Baked Banana and Goji Berry Oatmeal
Good morning! The sky looks so heavy and full. James was sitting outside with me, and he could smell rain.
I’m glad I have one smart furchild. 
I woke up around 5:50 AM, which was so lovely. I haven’t been getting up early (like I used to), opting to stay up late and work. But I really enjoy being the first one awake, walking around the house in the dark, and watching the sun come up outside my window.
I made a special breakfast:
Baked Banana and Goji Berry Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 cup + two tablespoons rice milk
- 1 sliced banana, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Goji berries
- 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
- 1 tablespoon ground flax
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350.
- Mix together all ingredients except brown sugar.
- Pour mix into greased single-serving ramekin.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Top with brown sugar and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
So, so delicious. It was fun to eat a “special” weekend-style breakfast on a weekday.
It actually tasted a lot like banana bread.
Full day ahead! Better get cracking.
Posted by: Caitlin 50 comments
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:05 am
This looks great! I can’t wait to give it a try.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:05 am
I am currently suffering from oatmeal envy, as I sit here eating my pumpkin oats (which are tasty) I am wishing I was eating that oatmeal. I think I will fly to FL today so you can make me some. Ok? Sound Good?
Ps. Although Maggie isn’t the smartest, she has other talents
(Like being adorable)
Have a great day!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 am
Awww…great doggie pic
He looks very wise!
That baked oatmeal looks great. We’re having stormy weather here in PA too– it woke me up last night with the house shaking!
Have a great day!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 am
I love being the first up too (although it isn’t hard – my hubby would sleep in until 2pm if he didn’t have class or work!) – but the smell of rain? Definitely one of my favorites.
Very fun oatmeal creation. You have such cute plates and stuff for placing it, too
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 am
i’ve never heard of baking oatmeal. what a neat idea. it sounds (and looks) delicious!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 am
Wow, the baked oatmeal looks amazing. Send me some! Hahah. You’re pretty thrifty using the online timer hahaha.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 am
That sounds awesome! I might have to make microwave banana bread oatmeal and lament not having an oven to make that
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
i kind of like being the first one up too. But only if I get to make a cup of tea and sit and read/relax/do devotions while the sun comes up. Not if I have to rush around to get to work early. then it’s not so fun.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:24 am
I’ve never had baked oatmeal. I need to try!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 am
Yum that looks good
I love baked oatmeal!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
ditto on the oatmeal envy! i’m bookmarking this for the weekend.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 am
Yum, I am so going to have to bake my oatmeal here soon
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Love tehe puppy pic. I’m gonna have ot star this post to try that recipe weekend.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:54 am
I’ve never thought of baking oatmeal but that looks delicious! Maybe tomorrow…
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am
If it tastes like banana bread, I’m all over it!
I agree…sometimes it’s fun to make a weekend-style breakfast during the week. I think it’d be a perfect Monday mood lifter.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am
I want those oats!! I’d heard of this kind of baked oatmeal with peaches, but bananas are so much more accessible.
Do the goji-berries plump up like raisins when you bake them like that?
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Caitlin Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am
they kind of melted… i was thinking raisins would be a good sub!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:07 am
yum, that looks great! I love the brown sugar on top.
James is so cute.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:09 am
Baked oatmeal? GENIUS! I will be trying this STAT!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:13 am
Yum that looks FAB!!!! James is too cute
I also have one very intelligent furbaby & one…umm…special furkid 
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:15 am
Delicious looking breakfast!
We just got a TON of rain in DC… it’s finally sunny out
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 am
I’ve never had baked oatmeal and this one looks so good. I’m going to make it this weekend. YUM!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:25 am
That OATMEAL looks amazing dude!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Holy moly! Looks scrum-diddly! I’ve been a longtime lurker, delurking now
I live in the Orlando area as well! 
Hahaha, lucky! Your dog is the exact opposite of my dog. My dog is a bernese mountain dog and tries to hide in the closet if a huge storm comes
Hope you have a good thursday!
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Caitlin Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
hello, fellow orlandian! (?)
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:31 am
ahhhh I like how you enjoy waking up first, I should try to enjoy it more. Instead, since I’m scared of the dark I panic at each little sound and walk around thinking why is it so stinking cold today
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
That looks fabulous! I think I would sub raisins though, Goji berries have a strange coffee taste to me!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 am
that’s so interesting! i really wanna try that
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
That oatmeal combo sounds fantastic!! I havent had oatmeal in a few days and I miss it a lot! Perhaps I’ll whip up a bowl using your recipe tomorrow :O)
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
BAKED oatmeal? Sounds pretty awesome to me, I’ve never thought of baking oatmeal before. Have a great day!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Your oatmeal looks really good – it sounds like a good breakfast to have baking while you’re doing some yoga or showering, or journaling your thoughts while the sun rises
I love weekend-style breakfasts on weekdays. Or any day!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:25 am
The oatmeal looks delicious! Yumm…..banana bread!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
Love that pic of James.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 am
ive never baked oatmeal before but i love the way it looks, like a big meal! volume eater right here.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
I love eating weekend-style breakfast during the week too
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
ah, that looks amazing
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Looks liek a great dish!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:50 am
oh the looks marvelous! will be trying it saturday! i’m thinking chocolate covered goji berries would be even better
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
baked oatmeal? I will have to try that!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
That looks delicious! Yay goji berries, love’em. Your furbaby is toooo cute!!
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
[...] I was eating my oatmeal and read about Caitlin’s oatmeal and was immediately struck with oatmeal envy!!! We tweeted back and forth and decided there are [...]
on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Where did you find fresh goji berries?!
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Caitlin Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
they were dried and from whole foods
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Sounds soo good. I love the pics of your furbabies
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I’m having total oatmeal envy right now. This morning I mixed a packet of plain Quaker Oats with a low-sugar apple cinnamon one, and it just didn’t do a thing for me. blah.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:46 pm
looks great!
jenna
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I wish it was raining in my city – instead of snowing
It was -25 C today.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
YUM!!!!!!!!!
This may be an actual bowl of oats I can stomach!!!! I’m challenging myself soon.
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on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Oooh, that looks delicious! I have to try baked oatmeal sometime. The idea of warm oats + caramelized bananas makes me drool!
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on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
This sounds great! Huge fan of oatmeal and looking for other options in the morning! Thanks!
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