These Baked Oatmeal Cups are the perfect breakfast on the go for kids going back to school. It can be used to meal prep days of healthy breakfasts or snacks that are 100% plant-based.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 12-hole muffin pan with paper cups. Slightly oil the cups with olive oil.
In a mixing bowl, add ripe bananas and measure 1 cup - about 2 large ripe bananas.
Add the remaining ingredients: chia seeds, maple syrup, cinnamon, baking powder, oats, and vanilla extract.
Stir to bring all ingredients together - it will look wet, and that's normal. Set it aside for 10 minutes at room temperature. Meanwhile, prepare the add-ons for each cup.
Divide the batter evenly into 4 bowls - about 1/2 cup of batter in each bowl.
In each bowl, add the ingredients for each flavor and stir to combine.
Fill each muffin paper cup with the oatmeal batter and press well with a spoon to pack the oatmeal batter in the cup. This is important to prevent the cups from being too soft after baking.
Bake in the center rack of the oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool down for 15 minutes in the pan then transfer for 30 minutes on a cooling rack. Don't skip cooling as the cups firm up with time.
Store in the fridge to firm up perfectly and pop in a kid's lunchbox before school or serve as breakfast.
Storage
Store up to 4 days in the fried or freeze up to 3 months in an airtight container. Thaw in the fridge the day before.
Note 1: Thaw your fruit and remove the juice released by the frozen fruits. If using fresh fruits, cut finely to prevent the cups from being watery due to big pieces of fruits releasing too much juice.