Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
This Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is an easy and delicious breakfast for the week ahead!
Apples and cozy oatmeal are perfect for the Fall season so why not try them in this baked dish.
Make this ahead of time and simply warm it up for a quick weekday breakfast! If you love oatmeal for breakfast but are short on time during the week, this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is for you.
Using mostly simple pantry ingredients, you’ll have breakfast set and ready to go with just a quick reheat during the week.
OR, enjoy this apple baked oatmeal straight out of the oven on a weekend. With wholesome oats, in-season apples and warming spices you won’t be disappointed!
What you’ll need to make this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Oats: Use rolled oats in this recipe (steel cut or quick oats will not work).
Warming Spices: Cinnamon and nutmeg paired with apples are the perfect spices in this oatmeal.
Milk: You can use almond, oat or regular milk in this recipe.
Eggs: This baked oatmeal uses 2 eggs.
Apples: The star of this dish, I like to use Gala or Honeycrisp apples but you can use whatever you have on hand.
Maple Syrup: Acts as the natural sweetener in this dish.
Baking Powder & Salt: Two baking staples you’ll need for this recipe.
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups old fashioned or large flake rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups almond, oat or milk of your choice
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 medium apple, peeled & diced (about 1 - 1 1/4 cups) Gala or Honeycrisp apples are a favourite to use
- Optional: extra apple sliced for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with butter or non stick cooking spray.
- In large bowl, mix together dry ingredients (oats, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg & salt) and set aside.
- Whisk together wet ingredients (eggs, milk, melted butter & maple syrup) and pour into bowl with dry ingredients.
- Stir all ingredients together until combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan, smooth the top and add sliced apples for extra garnish if you choose.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes (depending on the size of the pan used), until the edges are slightly golden brown and oatmeal is set. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve with more maple syrup or try a drizzle of almond butter.
This baked oatmeal is my new go-to for the cooler season. I love the warming spices paired with the apples – they basically make your kitchen smell like you’re baking an apple pie!
And the best part is this recipe lends itself well to meal prepping too.
How to store and reheat baked oatmeal
To store baked oatmeal: Cover the pan with foil OR cut into individual portions and store in containers in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
To reheat baked oatmeal: Reheat individual portions in the oven at 350F for about 10 minutes. Or, heat for about 1 minute in the microwave.
More oatmeal recipes to try from the blog
Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups
Spiced Oatmeal with Honey Pears
Zucchini Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
Until the next cooking adventure,
Jessth
