Eggnog Baked Oatmeal with caramelised bananas & vanilla bean brown butter

Recipe from How Sweet Eats

Eggnog Baked Oatmealwith Caramelised Banana & Vanilla Bean Brown Butter

Serves 4

Ingredients:
For the oatmeal:

200g (2 cups) rolled oats

70g (1/3 cup) brown sugar

1tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp cinnamon

1 egg, lightly beaten

300ml (1 ¼ cups) eggnog

2tbsp oil

1tsp vanilla extract

For the caramelised bananas:

4 firm bananas, sliced into 1-inch thick rounds

¼ tsp cinnamon

2tbsp unsalted butter

2tbsp brown sugar

For the vanilla bean brown butter:

6tbsp unsalted butter

1tsp vanilla bean paste

85g (¾ cup) icing sugar

60ml (¼ cup) maple syrup

½ tsp vanilla extract

1tbsp rolled oats

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/mark 5. Grease a 10x7, 8x8 or 9x9 inch baking dish.

2. Mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the egg, eggnog, oil and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the oats are just set.

3. To caramelise the bananas, heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the butter. Sprinkle the bananas with cinnamon and add them to the pan. Sprinkle the sugar over the bananas and cook for up to about a minute on each side, until golden brown but not mushy.

4. For the brown butter, add the butter to a saucepan over a medium heat. Whisk constantly until it browns, then remove from the heat, stir for 15 seconds and whisk in the vanilla bean paste.

5. Serve the oatmeal with the bananas and a drizzle of brown butter on top.