A healthy Baked Oatmeal recipe that will fill the air with the smell of freshly baked oatmeal cookies. Use your favorite dried fruit for a hearty, filling breakfast.
A few weeks ago, we enjoyed a day of 65 degrees weather. We went to sleep and woke up to 15 degree weather!
Luckily, I had just seen this recipe for Baked Oatmeal and had the ingredients on hand. This is a great recipe! It smells like a big oatmeal cookie baking in the oven. Bob loved this - he said "it's the perfect amount of sweetness, and the raisins just burst in your mouth."
The leftovers keep for many days and reheat well. This recipe is definitely a keeper, and I think craisins would be a good substitute too!
My oven is possessed, so I had to bake this much longer to get it to the right consistency, but it was worth the wait! This is originally a Cooking Light recipe.
If you love oatmeal, check out this Ultimate Steel Cut Oatmeal recipe!
Recipe Details
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Whisk together the wet ingredients.
Add the milk mixture to the oat mixture. Mix well.
Transfer the mixture to a prepared pan.
Bake until cooked through. Serve warm.
Gluten Free Option
This recipe is naturally gluten free, but make sure to check your package of oats for gluten contamination.
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📖 Recipe
Baked Oatmeal
Equipment
- 8-inch square baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats (rolled oats)
- ½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- ⅓ cup raisins (or dried fruit of choice)
- 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (or nut of choice, optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ½ cup applesauce
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- Combine the first 5 ingredients (or 4 if omitting nuts) in a large bowl.2 cups old fashioned oats, ½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar, ⅓ cup raisins, 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts, 1 teaspoon baking powder
- In a separate bowl, combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well.1 ½ cups milk, ½ cup applesauce, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 large egg
- Pour oat mixture into prepared dish. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until baked through and it reaches the consistency you prefer. The longer you cook it, the firmer it will be. Serve warm.
Kerstin says
Yum - what a perfect breakfast for a cold morning 🙂 I bet it makes the house smell lovely too!
Maria says
I love baked oatmeal, it is so comforting and delicious!
Lisa says
This looks great, Meg! I think even Aunt Effie would enjoy this "OAT-meal." 🙂
Kathleen says
Great recipe - just made it last night and it was just as good this morning too. I added a sprinkle of cinnamon on top. Yummy! Thanks for the idea!