Looking for a breakfast that is easy, hearty, and takes only a few minutes of hands on time? This Baked Oatmeal is sweetened with maple syrup and fresh fruit and makes the perfect wholesome, delicious breakfast.
For more ways to have your oatmeal for breakfast, try these Oatmeal Muffins or this Peanut Butter, Banana, and Coconut Oatmeal.
My husband is an oat addict. He’ll go between phases of lots and lots of overnight oats, to lots and lots of stovetop oats.
So when I first started making this baked oatmeal, he was in heaven. And he still gets super excited whenever I go to make this! I love that it’s a good, hearty breakfast, and that it’s a breakfast my whole family loves. I also love that it only takes about 5 minutes to throw everything together!
Ingredients
- Oats: You will need old fashioned oats. Quick oats will work, as well, but the baking time may need to be adjusted.
- Pecans: I like the flavor and texture of added nuts. But if you don’t like them, you can simply leave them out.
- Cinnamon and Nutmeg: These are both just for flavoring, and they give the oatmeal some warmth.
- Baking Powder: This will help with texture.
- Salt: You need salt to help balance the flavors.
- Milk: I will typically use 2% milk because that is what I keep on hand. But you could also use whole milk.
- Maple Syrup: This is real maple syrup, not pancake syrup. I have only tested with real maple syrup, so I’m not sure what other sweeteners would work.
- Eggs: You need 2 large eggs.
- Butter: The butter needs to be melted before adding. I use unsalted butter.
- Yogurt: I like to add a little bit of Greek yogurt for texture as well as little bit of extra protein.
- Vanilla: Use a good vanilla extract for the best results.
- Berries: I like to use fresh berries when possible, but frozen will also work. If using frozen, you don’t need to thaw them first – just add them in frozen.
How to Make Baked Oatmeal
STEP 1: Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. This is the oats, pecans, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
STEP 2: Add in your wet ingredients – the milk, maple syrup, eggs, melted butter, Greek yogurt, and vanilla. Mix this all to combine.
STEP 3: Reserve 1/2 cup of berries, and add the additional berries into the oatmeal mixture. Fold them in gently.
STEP 4: Pour the mixture into your baking dish. Top with the remaining berries. Bake until it is barely set in the middle. Serve warm.
Tips and Tricks
I like to top mine with a dollop of vanilla yogurt. It adds extra flavor and sweetness.
I like to bake this without parchment paper in the baking dish, because the edges get a little crispy, and that’s my favorite part. They don’t get as crispy when you use parchment paper.
Any leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated in the morning.
More Breakfast Recipes
Breakfast Bowl
Belgian Waffle Recipe
Sheet Pan Pancakes
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Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 2/3 cup roughly chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 12 oz fresh berries
- Yogurt or whipped cream for serving optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease or line a 9-inch baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine the oats, peans, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
- To the bowl, add the milk, maple syrup, eggs, melted butter, Greek yogurt, and vanilla. Mix until everything is combined.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of berries. Mix the remaining berries into the oatmeal mixture.
- Pour into the prepared pan. Top with reserved berries.
- Bake in the preheat oven for 35-40 minutes, or until it is just barely set in the middle. Remove from the oven and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
- Serve as is or topped with yogurt or whipped cream.
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