I have been on baked oatmeal kick lately, so much so that I’ve made this twice in the last few weeks! When I first saw this recipe from A Beautiful Mess for baked apple oatmeal I knew that I had to make it. I also knew that I would be making some changes, because that’s obviously what I do. This is another simple pantry recipe that is easy to put together.
Baked oatmeal is perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. It can be served with extra fruit, a drizzle of maple syrup, or a splash of milk. I personally like it as a dessert with some strawberries and bananas. I don’t know about you, but I usually like to end my night off with something sweet and this feels like it’s a dessert without being too bad for me. No matter how you decide to have this, I hope you like it a much as I do! This keeps well in the fridge and you can reheat it in the microwave for a quick breakfast or anytime snack.
You can certainly use what ever kind of apples you have on hand, I love Honeycrisp apples so that’s generally what we have. I try to keep apples in my fridge at all times, not only do they last a long time but you can bake them into so many different recipes. I have a great apple bread recipe that I like to make when I want to change things up from my normal banana bread. Interested in either of those recipes? Let me know and I can work on getting them up here! I know there are so many banana bread recipes out there, but this is one that I make all the time and everyone seems to love it.
Baked Apple Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/3 cup monk fruit sweetener, you can use granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling on top
- 1 1/2 cups milk, I used milkadamia, but you can use what you have on hand
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 medium apples, chopped (approx. 3 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, mix together oats, monk fruit sweetener, walnuts, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Pour this mixture into your large bowl with the dry ingredients and just mix to combine.
- Mix the chopped apples into your mixture and pour into a 8×8 glass square pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes, depending on how big you chopped your apples. My apple pieces were larger so it took about 45 minutes for them to get softened.
- Cool slightly before serving, serve plain, with fruit, maple syrup, or milk.
