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four different flavors of baked oatmeal arranged in a square

Healthy Baked Oatmeal


  • Author: Jenna Barnard
  • Total Time: 45 minutes + 1 hour cooling
  • Yield: 4 servings per flavor

Description

This recipe includes 4 different baked oatmeal flavor options – all gluten free, vegan, and refined sugar free! They’re a fun and healthy meal prep dish that makes you feel like you’re eating dessert for breakfast.


Ingredients

Base Recipe

  • 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 1 1/2 cups plant milk (oat, cashew, almond..etc.)
  • 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (200g) old fashioned rolled oats (certified gluten free if needed)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal

  • 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 bananas)
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or cacao chips (see notes for my healthy recommendations)
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Apple Cinnamon Pecan Baked Oatmeal

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 cup diced apple (about 1 small apple)
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal

  • 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen mixed berries (do not thaw frozen berries before use)
  • 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (can sub natural sunflower seed butter)

Dark Chocolate Almond Baked Oatmeal

  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 cup natural almond butter (can sub sunflower seed butter)
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder or cacao powder
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips or cacao chips (see notes for my healthy recommendations)
  • 2 tbsp slivered almonds (can sub sunflower seeds)

Instructions

Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a square 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, covering all sides.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed, milk, coconut oil, vanilla, maple syrup, and mashed banana.
  3. Add in the oats, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
  5. Pour the batter into your baking dish and top with a few extra chocolate chips and walnuts.
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Then allow it to chill for at least an hour to fully set before cutting into 4 servings (you can also make this a day ahead and chill overnight). Top your slice with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter and enjoy! Store the rest in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Apple Cinnamon Pecan Baked Oatmeal

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a square 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, covering all sides.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed, milk, coconut oil, vanilla, apple sauce, and maple syrup.
  3. Add in the oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger and mix to combine.
  4. Fold in the apple and pecans.
  5. Pour the batter into your baking dish and top with a few extra apple chunks and pecans.
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Then allow it to chill for at least an hour to fully set before cutting into 4 servings (you can also make this a day ahead and chill overnight). Top your slice with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter and enjoy! Store the rest in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a square 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, covering all sides.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed, milk, vanilla, and maple syrup. In a tiny dish, mix together the melted coconut oil and peanut butter. This helps thin out the nut butter so it’s easy to mix into the batter. Pour into the milk mixture and stir to combine.
  3. Add in the oats, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine.
  4. Fold in the berries.
  5. Pour the batter into your baking dish and top with a few extra berries.
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Then allow it to chill for at least an hour to fully set before cutting into 4 servings (you can also make this a day ahead and chill overnight). Top your slice with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter and a teaspoon of sugar free jelly and enjoy! Store the rest in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Dark Chocolate Almond Baked Oatmeal

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a square 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper, covering all sides.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed, milk, vanilla, almond extract, and maple syrup. In a tiny dish, mix together the melted coconut oil and almond butter. This helps thin out the nut butter so it’s easy to mix into the batter. Pour into the milk mixture and stir to combine.
  3. Add in the oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine.
  4. Pour the batter into your baking dish and top with the chocolate chips and almonds.
  5. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Then allow it to chill for at least an hour to fully set before cutting into 4 servings (you can also make this a day ahead and chill overnight). Top your slice with a tablespoon of natural almond butter and enjoy! Store the rest in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Notes

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CHIPS – Here are a few of my favorite “guilt free” chocolate chips: Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips (sweetened with stevia), Trader Joe’s Organic Completely Cacao Chips, Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Chips, Hu Dark Chocolate Gems.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes

Keywords: baked oatmeal, banana bread baked oatmeal, apple cinnamon baked oatmeal, healthy baked oatmeal

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