Sweet apple and fragrant cinnamon star in this hearty and healthy Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe!
Hi friends!
With all the pumpkin hoopla, it's easy to forget about one of the first true fall foods... apple! Sure pumpkin spice is pretty fabulous but there is nothing like the smell of cozy apple and cinnamon coming from the kitchen. It just feels like home.
My Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe is one perfect fall breakfast. It's moist, delicious and oh-so-apple-y!
The joy of this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe is the ingredients are so simple and you probably have most of this stuff in your fridge and pantry. To bring out the apple flavor I even added a little applesauce into the recipe. You can put it together quickly in the morning and can be served warm or reheated for several days.
It's so versatile too! You can cut it in bars, eat on a plate as shown or serve in a bowl with some extra milk on top. My personal favorite is in a bowl with almond milk.
My Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe does have real brown sugar it in, but I've drastically reduced the amount so it has just enough sweetness. You could also sub some coconut sugar or stevia if that's what your apple loving heart desires.
I'll warn you though... the fragrant smell coming out of the oven will have everyone thinking you are making apple pie! Luckily this breakfast tastes so good that they hopefully will not be disappointed.
I’d happily serve this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe to weekend company or just when I’m feeling the need for a home cooked nourishing breakfast.
As always the Hubs is my real judge of a dish success and he loved it. He even said he normally doesn’t like oatmeal, but this was awesome! Score.
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups vanilla almond milk, Can sub any type of milk
- ½ cup apple sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium apple, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
- Combine the oatmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in one bowl.
- Mix the eggs, milk, apple sauce and vanilla extract in a second bowl.
- Slowly pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients.
- Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
- Fold in the apples.
- Pour in the casserole dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Notes
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Your turn!
Are you a baked oatmeal fan?
Pumpkin or apple?
Miz Helen says
Your Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Naomi says
The epitome of a perfect fall breakfast. This looks delicious! An afternoon of apple picking and baking this up for breakfast the next day sounds just about perfect to me.
Marina @ Happy Healing says
Ahh this looks just delicious! Perfect for a fall breakfast (or lunch or dinner). Definitely going to make this soon 🙂 thanks Julie!!
Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says
I love apples and cinnamon, also I am sure this smells amazing!
Annmarie says
I think I can smell this from my house! Looks delicious- can't wait to give it a try! 🙂
Rachel says
This looks great! Thanks for linking up with Annmarie and me.
Faith VanderMolen says
Ah, I miss baked oatmeal! We have yet to buy an oven since we moved to China, but I'll definitely be me some baked oatmeal as soon as I get one! Love how you're embracing fall flavors too:)
Michelle at A Dish of Daily Life says
This looks like a great way to start the day! I'm going to have to make it for breakfast soon! Thanks for sharing it with us at #FoodieFriDIY...I'll be sharing it on Facebook Tuesday morning and sending some other foodie love your way! 🙂 Hope you are having a great weekend!
JulieWunder says
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support!
Karly says
This looks like a great way to start the day! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Karly!
Jess @hellotofit says
The only baked oatmeal I've made had blueberries and bananas in it. This recipe seems more appropriate for fall 🙂 looks great!
JulieWunder says
Thanks Jess! Makes the house smell great too!
Farrah says
Apples are probably my favorite go-to fruit (honestly a really hard decision to make because I love food so much, haha)--this sounds heavenly! <3 I love having baked oatmeal for breakfast in the fall + winter!
JulieWunder says
I always have them around too. Often in my purse!
Dani @ Dani California Cooks says
You really can't beat the brown sugar/apple combination. Something about it - like a match made in heaven! I love the little pieces of apple in this. I bet they bake up beautifully.
JulieWunder says
Nope! It's always good!
Runaway Bridal Planner says
Oh this looks fabulous!
I am saving this, I am totally making this probably for my next camping trip, YUM!!!
JulieWunder says
Yum! What a great idea!
Lynn says
Oops! I mean healthy!
Lynn says
Made this tonight. Turned out wonderful! I did not have applesauce so I used pumpkin butter instead. It tastes awesome! Can't wait to eat it for breakfast with some vanilla yogurt. P.S. I also threw in a handful of dried cranberries. Thanks for this healty and easy recipe.
JulieWunder says
Yay! I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know how it turned out!
Mary Beth Jackson says
I love oatmeal what a fun dish to make and share!
JulieWunder says
Thanks MB! I do too!
Heather@hungryforbalance says
I love apples! They are my favorite fruit ever, so I know I would love this baked oatmeal!
I am totally on board for fall! I am so over 90+ degree temperatures.
JulieWunder says
It's been a hot summer!
Heather @Fit n Cookies says
Ohh this looks like a perfect dish to make at the beginning of the week and give to the husband for breakfast! Well, and for me, haha. I am not on the total fall bandwagon yet. If it wasn't 90 degrees this week still, things might be different. I bet this weekend when it drops to 75 for a day, I'll be all about that fall weather!
JulieWunder says
It looked like it was going to stay in the 70s here this weekend!
Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes says
Ohhh, I can smell this through the computer....fall is here!!
JulieWunder says
Yum!!!! It's cloudy and raining today, so it totally feels like it!
mandikorn says
Wow, I'm definitely going to try this. We're going apple picking soon and probably have more than we need, so making this dish will be great. Thanks for sharing
JulieWunder says
Thanks Mandi! I hope you enjoy it!
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says
Yum we are on the same page with the apples week. This looks great thanks for linking up with us for Meatless Monday
JulieWunder says
Great mind think alike!
Dan Steadman says
looks great, especially with FRESH Apples and especially for those cool crisp late season soccer games
JulieWunder says
There is nothing like a fresh apple from Henderson county!
Blane Sherer says
I agree. It's time to turn the page for Fall .
It seems to me that you had a great summer Julie !
This is a perfect recipe to start the fall season.
JulieWunder says
Thanks Blane!