Banana Oatmeal Bake Cake: The Perfect healthy-ish Comfort Food for Breakfast, Snack Time, or even Dessert!
Hey there, breakfast lovers and snack seekers! This recipe is a real treat, it’s made with wholesome ingredients that will leave you feeling good on the inside and out. It’s my irresistible Banana Oatmeal Bake Cake!
Fresh out of the oven you have the cozy flavors of cinnamon and bananas with the heartiness of oats, leading to a delicious balanced breakfast, snack or dessert!
You can enjoy it all on its own or you can add its optional Brown Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting! It is so tasty that it will trick you into thinking you are having one of the tastiest cakes in the world!
It is so simple to make if you only have whole oats, you can make this all in your food processor or blender, if you have oat flour then you also have yourself a one bowl dessert!
My family loves this recipe so much, that this 9X13 cake was gone in just 3 days! They couldn’t believe that the cake was gluten free and only made from oatmeal!
Why You’ll Love This Banana Oatmeal Bake
- Super Easy: Mix everything in one bowl or even the food processor, toss it in the oven, and voilà! Breakfast magic in 30 minutes.
- Healthy & Tasty: Packed with bananas, oatmeal, and a hint of cinnamon, it’s like a hug in food form.
- Customizable: Add chocolate chips, nuts, or your favorite berries — make it your own!
Let’s Get Baking!
Here’s what you’ll need for this banana oatmeal bake cake
Banana Oatmeal Bake Cake
Equipment
- 1 food processor optional
Ingredients
- 4 ripe bananas the more spots, the sweeter
- 1 stick butter softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp salt
Optional extras: chocolate chips, walnuts, pecans, or your favorite berries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F
- Grind oatmeal into you have a powder (some larger chunks are okay)
- Mix together the ground oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and set aside
- Mash those bananas and softened butter until smooth and then add the sugar and whisk until mostly dissolved
- Add the eggs, Greek yogurt and vanilla whisk everything until combined
- Stir in your dry ingredients until everything is well combined. If you’re feeling fancy, this is when you would fold in some chocolate chips, nuts, or your favorite berries.
- Pour the mixture into a greased 9X13 baking dish
- Bake for about 25-35 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the center is set.
Notes
How To Serve & Savor!
Slice it up hot from the oven, you can add an optional drizzle of honey, or once cooled top with our Brown Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting for extra indulgence! (Be sure to refrigerate if using frosting.)
Brown Butter Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1 8oz brick cream cheese
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Take your cream cheese out of the fridge to soften
- Start melting your butter in a pan on the stove. Once melted, start stirring it over medium heat every couple of seconds. You will see a white foam coming from the top of the butter, that’s your water boiling off. The butter will turn quiet and start to develop brown bits on the bottom of the pan, when that happens your butter is done!
- Add cinnamon to the hot brown butter and transfer the finished butter into a mixing bowl and let cool for about 10 minutes
- Once cooled, add your slightly cool brick of cream cheese and get your hand mixer and start beating the fats together. (it will look broken for a few minutes, but trust the process and keep beating, it will come together)
- Once beaten and airy, add your salt, vanilla, and powdered sugar, and beat until fluffy
Notes
There you have it — a Banana Oatmeal Bake Cake! I hope you love this recipe as much as we do, and add it into your rotations of breakfasts, make it as a fun snacking cake to eat with tea or coffee, or enjoy it as a healthy dessert! Happy baking, friends! 🎉🍌🥣
