baked oatmeal $3.55 receipe / $0.52 serving
What is baked oatmeal and why is it different than regular old boiled oats? I had the exact same questions, my friends.Baked oatmeal is the thicker, almost custard-like cousin, to oatmeal. How can that not be good, right? Well, it took me a couple tries to get the recipe right but I'm happy to say that last weekend I had baked oatmeal success!
You can use any fruit on the bottom. Apples are always an economical choice but use whatever is in season (peaches were on sale this week). I also used some frozen blueberries because I keep a big bag of those in my freezer. You can also try adding things like nuts, ground flax seeds, or other spices. Banana would be incredible with dulce de leche drizzled on top... ooooh.
One word of warning: I don't like things too sweet so I used a very minimal amount of sugar here. If you want a richer, more decadent, dessert-like baked oatmeal, double the brown sugar.
Total Recipe cost: $3.55
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Cost per serving: $0.52
Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 45 min. Total: 1 hr.
| INGREDIENTS | COST | |
| 2 med. | peaches | $1.06 |
| 1/2 cup | blueberries | $0.71 |
| 1.5 cups | milk | $0.56 |
| 1 cup | plain yogurt | $0.50 |
| 1 large | egg | $0.18 |
| 1/4 cup | brown sugar | $0.08 |
| 2 cups | old-fashioned oats | $0.34 |
| 1/2 tsp | baking powder | $0.02 |
| 1/4 tsp | baking soda | $0.01 |
| 1/4 tsp | salt | $0.02 |
| 1 tsp | ground ginger | $0.05 |
| 1/4 tsp | cinnamon | $0.02 |
| TOTAL | $3.55 | |
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Clean the peaches and cut them into chunks. Place the peaches and blueberries in the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish coated with non-stick spray.
STEP 2: In one bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (milk, yogurt, egg, sugar). In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon). Combine the two bowls and stir until evenly mixed. Pour the mixture over the fruit in the baking dish.
STEP 3: Cover the dish with foil (to keep the moisture in and steam the oats) and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove the foil at 20 minutes and continue to bake until the top is golden brown (about 25 minutes more).
STEP 4: Serve warm with cold milk, whipped cream, vanilla yogurt or just plain!
This dish can be refrigerated and eaten either hot or cold throughout the week.
Step By Step Photos
These big beautiful peaches were on sale this week so I had to grab 'em up! Use whatever fruit you want. You'll need about 2 cups worth of chopped fruit.
Preheat the oven and coat a baking dish with non-stick spray. Use an 8x8 inch dish or something close in size. A 9x13 dish will be too big and will make a very thin, flat baked oatmeal. Not good.
Whisk together the wet ingredients in a bowl (milk, yogurt, egg, sugar).
In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients (oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger). Stir until evenly mixed.
Combine the two bowls and stir until mixed.
Pour the oatmeal mixture over the chopped fruit.
Here's a side view before cooking. It's not very thick now but as it cooks, it will plump up. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for about 25 minutes more or until the top is golden brown.
See how much thicker it got? The oats soaked up all of that moisture and the milk/yogurt/eggs created an almost custard like texture. Awww-yeah.
Serve it warm or keep it in the refrigerator for a quick breakfast every day of the week!
I like a cold/hot temperature contrast so I like to pour cold milk over top.
I love oats.
44 comments:
This looks fabulous!!! I can't wait to try it.
Looks gorgeous and tasty -- like the perfect big-group brunch dish! If only I were more of a brunch person…
<3 Oats <3
delicious! Love oats of all sorts!
Yum, this looks delicious! Like a healthier/breakfast version of cobbler.
Wow, this looks amazing! Thank you so much for all the wonderful breakfast recipes you post. I sometimes have a hard time coming up with breakfasts that will really hit the spot for me, but there have been several on your blog that I've loved.
My college roommate was from PA Dutch country and made this as a special brunch treat. I love that you substituted plain yogurt for the butter/oil.
What a great idea!! Thanks :)) Ill be trying this soon too!
This looks good enough to make me actually want to turn on the oven! I've made baked oatmeal before, but it didn't look nearly as good as your version. I think the yogurt makes a big difference.
I used McCann's Irish Oats... We'll see what the cooking time is on this and I'll try to post an update. It smells delicious!
yummy x
The first four photos are quite beautiful, probably some of your best photos I've seen on here. I love how (just two!) fruits are so naturally bright and artful.
For what it's worth, the McCanns Irish Oats took about an hour to bake. Delish!
I just made this today for breakfast and instead i sliced a banana and put it on top and it was amazing and I used an apple and rasberries! SO good!
Yeah your photos are looking really good Beth. Your last line is my favourite. I JUST made that claim myself along with a post on my new favourite oatmeal pancakes - I think you'd love them too (cooked porridge AND oatbran in a pancake, uh huh) :D
I have tried a few baked oatmeal recipes before and while I've liked them all, yours I can't wait to try. The addition of yogurt is what got me...and the fruit on the bottom. Can't wait to make this; might even do it in my new DIY solar oven to give it a test run.
