This healty baked oatmeal is loaded with wholesome ingredients – oats, fruit and walnuts. And no sugar or sweeteners.
Autumn is arriving fast, and the tought of a warm breakfast that is still healty but has that cosy feeling that cinnamon and apples gives you sounds like the perfect recipe to start the season.
I would like to start by saying oatmeal is probably always a healthy alternative, whether it’s for breakfast or a snack. But some recipes are heavy on the sugar. I like mine without any sugar as there are other ways to make it sweet 😊
One of my easy tricks is to use cinnamon. Cinammon is not only good for you but it’s also a good substitute for sugar as it gives taste to the food.
Another is to use sweet fruit. Depending on your taste adapt the recipe for the fruits you prefer. This will take out the need for sugar.
I also like to eat this oatmeal with a flavored yogurt. This will also remove the need for sugar as it will sweeten up the whole meal.
Try it before you dish it…if you really need sugar, opt for healthier versions like honey or jam.
This recipe is highly changeable to your own taste. I giving you one option, but there can be many substitutions.
Need more sugar – use sweetened apple pure, add jam or some honey to the recipe.
Not a fan of berries – try it with cubed apple and pear, sliced banana, orange peel, sliced mango, or any other fruit combinations you love.
Need it to be more filling – up on the nuts, adding some to the dough, or add a scope of protein powder, this will add up the protein intake but also give you the option to add more flavour.
Vegan – replace the eggs for flax seeds, the butter for more apple pure (also works for the eggs but then it may be too much in total), milk for your usual alternative milk (I’m a fan of oat and almond milk for these).
Less calories – replace the butter for more apple pure.
Texture
This recipe makes the oatmeal have a cake like structure. You can cut it and pack it in a napkin to carry with you for work, or for a snack while out. If you prefer a more mushy texture, up the liquid up to 1:1 ration with the oatmeal.
Also, if you decide to add more than 1 scope of protein powder make sure you add a bit more milk, or it may become too dry.
Prepare ahead of time
The great advantage of this recipe is that you can use minimal dishes – you can mix it in a bowl or even directly into the oven dish. If you want to prepare this ahead of time you need to keep the dry and wet ingredients separate until it’s time to bake.
But know that this recipe is great cold and you can also reheat individual portions in the oven or microwave. If using the oven, cover with aluminium foil to not dry/toast the top too much.
Freeze
Off course, freeze it. This makes a great Freezer meal. Cut it in portions, store it in airtight bags or containers. Let it tawn overnight or pop it in the microwave in the morning to defrost.
Healty Baked Oatmeal
Course: Recipes40
minutesIngredients
240g Oats
420ml Milk
60g Apple puree
2 Eggs
60g Butter
1 cup Berries
20g Walnuts
1ts baking powder
1ts cinnamon
1ts vanilla
pinch of salt
Directions
- Turn your oven on 180º or 350F
- Mix everthing except the walnuts
- Lay it on the baking dish or, if you mixed it straight in it, spread the mix.
- Lay the roughly chopped walnuts on top and bake for 35min or until the middle is almost set
Notes
- Need more sugar – use sweetened apple pure, add jam or some honey to the recipe.
- Not a fan of berries – try it with cubed apple and pear, sliced banana, orange peel, sliced mango, or any other fruit combinations you love.
- Need it to be more filling – up on the nuts, adding some to the dough, or add a scope of protein powder, this will add up the protein intake but also give you the option to add more flavour.
- Vegan – replace the eggs for flax seeds, the butter for more apple pure (also works for the eggs but then it may be too much in total), milk for your usual alternative milk (I’m a fan of oat and almond milk for these).
- Less calories – replace the butter for more apple pure.
This recipe comes out almost as a dessert. Specially if you eat it still warm. So nice for those Autumn vibes.
Enjoy 🙂