Description
This Coffee Cake Baked Oatmeal is a warm, comforting breakfast dish featuring rolled oats mixed with spices, seeds, and sweeteners, baked with a crumbly cinnamon sugar topping to mimic the flavors of a classic coffee cake. It’s simple to prepare, nutritious, and perfect for a healthy start to your day.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1-2 Tbsp flax, chia, or hemp seeds
- 1 ¾ cups unsweetened almond milk (or substitute with any milk)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (can substitute mashed banana)
- 1-2 Tbsp maple syrup
Topping
- ⅓ cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 2 Tbsp raw sugar, coconut sugar, or cane sugar (reduce by half for less sweetness)
- 2 Tbsp cold butter or vegan butter
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 375°F (190°C) to get it ready for baking the oatmeal.
- Prepare Base Mixture: Spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking oil spray. In the pan, combine 1 ¾ cups rolled oats, baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, salt, and your choice of 1-2 Tbsp seeds. Mix all these dry ingredients thoroughly.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Stir into the oat mixture the almond milk, vanilla extract, unsweetened applesauce, and maple syrup. Mix well until everything is evenly combined.
- Make the Crumb Topping: Place ⅓ cup rolled oats into a food processor or blender and pulse until a fine oat flour forms. Add cold butter, sugar, and cinnamon to the processor and pulse a few times until the mixture is crumbly but cohesive.
- Assemble: Sprinkle the oat crumb topping evenly over the prepared baked oatmeal mixture in the pan.
- Bake: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the oatmeal is set and the topping appears crisp and golden.
- Serve: For extra flavor, drizzle melted nut butter over the baked oatmeal before serving. Enjoy warm!
Notes
- You can substitute the almond milk with any milk of your choice such as dairy, oat, or soy milk.
- Using applesauce or mashed banana adds natural sweetness and moisture, making this recipe healthier.
- Adjust the sugar in the topping according to your taste preference to reduce sweetness.
- For a vegan version, use vegan butter and maple syrup as sweeteners.
- Adding a drizzle of nut butter provides an extra boost of protein and flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
