Baked Apple Blueberry Oatmeal
This recipe will surprise you! Oatmeal? No, this is not your grandmother’s oatmeal. Baked Apple Blueberry Oatmeal is oatmeal with a makeover.
Oatmeal for Oatmeal Haters
I’ve eaten oatmeal many different ways, and this is by far my favorite. Naturally sweet, warm, creamy, and good for you!
Don’t like oatmeal? Try this.
Seriously.
Baked Apple Blueberry Oatmeal is oatmeal like no other. It’s oatmeal with a makeover. Even the oatmeal haters love it.
Is this Apple Blueberry Oatmeal Healthy?
Apple Blueberry Oatmeal is one of the healthiest breakfasts you can eat!
It’s a great source of slimming fiber and beta-glucan – both very helpful for weight loss. And it’s loaded with health-giving antioxidants.
The nutrients found in this Apple Blueberry Oatmeal have been show to help reduce blood pressure, reduce inflammation, manage blood sugar, lower cholesterol levels, and reduce risk of heart disease.
While oats are naturally gluten-free, they can be contaminated by gluten-containing grains during harvesting and processing. If you need to eat a gluten-free diet, be sure to get oats that are labeled gluten-free.
This delicious oatmeal breakfast is free from added sugars. If you would like your oatmeal to be free from all refined and/or concentrated sweeteners, omit the maple syrup and use the dates to sweeten the oats. It’s quite delicious this way!
Yes! This dish can be baked the day before and kept in the refrigerator until the next morning when ready to reheat.
Quick oats will technically work in this recipe and your baked oatmeal will taste great, but it will be mushier.
Baked Apple Blueberry Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups non-dairy milk
- 2 cups applesauce
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup - OR 1/2 cup chopped dates (See note #1)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups regular rolled oats - or gluten-free oats if you want this to be gluten-free
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Stir together all ingredients, except blueberries and oats in a large mixing bowl.
- Add oats and lightly mix. Do not over mix. Mixture will be soupy.
- Gently stir in blueberries. (See note #2)
- Pour into an oiled 2-quart baking dish.
- Bake uncovered at 375°F for 45 to 50 minutes or until lightly browned.
Notes
- If using dates, they should be chopped very small so their sweetness is distributed throughout the dish.
- The blueberries tend to sink to the bottom half of the oat bake. If you prefer, you can add blueberries after placing oat mixture in baking dish. Mix berries into the top half of the oat mixture in the dish.
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This is truly delicious! We were fortunate to have the opportunity to eat what you see in the picture, and it was the best oatmeal We’ve ever eaten! This will become a regular on our menu.
This looks fantastic! I am a huge fan of baked oatmeal and have several recipes of my own. I love how you give the option to cut the sweetener and replace with more fruit. I do that a lot. Thanks for the recipe. 🙂
This sounds so yummy. I would like to try it for breakfast tomorrow but I only have quick oats. Will they work?
Quick oats will work in this recipe, but the end result will be a lot mushier. If you don’t mind your oats a bit mushy, then that should be fine. But if not, you may want to wait until you have some regular oats.
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It was delicious and filling. Will definitely make it again and again.
Loved hearing this, Iris! Thank you for your rating and comment. 🙂
This was amazing! I made it with maple syrup and used oat milk. My husband doesn’t like oatmeal and he even loved this recipe and had seconds. Will definitely make again soon!
Awesome!! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner – especially for those who don’t like oatmeal. 🙂
This is our favorite baked oatmeal recipe. It is so easy to mix and bake. It tastes so good it’s hard to believe it’s healthy too.
Wonderful, Jennifer! I love hearing that this recipe is a winner for you.
Thank you for taking the time to rate it and comment. 🙂
Hope you have a great day!
This was just perfect; everything blended perfectly for its own delicious flavor. The texture was just right as well. The recipe is so easy. Even those who don’t normally want oatmeal loved it. Note that I used home canned applesauce, and Jennifer’s kitchen has a good recipe for applesauce that doesn’t require canning.
Thanks so much, Lisa!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out good for you 🙂 Thank you for your comment.
Moist and perfectly sweetened. I ran out of plant milk but had coconut milk powder and that worked well too. My family enjoys this as well.
Thank you for your comment. Good to know that coconut milk powder works in this recipe. So happy everyone enjoyed it. ?