This oatmeal will change your life…or at least your breakfast.
Basic Baked Oatmeal:
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp flax seed meal
1/4 cup honey or brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 tbsp melted butter
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix wet ingredients separately and add them to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. Pour mixture into a lighlty greased 8×8 pan. Cook for 20-25 minutes until edges are golden brown.
Think of the above recipe as your canvas. This is the base to which you can add pretty much anything your heart desires to create your own masterpiece. Here are a few recipes that I’ve come up with so far:
Raisin Spice Baked Oatmeal
Add 1/4 cup raisins, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg to the basic recipe.
You can pour milk over it and serve it like regular oatmeal, or once it cools you can cut it into squares for oatmeal on-the-go! It’s perfect for packing in lunches or for a quick nutritious snack.
Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal
Add 1/2 cup of peanut butter to the basic recipe.
You can serve it with sliced bananas:
The boys really liked this one. Their favourite sandwich is peanut butter and jelly, so they thought it was pretty great that they could enjoy it in oatmeal form.
Peaches and Cream Baked Oatmeal
Add 1/2 cup diced canned peaches to the basic recipe.
Try serving it with vanilla yogurt or a splash of cream. I used yogurt and it was amazing!
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Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal: 1/2 cup diced apples, 1 tsp cinnamon
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Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal: 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
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Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal by Tidy Mom (my recipe is an adaptation of this one- Thanks Tidy Mom!)
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Another post about Tidy Mom’s recipe by i am mommy
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Fruit on the Bottom Baked Oatmeal by Cooking for Seven
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Baked Banana Oatmeal by Kath Eats Real Food
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Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal by The Creative Pot
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Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal by Family Fresh Cooking
Food and Whine 
I too have discovered the joys of baked oatmeal. It’s my go to saturday morning breakfast! My fav is dates and walnuts! I warm some milk and put a splash each of vanilla, real maple syrup, and cinnamon. Thanks for the ideas. I can’t wait to try the chocolate version!
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A few years ago I had a version of this at a ladies retreat. I got the recipe and have made it ever since. Your version sounds much more nutritious and it is egg fee, which Is great since I’m avoiding eggs to keep my nursing baby from reacting. Adding pb is great idea and will up the protien value. Thanks for the recipe.
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Wow! What a great post! I really appreciate this, I’ve seen recipes for baked oatmeal around but this is a great explanation, and I love the variations you list! I plan on trying it with the blueberries I have in the freezer and a little nutmeg! Thank you!
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Yum! I love breakfast and love the different variations for this recipe!
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What a great idea!! My kids will love these.
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I made the apple and cinnamon one this morning – I quite liked it, especially mixed with yogurt. DH didn’t think it was sweet enough (typical of him) but ODD liked it enough to eat most of what was on her plate.
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I love your blog… Your recipes are great and your photos are stunning! I’m your newest follower and facebook fan! Have a great start to your week….
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Oh, that peanut butter oatmeal sounds yummy! I wish I could have PB in the house (allergies). I’ll try the regular baked, though, I love it as a breakfast-on-the-go.
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Baked oatmeal, what a great concept! I have never heard of it. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Yum! I took your suggestion and tried my own recipe, and made maple pecan oatmeal squares – they are yummy!I subbed the brown sugar for maple sugarAdded 1/3 1/2 cup chopped pecansThen drizzled some maple syrup on top before baking.Thanks for the great idea. I think I might try an almond butter with dried cherry version next …
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sorry, that should have read 1/3 cup chopped pecans …
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Hi Megan,I am sitting here eating your apple pie baked oatmeal and am loving every bite! Can I have your permission to share the recipe on my blog?? Thanks so much!
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Hi Ashley, of course! I can’t wait to read about it.
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Thanks Megan! The recipe is up now.http://ashleyscookingadventures.blogspot.com/2011/02/apple-pie-baked-oatmeal.html
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Is it bad that my son just ate HALF the pan? Thanks for a great recipe.Sarah
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Would this work with steel cut oats? Longer baking time? sounds delicious.
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Can you use regular oatmeal? That is what I eat rather than quick cooking oats. These recipes sound so yummy I a anxious to try them.
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I’m sure you could, you would just need to bake it longer. I haven’t actually tried it with regular rolled oats so I’m not sure how much longer it would need.
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I make it different each week. This last time was with blueberries, cranberries and walnuts. Delicious. I have also used eggbeaters as a sub. for the egg.
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I tried the Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal, and it was soooo good! Our 14 year old son thought he ate Apple cake for breakfast, and asked for it again the next day. Thank you for sharing!
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Baked oatmeal is a wonderful alternative for porridge as I don’t like its gooey texture. This is such an easy breakfast and snack to carry around. I would like to try the base recipe and all the other four variations, one at a time. Thank you, Megan for this good recipe!
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