banana oat bars

I think you’re going to enjoy this delish sugar free Banana Oat Breakfast Bake that’s packed full of nutrients. The combination of banana, oats, berries, and hemp seed hearts makes this dish chewy, soft, and creamy all at once.

Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth. They’re a great source of important vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They are also rich in a specific type of fiber called beta-glucan which is known to help lower levels of bad cholesterol.

We had a couple of slices for desert the other night with stewed lemon banana, apple sauce and coconut yoghurt, yum!

banana oat breakfast ingredients

Banana Oatmeal Bake with Hemp Hearts

1 banana

1 cup oats

2 tablespoons hemp seed hearts

1/2 cup oat milk

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp almond butter

Handful of raspberries, blueberries or blackberries

Chopped walnuts, coconut yoghurt and a drizzle of honey to serve

This is best made in a loaf tin. Heat the oven at 200 degrees celsius. Place the banana in the tin and mash. Combine the other ingredients (except for the berries) and add to the mashed banana. Mix well and add a little more oat milk if your mixture seems dry, then top with the berries of your choice.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Once done remove from oven, cut a couple of slices and place on a plate, top with coconut yoghurt, chopped walnuts and a drizzle of honey if you feel like a little bit of sweetener.

This recipe makes three to four serves.

The original recipe (without hemp hearts) for this breakfast bake is from wholesome_hearty_eats who also took the photo. Follow them on Instagram for more delicious hearty recipes.

Want to incorporate the nutrition and nutty flavour of hemp hearts in more of your baking? Try this gluten free recipe for Flourless Hemp Seed & Orange Cake or these tasty Hemp Seed Dallas Crackers.

You can read about the health benefits of hemp seeds here.

mashed banana

banana oat loaf with berries