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All breakfast should be healthy but not necessarily taste like it, and this Easy Baked Oatmeal fits that bill! It’s easy, fast, made in one bowl with no mixer, and it’s only 135 calories per serving!
An added bonus: it doesn’t taste like regular old mushy oatmeal AND it has a cinnamon sugar topping. #winningatoatmeal
As always, I’m constantly trying to find new ways to make breakfast delicious and healthy. I don’t want yogurt or fruit or a green smoothie; I want a pastry or bowl of cereal.
That’s why I compromise with myself and make these oatmeal bars – they’re baked so they have a better texture than regular cooked oatmeal and they taste more like a sinful treat…but they aren’t!
Making oatmeal like this will change your opinion about oatmeal, I promise. Normally when I eat cooked oatmeal I have to add a ton of brown sugar and nuts to make it edible, but with baked oatmeal I can eat it plain!
Baked Oatmeal is one of my favorite easy breakfast recipes. It tastes sinful but it’s healthier and so much better than plain old cereal.
This recipe is similar to the other baked oatmeal recipes I’ve made, one with blueberries and one that makes individual muffins. It’s one bowl, easy, no mixer, and you bake it. The texture is not like your normal oatmeal – I do not like regular oatmeal but I love it baked! It’s kind of like a soft granola bar when you bake it, and it’s not mushy at all.
How do you make oatmeal in the oven?
This is a one bowl oatmeal recipe! Simply mix up your ingredients and then place the mixture in a casserole dish. It bakes up like a soft granola bar.
Baked oatmeal with banana or applesauce is a healthier breakfast!
Instead of using oil I use mashed banana in this recipe. You could also use applesauce if you don’t want to use banana.
In addition to the mashed banana or applesauce, this recipe uses:
- Eggs
- Brown Sugar
- Vanilla
- Baking Powder
- Milk
- Cinnamon Sugar, for flavoring
When it comes to sugar, you can omit the brown sugar an instead use:
- Honey (1-2 tablespoons)
- Sugar-free sweetener, like Stevia or Splenda (use about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons)
- Swerve brown sugar (which is completely sugar free brown sugar) – use about 2 tablespoons or to taste.
Easily make this vegan baked oatmeal!
There are two things in this recipe that are not vegan: milk and eggs.
To substitute milk, you can use any non-dairy milk. In fact, I most often use almond milk in this recipe (I always use unsweetened) but you can use any almond or soy or nut or even oat milk.
To omit the eggs you have a few choices:
- Use an extra 1/2 cup mashed banana or applesauce
- Use 1/2 cup soy yogurt
- Use 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed mixed with 6 tablespoons water to create a paste
Normally in baked goods it’s hard to substitute egg to make things vegan, but this recipe is very forgiving.
I sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar for extra flavoring but there are so many ways you can flavor it!
Other ways to flavor this oven oatmeal:
- Add 1 cup blueberries, chopped strawberries, raspberries or other fruit
- Add 1 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips
- Add 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Warm from the oven this baked oatmeal is sweet and chewy and everything breakfast is asking for.
Made as directed this recipe has only 135 calories per serving!
Other ways to make this recipe:
- Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
- Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal
- Steel Cut Oatmeal Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cups
- Baked Oatmeal Muffins
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Cinnamon Sugar Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 medium banana smashed (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup milk cow’s milk or non-dairy
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 11×7 or a 9×13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk eggs, mashed banana, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in 2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Stir in oats and milk. Spread in prepared pan.
- Stir 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over unbaked oatmeal. Bake for 28-34 minutes until oatmeal is browned and not jiggly in the center. Cool slightly before serving. Serve with syrup and/or fruit or vanilla yogurt.
- Store in refrigerator up to 2 days. You can also portion and freeze for quick morning breakfasts!
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Easy Baked Oatmeal is a delicious healthy breakfast! This easy recipe can be made into oatmeal cups or muffins and even be made vegan or with blueberry. It’s made with banana or applesauce and you can vary the recipe in so many ways!
How many cups per serving?
Love the recipe cannot wait to make it!
To me a serving is as much as you want to make it. 🙂
Can I substitute Brown Sugar with either Agave Nectar or Natural Honey? Thank you.
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Do you know of any substitute for the banana? I try to eat low glycemic index/low carb. Oatmeal does ok, and I can use a brown sugar substitute, but bananas spike my sugar ?
She says above: “I used mashed banana in this version, but you can use an equal amount of unsweetened applesauce if you prefer”. 🙂
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