This easy Baked Oatmeal Recipe is filled with oats, maple syrup, fresh berries and fragrant vanilla. A healthy make-ahead breakfast for busy mornings. Bake it in advance and reheat portions as needed. VIDEO below!
Put down that packet of oatmeal! I’m going to show you just how easy it is to make your own flavored oatmeal from scratch. This Berry Vanilla Baked Oatmeal Recipe is delicious and flavorful, and it requires minimal effort. It is full of fresh mixed berries and fragrant vanilla. It’s baked in the oven, which means no standing over the stove and stirring. Woohoo! Mornings just got a little easier, and a whole lot tastier.
My kids love oatmeal, and I love the fact that a bowl of this baked oatmeal is a nutritious and hearty way to start the day. This is the perfect dish to make at the start of the week. Just stick the leftovers in your fridge and reheat portions throughout the week as needed. It’s always great to have a quick and healthy breakfast waiting in the fridge, especially on busy weekday mornings.
Baked Oatmeal Recipe
- Oats – Use old fashioned oats (gluten free, if necessary).
- Almond milk, coconut milk, regular milk – your choice! I like vanilla flavored milk, for an extra punch of vanilla flavor.
- Berries – Use your favorites, fresh or frozen. See below for more on this.
- Pure maple syrup sweetens the oatmeal and keeps it refined sugar free!
- Melted butter or coconut oil add a little richness and flavor. When was melted butter ever a bad thing? Never.
This recipe is super adaptable. I used raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries in it, but you can use your favorite combination of berries, or you can even swap some of the berries for sliced bananas. I used fresh berries, but if you’d like to use frozen, you can. Just FYI – The color from the frozen berries might bleed into the oatmeal a bit (don’t worry – it will still taste great).
This dish gets its vanilla flavor from a combination of vanilla almond milk and vanilla extract. The vanilla compliments the berries perfectly. And since this dish is sweetened with pure maple syrup, it contains no refined sugar! If you’d like it a little sweeter, feel free to drizzle the top of each serving with additional maple syrup. You can also stir in a splash of almond milk (or regular milk) to make it extra creamy.
If you have any leftover oats use them up in one of my other recipes: Granola, Oatmeal Pancakes, Honey Oat Quick Bread, Nutella Cookie Bars, Flourless Oatmeal Cookies, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal or Almond Coconut Chai Spice Oatmeal.
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Mixed Berry Vanilla Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 ½ cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk, plus additional for serving (you can sub regular milk or coconut milk)
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or coconut oil, melted
- 3 cups fresh berries, larger berries chopped or sliced (I used strawberries, blueberries and raspberries)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 2 ½ or 3 quart baking dish. Set aside.
- Combine oats, baking powder and salt. Place half the oat mixture in the baking dish, top with half the berries, and then top with the remaining oat mixture.
- Whisk the eggs, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and melted butter/coconut oil. Pour over the oats.Top the oats with the remaining berries. Gently shake the baking dish back and forth from side to side to allow the wet mixture to get down into the oats.
- Bake uncovered for about 25-40 minutes, until oats are tender, and the mixture is set.
- Serve immediately with a splash of milk, or cool, then cover and refrigerate to reheat later.
Video
Notes
- You can substitute frozen berries for fresh berries, reducing the amount to 2 cups. Halve or quarter larger berries. Note: The frozen berries will bleed their color into the oatmeal more than the fresh berries do.
- You can swap out some or all of the berries for sliced bananas. If doing so, I like to add a little cinnamon (½ teaspoon or so, to the dry ingredients).
- Feel free to add nuts. Sliced almonds and chopped walnuts would both be great!
Nutrition
Tried this recipe?Leave a comment and rating below!This post originally appeared on Julie’s Eats and Treats where I am a regular contributor.
Maureen
I just made this baked oatmeal recipe for the first time and it was so delicious! I eat oatmeal almost daily but I’ve never before made baked oatmeal and I’m hooked! I’ll be trying more of your baked oatmeal recipes for sure.
Thank you Allison! ❤️
Celebrating Sweets
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Chantelle
Can I use quick oats ?
Celebrating Sweets
That should be fine. Enjoy!
Denise
Can I make it the night before to bake in the morning
Allison
Hi, Denise. The oats will absorb the liquid if it sits overnight (similar to overnight oats). You can whisk the wet ingredients (the first part of step 3) and store it in the fridge overnight. In the morning just complete the assembly and bake. Enjoy!
Lauren
Is the nutritional value for one serving or the whole recipe?
Allison
That is per serving (one sixth of the recipe).
kelsey
This was good. I used a 2.5 qt baking dish. I added cinnamon and orange zest for extra flavor. It took about 50 minutes to bake. I used 2 cups frozen berries. Thanks for an interesting method, I’ve never tried layering the ingredients.
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Raquel Mulkey
AMAZING! So yummy! Thanks for sharing. Have a blessed day!
Allison
I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
Carol S.
This is my favorite baked oatmeal recipe. I made some this morning and can hardly wait until it cools enough to eat it. Thank you so much for sharing ??
Allison
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Clare
So yummy! So happy with how this turned out!
Allison
I’m so glad! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Kathy Emry
I recently bought an air frier, & was wondering if I could 1/2 the recipe, and cook it in the air frier!….if so,… can you suggest a time & temperature?….thanks , in advance!….the recipe looks delicious!
Allison
Hi, Kathy. You can half the recipe and put it in a 1-1/2 quart baking dish. Bake time should be similar to what is listed in the recipe. I’m not sure how to adapt that for an air fryer, I’ve never used one of those before.
Jennifer Hammel
Have you made this with oat milk? I am thinking about giving that a try and wondered if you had any experience with it.
Allison
I haven’t tried it with oat milk, but I’ve used almond milk, coconut milk, and regular milk and they have all turned out just fine. I assume it would work. Enjoy!