Easy Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

This apple cinnamon baked oatmeal is a hearty and satisfying breakfast with ingredients like chopped fresh apples, walnuts, coconut oil, and honey. I love it because it reminds me of apple cake!

I think I could be on that show My Strange Addiction: Baked Oatmeal Edition. I have an intense love for baked oatmeal and have shared recipes for blueberry banana, cranberry pear, and pumpkin spice baked oatmeal in the past.

I’ve already made this specific apple cinnamon baked oatmeal version SIX times since I came up with this recipe, and I just love it. I almost called this recipe “healthy apple cake” because it’s just that good, but I decided that might be a little bit of a stretch.

I love baked oatmeal because it reminds me of a big muffin or piece of banana bread and in general, it’s healthier and more satisfying. Packed with fruit, nuts, natural sweetener, and just a bit of coconut oil, baked oatmeal is something I feel good about eating any time of the day, so I do.

Sometimes, it’s breakfast and sometimes, it’s an afternoon snack. I also love having a little piece for dessert or when I get back to my dorm room at night and am hungry right before bed, just to hold me over until the morning.

It’s also naturally dairy-free and gluten-free (if you use certified gluten-free oats), which is awesome if you have those dietary needs.

I used granny smith apples because they’re one of my favorites for baking, but any tart, firm baking apple works well here. Like always, I used my favorite all-in-one apple slicer/corer/peeler to prep the apples in a flash.
You can make a big pan of baked oatmeal on a Sunday afternoon to have for the whole week, which I do almost every week in my dorm kitchen. Then, during the week, I just heat a piece up in the microwave for 20-25 seconds and enjoy apple “cake” bliss. You can even double the recipe– just reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and lengthen the baking time (more specific details in the instructions below!).

Something I’ve also experimented with is freezing individual pieces, so you can just pull one out of the freezer and place it in the fridge to defrost overnight. It works so well, so I almost always make a double batch now.

Finally, this recipe calls for mashed ripe banana, so it’s a great way to use up bananas that sit on the counter a bit too long. I’ve tried substituting applesauce for the banana when I didn’t have ripe enough bananas and it works (more on that swap in the printable recipe below), but I prefer the taste and texture bananas add.

If you try this apple cinnamon baked oatmeal, feel free to let me know in a comment or take a picture and tag me @livbane on Instagram. Hope you LOVE it!

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

This apple cinnamon baked oatmeal is a hearty and satisfying breakfast with ingredients like chopped fresh apples, walnuts, coconut oil, and honey. It reminds me of apple cake!

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 9 pieces

Calories: 235 kcal

Author: Liv

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt

Liquid Ingredients

• 2 tbsp melted coconut oil or butter
• 1/2 cup honey (scant)
• 1 3/4 cup milk (I use almond milk)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 small ripe bananas or 1 large ripe banana, mashed
• 2 small Granny smith apples, peeled and diced small (or other tart, firm apple)
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a medium mixing bowl bowl, stir together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.

3. In a large measuring cup, melt the butter or coconut oil in microwave. Whisk the honey, milk, eggs, and vanilla into the measuring cup with the coconut oil. Add liquid mixture to dry mixture in the bowl and stir to just combine. Add mashed banana, chopped apples, and nuts and stir.

4. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish with butter or cooking spray. Pour oat mixture into pan and bake for 30-33 minutes, or until the the baked oatmeal is set. 

5. Let cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan and then slice and serve warm, or refrigerate in a storage container for up to 5 days, reheating in microwave before serving. You can also freezer individually wrapped leftovers and defrost in refrigerator before reheating (best option) or or reheat directly from freezer.
   

Recipe Notes

*I once substituted 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce for the mashed bananas. I prefer the taste/texture the bananas add, but applesauce is a good swap if you don't have ripe bananas!

To double this recipe, bake at 350 degrees in a 13x9 inch baking dish for 40-45 minutes, until set. Cover with aluminum foil halfway through baking to prevent over-browning.

Nutrition info for one piece (1/9 of pan): 235 calories, 38g cars, 8g fat, 5g protein, 19g sugar

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