 cup oatmeal flour*
1 scoop vanilla protein powder**
1 tsp. Psyllium husk powder (optional)***
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Stevia (or add sweetener of choice)
1/8 tsp. Cardamom
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tbsp. Chocolate chips
Pinch of salt
Wet ingredients;
2 tbsp. Yoghurt
3 tbsp. Milk of choice
1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
1/2 banana, peeled and sliced

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat airfryer to 160 °C / 320° F. or
Preheat oven to 200°/ 400 ° F

Add all the dry ingredients to a small bowl. Mix well and add the wet ingredients. It should have a cake batter consistency, add a little extra milk if needed.
Stir to combine and add the chocolate chips and banana slices. Gently stir one more time to distribute evenly. Place is a ramekin of about 11×5 cm / 4.5″ x 2″. Top with a drizzle of maple syrup.

Place in airfryer for 12-14 minutes or until set and golden crispy on top.
Or you can bake these in a pre heated oven placed on the middle rack for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and serve straight away as is or with some thick yoghurt.
Enjoy

to make oatmeal flour, simply place regular dry oatmeal in a blender or food processor and blend until flour.

** I like to add extra protein, if you do not want to or do not have it, substitute for an equal amount of oatflour.

*** You can omit the psyllium husk if you do not have it, although it does give extra lift to the baked oatmeal and extra fibre.

The smell coming from the oven while this cinnamon swirl banana bread was baking was simply amazing.

This banana bread, with it’s incredible moistness and sweet banana flavor has tons of very very ripe mashed bananas, this is what makes the bread so sweet and moist and generally very yummy, also yoghurt for freshness (and less butter) and a cinnamon brown sugar swirl in the middle.
Lots of vanilla in it too, because I just love real vanilla, I love it almost more that chocolate.
Making this (and from this day forward your favorite 😉) banana bread is so simple. It’s very straight forward, however it is necessary to have all the ingredients at room temperature.
Get everything out, measure correctly and throw it together.
First mix the dry ingredients and set aside. Then in a stand mixer, mix the wet ingredients.
Mixing the dry with the wet should be done with a rubber spatula because over mixing will turn your banana bread into rubber. And that would be such a shame. Just about 8 strokes with the spatula until all the flour is absorbed. No more.

⏰ Prep time : 10 min
🍧 Cooking time : 40-45 min approx.
🍴 Makes : 1 loaf

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups (250gr.) all purpose flour or half whole wheat and have plain or even spelt flour.
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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• 3/4 cup (150gr. ) packed coconut sugar or regular light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (115 gr.) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
• 1/3 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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• 2 tbsp. coconut sugar or light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350° F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar and butter on medium speed until well blended and creamy– about 3 minutes.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Add the mashed banana, yogurt, and vanilla. Mix on the lowest stand for just a minute or so.
6. Remove bowl from mixer.
7. Add the dry ingredients in one go and gently fold to mix with a spatula. Do not overmix. Just until all the flour is no longer visible, about 10 folds.
8. Mix the cinnamon and the sugar for the center swirl.
9. Spoon half of the batter into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar in one straight line on the batter. Cover with more batter and make swirls or zig-zags with a knife.
10. Top with remaining batter. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely on the wire rack.
11. Slice and enjoy.
12. Banana Bread will keep for about a week in an airtight container.

Enjoy!
Myra XO

If you make this, don’t forget to snap a pic and post it on Instagram. Remember to tag me in your picture @thecookingspoonblog so I can see your delicious creations.