Healthy Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Make this healthy berry baked oatmeal recipe for a grab and go breakfast or for brunch entertaining! It’s super easy to make, and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Vegetarian and gluten free.
Occasionally I do get my act together enough to meal prep on the weekend, and when I do, it’s very frequently to make this healthy berry baked oatmeal recipe for an easy and satisfying breakfast. The recipe was inspired by one from Super Natural Every Day, one of my favorite cookbooks, by one of my favorite food bloggers. Having it on hand to reheat and eat makes future me very grateful to past me!
How to Make This Healthy Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe
The best thing about this berry baked oatmeal recipe is that it is SO easy to make. Well, maybe that’s the second best thing because the first is definitely how yummy it is! To make it, just mix together the dry ingredients - oats, toasted walnuts, baking powder and spices - and pour that over a layer of sliced bananas in a casserole dish. Then whisk together the wet ingredients - eggs, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla - and pour that over the top. Top with whatever berries you like and bake in the oven until cooked through!
Healthy Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe Notes
Be sure to use rolled oats when making this recipe. Quick oats will get too mushy - you want the oats to have a little bite. And steel cut oats won’t cook through all the way.
Any kind of milk you like works well in this recipe. I really like it with coconut milk (the drinking kind not the canned kind) which gives a subtle coconut flavor, oat milk for extra oaty flavor, or just regular 2% or whole milk.
Use whatever berries you like! I love to make this recipe to use up whatever bags of frozen berries are in the freezer.
You can also make this recipe with honey, or really any other liquid sweetener you like.
How to Meal Prep This Healthy Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe
If you make this berry baked oatmeal recipe, you can keep it in the fridge about 5ish days. For a grab and go breakfast, cut it into squares and store in a glass Pyrex container to reheat and eat.
If you want to freeze this berry baked oatmeal recipe, cut it into squares and freeze in plastic bags or aluminum foil. Defrost or microwave from frozen and enjoy!
Healthy Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Serves 6ish
Ingredients
2 cups oats
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk of choice
1 large egg
1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, sliced into 1/2 in rounds
1 1/2 cups berries, fresh or frozen
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray the inside of an 8-inch baking dish with oil.
In a bowl, mix together oats, half the walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, mix together the maple syrup, milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
Layer slices of banana on the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle 1 cup of berries over the bananas. Cover the fruit with the oat mixture. Pour the milk mixture over the oats, giving the baking dish a good tap to make sure it settles in. Sprinkle the remaining berries and walnuts over the top.
Bake for 35-45 minutes until set with a golden brown crust. Remove and let cool slightly before slicing.
