If you like baked oatmeal, you are going to LOVE this one. If you're not sure you're a fan, this is the one to try. Made with all clean ingredients, and is an easy "heat-and-eat" breakfast for the whole week. Or have it for dessert...I won't judge.
I had been staring at a jar of berry compote I had in the fridge all week, wondering what I was going to use it on. As I started to dig around my kitchen, I saw a bag of oats and a few near empty jars of different nut butters. What better way to use all of that up than on this warm and comforting baked oatmeal?!
For me, if breakfast isn't basically assembled and easy to grab, I'm probably just going to skip it. What that usually means is that I end up ravenous before lunch. Having this baked oatmeal on hand to just warm up when I'm ready is so helpful.
I have posted a baked oatmeal recipe here before, and it was a huge hit. So here is another one for you. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup nut butter of choice
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Berry chia compote for topping - see me make this here
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly coat an 8x8 casserole dish with ghee or avocado oil.
In a large bowl, mix together the oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl, whisk together syrup, nut butter, egg, milk and vanilla until smooth.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the center is no longer wet.
Let cool for 5 minutes and then top with berry chia compote.
Notes
This is an opportunity to get creative and use what you have. I ended up using half cashew butter and half peanut butter. Feel free to add other stuff too! Chocolate chips or nuts would be great in this. I used pistachio milk because it's what I had, but any milk will work. Switching out the maple syrup for honey would also work.