Banana Carob Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped (save about a tablespoon to sprinkle on top)
• pinch salt
• ½ ripe banana, mashed
• ¼ cup date paste
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 egg whites
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1½ ripe banana (one sliced spread at bottom,½ sliced on top)
• 3 tbsp unsweetened carob chips
• 30g fresh coconut shavings (of course, you can use unsweetened dry)
• ¼ cup plain greek yogurt
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup carob powder
• 3 scoops whey protein powder