Description
Start your day right with this delicious Baked Oatmeal recipe. Packed with wholesome ingredients and customizable with your favorite fruits and nuts, it’s a perfect make-ahead breakfast option that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 cups milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter or coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 cup chopped fruit (such as apples, berries, or bananas)
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts or seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large bowl, mix oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Prepare wet ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Combine mixtures: Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix. Add chopped fruit and nuts.
- Bake: Spread mixture in baking dish and bake for 35–40 minutes until set and golden.
- Serve: Allow to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- You can prepare the mixture the night before and refrigerate it; just bake it in the morning.
- For a vegan version, use flax eggs and plant-based milk and butter.
- Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days and reheated in the microwave or oven.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
