Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
January 24th, 2013 | Author: Alysha
I could live on baked oatmeal. Seriously. I’ll take it over regular oatmeal or oats in a jar any day of the week.
Although I’ve been making these for breakfast for years, I’ve never even mentioned them until a few days ago in my Icebreaker Indoor Marathon Relay recap.
Brenton’s mom was the first person to introduce me to baked oatmeal. Before then, I didn’t know such a thing existed. The recipe she used was from AllRecipes.com. I’ve adapted it heavily over the years to make it healthier (I cut the sugar in half, substituted the butter and added some fun extras, like flaxseeds and wheat germ).
This dish is perfect for a quick and easy breakfast during the week or a special treat on weekends. The best part? It’s guaranteed to keep you full until lunch. Feel free to substitute any dried fruit you like. Dried cherries and cranberries are my favorites, but use whatever you have on hand.
Baked Oatmeal with Dried Fruit
3 cups rolled oats
1/3 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 cup wheat germ
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoons salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs
¼ cup applesauce
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup dried cherries
1/3 cup flaked coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix together oats, flaxseed, wheat germ, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat together milk, eggs, applesauce, coconut oil and vanilla extract (Note: the coconut oil may clump up, just keep beating). Stir in dried cherries and flaked coconut. Spread into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Serve warm.
Question: What’s your favorite quick and easy breakfast? What’s your favorite way to eat oatmeal?
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I’ve never tried baked oatmeal, but your post has convinced me that I need to.
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Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
Yum! I have some leftover dried cherries from Door County that would be awesome in some pumpkin baked oats. I think original stove top oatmeal is my fave but I love oatmeal cookies too! My go to breakfast changes depending on my mood. Lately I’ve been into the 2 or 3 ingredient pancakes but I always like a good omlet or PB and banana sandwich.
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2 or 3 ingredient pancakes? I’m intrigued! Have you blogged about those?
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
I love your healthier improvements, most baked oatmeals have way to much sugar for me!
I agree! If I’m going to eat a sugary breakfast, give me a doughnut!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
I love baked oatmeal! At the beginning of the school year, I was really good about making a few servings at the start of the week but I’ve gotten lazy and I actually haven’t had any in a while!
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake recently posted..Sunrise Smoothie
I’ve actually been known to bake this before work. I’ll stick it in the oven when I’m in the shower :) Gotta love multitasking!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
Wow this looks amazing, I had never seen this either!! It looks like a super portable and easy make in advance breakfast!! Love it!!
Alissa N recently posted..Easy Instant Almond Milk
Portable for sure. It’s as easy to eat as a regular granola bar.
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
baking oatmeal seems like such a quick meal
Alex @ therunwithin recently posted..Have you Heard?
I eat toast with peanut butter every morning because it’s so quick and easy (and delicious), but this would be a good upgrade (and even quicker if I make it ahead).
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I haven’t eaten toast in months. That actually sounds pretty good right about now!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
Chris makes a lot of slow cooker oatmeal overnight so that it is ready to eat in the morning. I’ve never tried it. I printed this recipe for him though because I think I would like it better baked this way.
Have you guys blogged about this before? I would love to try slow cooker oatmeal :)
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
I’ve been looking forward to this recipe ever since you wrote about it and it looks SO GOOD. I love the idea of big-batch breakfasts.
Alex @ Brain, Body, Because recently posted..Celeriac, sleeping.
I’ve been meaning to make baked oatmeal for awhile, but haven’t gotten around to it, so maybe this will be my push :)
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Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..Baked Oatmeal for a Quick and Easy Breakfast
Another tasty looking recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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Even though I am an oatmeal lover, I have never tried baking it. What a great idea! Happy to see all your healthy add-ins too!
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Mmmm!! I’m posting some baked oatmeal recipes later in the week too!
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Have you ever made these into muffins or froze your leftovers? I like to make healthy muffins for the girls to have for breakfast and its just easier if I can make a few different kinds, freeze them, and then take 1 out for them in the morning.
I have frozen these. Basically I would make a whole pan and cut them into individual portions. Then I would wrap each serving in plastic wrap and put them all in a freezer bag. Then you just microwave them when you’re ready to eat!
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