Delicious Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bake (Printable)
Warm apple and cinnamon oat bake with maple, nuts, and raisins - comforting breakfast, ready in under an hour.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 cups rolled oats
02 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
03 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
05 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
06 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
07 - 2 cups milk (dairy or non-dairy)
08 - 2 large eggs
09 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (or coconut oil)
10 - 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey
11 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
→ Fruit
12 - 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
13 - 1/3 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
# Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, blend rolled oats, chopped nuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk milk, eggs, melted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
04 - Add wet ingredients to dry mixture. Stir until combined, then gently fold in diced apples and dried fruit.
05 - Pour batter into the greased baking dish and spread evenly.
06 - Set in the oven and bake for 35 minutes until golden and set.
07 - Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm, optionally with a splash of milk or a dollop of yogurt.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It sneaks in whole grains and fruit while tasting like a warm hug.
- This bake can be made ahead and reheated, saving you precious time and sanity on rushed mornings.
02 -
- Once, I forgot to grease the baking dish and spent several minutes scraping stuck-on oats (lesson learned—prep first, always).
- Switching out apples for pears gives a soft, perfumed twist that works surprisingly well.
03 -
- Letting the oat mixture rest for a few minutes before baking yields the most tender texture.
- Just a pinch more salt than you think makes all the difference in flavor balance.