Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal! If you like baked oatmeal, you’ll love this Fall-inspired version with soft baked apples and cinnamon. It’s a healthy breakfast or brunch recipe!
Baked oatmeal totally changed the way that I feel about oatmeal. In fact, we love baked oatmeal so much that I served it the morning of our wedding!
For fall, I like this baked apple cinnamon oatmeal version– with softened apples, cinnamon and plenty of oats! It’s a cozy baked oatmeal recipe made for cooler months and perfect for making for company.
Whenever we have family in town, I make a big batch of baked oatmeal or my overnight French toast casserole. You can prep this overnight for easy baking in the morning! The perfect breakfast, in my opinion.
See below for more details, or scroll down for the full recipe.
Tips for Success
The best part about this recipe is the soft baked apples. For serving, I like to double the softened apples and then serve them over the baked oatmeal for even more apple flavor.
I highly recommend serving it this way: warm baked apple cinnamon oatmeal topped with cold milk (I prefer almond milk, but any works) and more softened apples. It’s so good and the milk helps to soften the baked oatmeal for the most perfect texture.
The banana is used to bind the oatmeal together and keeps this baked oatmeal vegan. If you don’t want to use it, you can sub in an egg instead. Or, omit the banana.
Ingredient Notes
- Rolled Oats: You want rolled oats for this, not steel cut. Steel cuts won’t work the same way and won’t become soft enough.
- Apples: I use two large apples, but you want enough for a scant 3 cups of chopped apples.
- Flaxseed: The ground flaxseed helps to bind the oatmeal and also adds in a bonus of omega-3 fatty acids.
- Maple Syrup: I don’t recommend trying to reduce the maple syrup. In my regular baked oatmeal recipe, I use maple syrup and brown sugar, but for this one, I wanted to just use maple syrup. But you do need some sweetener for the best flavor.
- Pecans: Toasted, chopped pecans add a nice flavor but are optional. You can also use chopped walnuts.
How to Make This Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Make the Apples
Cook the apples until softened. I prefer to double the apples so you can have extra to top the oatmeal with!
Mix together the dry
Mix together the dry ingredients: oats, pecans, flaxseeds, baking powder and cinnamon.
Mix together dry and wet
Blend together the wet ingredients and add to the oats.
Bake the Oats
Fold in the apples, then pour into a baking dish and bake!
How to Serve
I highly recommend serving this baked apple oatmeal warm with cold milk and extra chopped softened apples on top.
It will firm as it cools, so you can also slice into squares and serve it cold.
Meal Prep Tips
To prep this one ahead of time, you can combine prep it ahead of time and keep in the fridge overnight.
You can also blend the wet, mix the dry and then combine and bake right before serving.
My family usually doesn’t eat all of this in one sitting, so you can store leftovers in the fridge for 2-3 days. It tastes best when reheated with a splash of milk to add in moisture.
More Oatmeal Recipes
- Instant Pot Oatmeal
- Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
- Cranberry Orange Steel Cut Oatmeal
- Banana Bread Overnight Oats
- Overnight Muesli
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Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, or non-dairy butter
- 2 large apples, cored and chopped*
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 small very ripe banana*
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds, flaxseed meal
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Â
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the chopped apples and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and saute, stirring often, until apples are very soft and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.Â
- Place the milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and banana in a blender and puree until smooth. Alternatively, mash the banana and whisk in the milk, syrup, vanilla.Â
- In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining cinnamon, oats, flaxseed, pecans, salt and baking powder. Add in the wet mixture and stir until combined. Fold in the cooked apples, then pour into a lightly greased 9 x 12 baking dish.Â
- Place in the oven for 25 minutes, it should be slightly soft in the center but set.Â
- Remove and enjoy. We like this hot with cold milk (almond milk is my favorite) and topped with more softened apples and chopped pecans.Â