Apples and cozy oatmeal are perfect for the Fall season so why not try them in this baked dish.

Make this ahead of time and simply warm it up for a quick weekday breakfast! If you love oatmeal for breakfast but are short on time during the week, this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is for you.

Using mostly simple pantry ingredients, you’ll have breakfast set and ready to go with just a quick reheat during the week.

OR, enjoy this apple baked oatmeal straight out of the oven on a weekend. With wholesome oats, in-season apples and warming spices you won’t be disappointed!

What you’ll need to make this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

Oats: Use rolled oats in this recipe (steel cut or quick oats will not work).

Warming Spices: Cinnamon and nutmeg paired with apples are the perfect spices in this oatmeal.

Milk: You can use almond, oat or regular milk in this recipe.

Eggs: This baked oatmeal uses 2 eggs.

Apples: The star of this dish, I like to use Gala or Honeycrisp apples but you can use whatever you have on hand.

Maple Syrup: Acts as the natural sweetener in this dish.

Baking Powder & Salt: Two baking staples you’ll need for this recipe.

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

An easy baked oatmeal with hints of apple and cinnamon in each bite. This apple cinnamon baked oatmeal is perfect for breakfast or brunch!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword baked oatmeal, oatmeal

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 6 pieces

Author Jess

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups old fashioned or large flake rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups almond, oat or milk of your choice
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 medium apple, peeled & diced (about 1 - 1 1/4 cups) Gala or Honeycrisp apples are a favourite to use
• Optional: extra apple sliced for topping

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan with butter or non stick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix together dry ingredients (oats, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg & salt) and set aside.
• Whisk together wet ingredients (eggs, milk, melted butter & maple syrup) and pour into bowl with dry ingredients.
• Stir all ingredients together until combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan, smooth the top and add sliced apples for extra garnish if you choose.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes (depending on the size of the pan used), until the edges are slightly golden brown and oatmeal is set. Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with more maple syrup or try a drizzle of almond butter.

This baked oatmeal is my new go-to for the cooler season. I love the warming spices paired with the apples – they basically make your kitchen smell like you’re baking an apple pie!

And the best part is this recipe lends itself well to meal prepping too.

How to store and reheat baked oatmeal

To store baked oatmeal: Cover the pan with foil OR cut into individual portions and store in containers in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.

To reheat baked oatmeal: Reheat individual portions in the oven at 350F for about 10 minutes. Or, heat for about 1 minute in the microwave.

More oatmeal recipes to try from the blog

Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups

Spiced Oatmeal with Honey Pears

Zucchini Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jessth

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There are so many delicious recipes to make in November with what’s in season.

So, let’s chat what to cook this month along with some of my favourite cookbook finds!

The Fall season in Calgary has been pretty lovely so far, albeit for those two snowstorm blips which we forget about each year until they happen again.

So, we’ve definitley enjoyed of walks in our favourite park and spent a bit of time in the mountains over Thanksgiving.

We have been eating apples and pears non-stop since the beginning of October.  I’m really enjoying apples in my oatmeal for breakfast. A quick little recipe I like to make:

• sauté apple or pear slices in a bit of butter in a small pot until they soften
• pour in a half-cup of quick-oats, a half-cup milk of your choice and sprinkle of cinnamon
• bring to a simmer and cook until oats are done to your liking
• top oatmeal with a combination of nuts, dried fruit and spices like walnuts, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, cinnamon, raisins, hazelnuts or dried apricots

It’s a nice and quick breakfast that is super cozy for this time of year. Plus, you’re using apples or pears that are in season!

And, if you love cozy breakfast dishes like me you might like my Spiced Oatmeal with Honey Pears too.

A couple of other breakfast recipes I’ve been making lately are these Coconut Pancakes with Wild Blueberry Maple Syrup; perfect for the weekend. I’m seriously digging this Golden Granola from Broma Bakery too. And as you can see I’m really on an oats kick so these Hazelnut Oatmeal Golden Raisin Energy Bites are my go-to snack right now; super easy to meal-prep for the week ahead!

And, I think I’ve mentioned this cookbook before but all year it’s been a favourite of ours, the Love Real Food from Cookie & Kate is our go-to #meatlessmonday book! The salad recipes are especially amazing and there is a fairly simple pizza dough too.

So, let’s get inspired by What’s In Season in November to cook with!

Apples: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Mushrooms: Mushroom Tart

Parsnips: Baked Parsnip Fries with Garlic Yogurt Dip

Pears: Baked Pears with Cardamon Cream

Sweet Potatoes: Turkey Breakfast Sausage Egg Muffins

Tomatoes: Pesto Baked Chicken

And, since it’s the season for gathering around the table, sharing delicious recipes and seeing friends and family I’ve made it even easier for you to find my recipes and menus that are perfect for entertaining. Check out the new section on the blog, Gatherings, to find inspiration!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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