Delicious Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bake (Printable)
Warm apple-cinnamon oatmeal bake with oats, apples, and maple syrup; simple, nourishing breakfast for six.
# What You 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 (175°C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick spray.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, stir together rolled oats, chopped walnuts or pecans, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt until evenly blended.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, large eggs, melted unsalted butter, maple syrup or honey, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
04 - Pour wet mixture into the bowl with dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Fold in diced apples and raisins or dried cranberries if using.
05 - Pour the oatmeal mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly with a spatula.
06 - Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until the oatmeal is golden brown at the surface and set in the center.
07 - Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving warm. Optional: Serve with extra milk or a spoonful of yogurt.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- You can quietly prep it in minutes and let the oven do the work while coffee brews.
- It turns odds and ends—apples, rolled oats—into something that tastes like a hug in a bowl.
02 -
- Once, I tried to slice the bake too soon and it crumbled—waiting those extra five minutes is key to neat squares.
- Swapping honey for maple syrup makes it taste lighter and fragrant, but maple gives a deeper, cozier sweetness that holds up best to reheating.
03 -
- Letting the bake sit so the oats fully absorb the custard makes a huge difference in texture.
- If your apples are especially juicy, pat them dry first so the bake doesn’t turn out soggy.