Delicious Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bake (Printable)

Warm baked oatmeal with apples, cinnamon and maple, topped with nuts or dried fruit for cozy mornings.

# 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)

# Method:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish to prevent sticking.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly mix rolled oats, chopped nuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
03 - In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, melted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until well combined.
04 - Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir until evenly mixed. Gently fold in diced apples and dried fruit.
05 - Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish, spreading it into an even layer.
06 - Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the oatmeal is set in the center.
07 - Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting and serving. Optionally, serve with additional milk or a dollop of yogurt.

# Insider Tips:

01 -
  • This is the kind of breakfast that fills the house with a buttery cinnamon aroma before anyone’s even out of bed.
  • You can switch up the apples for pears or mix in whatever nuts and dried fruit you have, so it never feels boring.
02 -
  • Be patient and let it rest a few minutes before slicing or it’ll fall apart in your hurry.
  • Swapping apples for pears sounded odd at first, but they baked up so lusciously sweet I never doubted again.
03 -
  • If you stir in the apples right before baking, they stay toothsome and don’t melt away.
  • Letting the oats soak with wet ingredients for five minutes before baking makes every bite creamy and cohesive.

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