Apple cinnamon baked oatmeal
Apple cinnamon baked oatmeal is warm, soft, perfectly sweet and a delicious healthy breakfast that can be made ahead. It’s naturally sweetened, gluten-free and 100% whole grain.
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1 cup applesauce
- ⅓ cup honey (or sub maple syrup)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup small diced sweet apple pieces (such as Fuji, Gala, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, applesauce, honey or maple syrup, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the cup of diced apple.
- Transfer the batter to a well greased 8x8 pan. It will be full and liquidy.
- Bake at 375 for about 30-35 minutes, until the edges are browned and the middle is set.
- Let cool at least 10-20 minutes before slicing. (It needs a few minutes to set up so the baked oatmeal squares aren’t crumbly when you cut them.)
- Store, covered, at room temperature for up to 3 days. After that, this oatmeal can be stored in the refrigerator for an additional 2-3 days or frozen for up to 6 months.
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Notes
I always use old-fashioned rolled oats for baked oatmeal. I recommend those over quick oats or steel cut oats for this recipe.
You can use skim or 2% milk or an alternative milk product like soy milk or almond milk for this recipe.
The mixture will be liquidy before baking. This is normal and the oats will soak up all that liquid as it bakes.
Do make sure you let this sit for a while after baking though. It’ll set up all the way so that it doesn’t crumble when you go to cut it. (I recommend waiting at least 10 minutes but 20 minutes is even better.)
I usually go with a sweet red apple, like Fuji or Gala, but you could try this with your favorite baking apple.
To make vegan apple cinnamon baked oatmeal:
– Use your non-dairy milk of choice for this recipe, such as soy milk. – Substitute a flax egg for the egg. – Choose maple syrup instead of the honey for the sweetener. – Use coconut oil in place of the butter.Topping ideas for apple baked oatmeal:
- Extra drizzle of honey or maple syrup - Smear of apple butter or peanut butter - A few mini chocolate chipsNutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 197mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g
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