My son is lactose intolerant- any ideas on how this would work without the yogurt or how to substitute? Can't wait to try to recipe for me and the hubby either way :)
I think you can just substitute the milk and yogurt with soy milk ( so 2.5 cups total) and then add an extra egg to help solidify everything. I haven't tried it, but I think it will work! :)
Thanks so much!!
Beth - do you think this would freeze well in smaller portions? I'm the only one in my house who eats oatmeal. :)
Natalie - you might have some water seepage after thawing... but not totally sure. Egg mixtures can sometimes act funny when frozen. Instead, I would suggest halving the recipe and then just keeping it in the fridge. I ate this one for about 5-6 days and it kept pretty well in the fridge :) I even ate it cold most mornings!
Oh, and if you halve the recipe, you can still use a whole egg.
This looks really good! I am out of old-fashioned oats, but I have quick oats. Will those work with this recipe?
Rachael, you can use quick oats although the overall texture will be more gooey. Old-fashioned oats are larger pieces so you get better texture. I'm sure it would still taste yummy, though!
Anybody tried this with steel cut oats? Just wondering how that would affect the cooking time and taste.
I can't wait to try this. I've been wracking my brain lately on how I'd eat healthy in the a.m. now that we're back to school. This will work perfectly! A pan for the whole work week! Less dishes (cuz I'm not washing the pot every day) and less work. I'm sold.
I've made this twice in one week! Apples are great in this. I've used banana instead of egg, as I was out, and it substitutes perfectly!
I've made this several times and am about to make it again right now! SO good! Even the kids I babysit loved it, their parents were surprised I got them to eat oatmeal. I am thinking about adding applesauce and less sugar this time. Also, Chia seeds are a nice addition.
I've made this once with blueberries and bananas, and once with apples and cinnamon. It's delicious! I make one batch on Sunday evening and my husband eats it for breakfast throughout the week, with milk. He loves it. I use a Pyrex dish with the plastic cover and it stays in the fridge throughout the week just fine. I don't know if this will be relevant to anyone, but just in case...I was out of yogurt so I substituted kvark / fromage blanc for it and it was perfect. Thank you so much for this recipe, and my husband thanks you too: his breakfasts have vastly improved from the cold cereal he was having before. :)
wow!!!!looks yummy but can u recommend anything that can replace the eggs?
Do you think cranberries would work well with this? I want to try it with apples, but I'm not sure how their texture would hold up over the course of a week.
Cranberries would be great although you may want to add more sugar because they are quite a bit more tart than peaches :P
If I use frozen fruit, can I add them directly to the recipe or would you suggest thawing them first?
You can add it right in but you might need to bake it for 5-10 minutes longer... or let it thaw first :)
How many calories per serving???
I made this, and stuck it in the fridge still in the pan. For breakfast I cut it in to chunks and put peanut butter on it. It is unbelievably good. I may have cooked it for an incorrect amount of time, because I have a chewy layer of mostly oats with most ofit being slightly mushy. It is rather good this way, but the peanut butter brings it to a whole new level of deliciousness!
This recipe is amazing! I didn't have any plain yogurt in the fridge so I substituted vanilla instead, obviously the result is sweeter but I have quite a sweet tooth so I am fully satisfied with it. Also, my fruit combination was apple and nectarine, the apples are sooooo good. I think I might try it with only them next time! Love this!!!
This dish is fantastic! I've been making it once a week in half-batches, using soy milk for extra protein, and adding nuts and dried fruits instead of the fresh. It makes an amazing work breakfast and I am saving $2 a day on substandard muffins from the coffee kiosk in the train station! Still just as good Friday morning as it is on Monday, too. :)
Have you tried this in a crock pot? Can you use steel cut oats or groats for a bit more texture? Just curious. This sounds delicious!
Tinks - I haven't tried it in the crock pot yet, but that's a great idea! I think the recipe would have to be tweaked quite a bit for steel cut though, because they require a lot more liquid. So, I don't know if they'd work because these oats are baked in a custard like mixture, rather than straight liquid.
I made a double batch with peaches, strawberries, and nutmeg instead of cinnamon this evening! I'm hoping it'll last me a while, though considering how hard it is to keep myself from trying a slice tonight, it might not. :D
I would like to make this with frozen peaches as I have a bunch of them from making smoothies, I also don't want to add the blueberries. Any suggestions for changes?
Anonymous - It should work the same with frozen peaches as it does with fresh and the amount is flexible, so you don't have to worry about substituting an exact amount to make up for the blueberries. Just make sure the bottom of your baking dish is covered with peaches and you should be good! :) If the peaches are still frozen when you put it in the oven, it may take slightly longer to bake. Just bake until the top is nice and golden brown. Good luck!
Just made this with apples and blueberries, so good! I didn't have yogurt so I used applesauce and it came out nicely. Having for dessert now and breakfast in the morning! Loving your blog :)
AHH this is SO good! I just finished a bowl now. I didn't have any peaches, so I just put enough frozen berries at the bottom of the dish to cover. Also I used rice milk instead of normal milk, as my family doesn't keep normal milk in the house. Everything turned out spectacular, and I added a little extra rice milk on top and drizzled a little maple syrup :)
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