Apple Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal
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Published Sep 07, 2020, Updated Mar 05, 2024
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This apple baked steel cut oatmeal recipe is a lovely make-ahead breakfast option for busy mornings. Studded with sweet apple chunks, raisins and cinnamon, these oats will satisfy your taste-buds and keep you feeling full all morning.
I’ve been on a warm breakfast kick and my favorite as of late has been baked oatmeal. After making this maple pecan baked oatmeal Isaac requested a version without nuts so I started brainstorming. He loves raisins so I took that idea and ran with it.
The result was a baked oatmeal with apple chunks and plump raisins nestled throughout. Doesn’t it look pretty with all the apple bites and chia seeds on top?
Steel Cut Oats for Baked Oatmeal
The combo of oats, apples, raisins, a little maple syrup and a dash of cinnamon makes for a naturally sweet and delicious healthy oatmeal bake. This version is particularly nutritious, because I used steel cut oats. They’re the least processed of all oats and have an awesome chewy texture. They do take a bit longer to cook so this recipe does take about 20 minutes longer to bake than my apple cinnamon baked oatmeal with rolled oats.
Ingredients Needed for This Baked Oatmeal
Some baked oatmeal recipes call for butter, milk and eggs, but we’re keeping this recipe vegan and dairy-free by using chia seeds, coconut oil and almond milk.
- steel-cut oats – this recipe is meant to be made with steel cut oats. If you want to use rolled oats, try my apple cinnamon baked oatmeal
- maple syrup
- chia seeds
- coconut oil
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- sea salt
- almond milk
- apple
- raisins
If you love being able to meal prep breakfast for the week, baked oatmeal is going to be your new BFF! You can make a batch over the weekend and you’ll be set with an easy breakfast for the week (or at least most of it).
How to Reheat Baked Oatmeal
Reheating the baked oatmeal is a breeze, either using the microwave, toaster oven or stove-top. Although I have to tell ya, I’ve found that the oats are really good eaten cold as well. I’ve been known to eat them straight from the fridge, but sometimes I’ll add an extra splash of almond milk and eat them like overnight oats or muesli. Yum!
If you’re a baked apple lover you will adore this baked oatmeal. Trust me on this one. The apples get extra sweet, soft and are coated with cinnamon. It reminds me of apple pie, which is perfection because apple pie is my fave.
Isaac absolutely loved this version and thought the sweetness was perfect. If you’re trying to cut back on sugar or just prefer things mildly sweetened, you can easily reduce the maple syrup and raisins a bit. It won’t affect the end result, the oats will just be a little less sweet. Enjoy!
More Oatmeal Recipes
- Easy Overnight Oats
- Basic Healthy Oatmeal
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Protein Oatmeal
- Oatmeal For Babies
- Creamy Steel Cut Oats
- Overnight Steel Cut Oats
More Baked Oatmeal Recipes to Try
- Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal
- Peach Baked Oatmeal
- Maple Pecan Baked Oatmeal
- Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
- Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
- Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal
- Baked Oatmeal Cups
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Apple Cinnamon Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- 1/4 cup maple syrup*
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds + 3 Tablespoons water
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 apple, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins*
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Combine chia seeds with water to make a chia egg and let sit for a few minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl combine oats, maple syrup, chia egg, coconut oil, cinnamon, vanilla and sea salt. Stir well to combine. Add in almond milk, apple chunks and raisins. Stir everything together once more.
- Place oatmeal mixture into a greased baking dish (an 8×8 square baking dish or something similar). Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until oatmeal is golden brown and the center is cooked through. Remove from the oven, let cool and enjoy. Place any leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge. Reheat later and enjoy.
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Notes
- To make this recipe with old fashioned rolled oats, use 2 cups of rolled oats instead of 1 cup of steel cut oats and reduce the baking time to 35 – 40 minutes.
- For a lower sugar version, reduce the amount of maple syrup and raisins or omit them completely.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can you use regular oatmeal instead?
Hi Rebecca! It should definitely work but you’ll likely need to cook it for less time… maybe around 30-40 minutes. I have a similar recipe for regular baked oatmeal that you could add apples to! It’s here (https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/maple-pecan-baked-oatmeal/) if you want to check it out.
Hi…just made this today. Used gluten free steel cut oats and cranberries instead of raisins and added 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts. Love it!!! This will be my favorite breakfast!
Thank you for the great recipe!!!
Is it ok to use quick cook steel cut oats with this recipe?
I haven’t tried it with quick cooking steel cut oats. I’m sure it will work, but you’d need to cut back on the cook time for sure. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
CM how did it come out with the quick cooking oats? How long did you leave them in for? I just put mine in and just realized I’m just the quick cooking ones!!
Chrissy — how did it turn out and how long did it take for the oatmeal to bake through?
This is one of my gotos for meal prep for breakfast. It’s delicious! I generally hate the consistency of Oatmeal, but this is the exception. I made it with unsweetened Silk Cashew milk today and it’s very good!
This makes me so happy to hear, Nicole! Thanks for sharing.
If using the ground flaxseed, would you still add the water? Also, could honey be equally substituted for the maple syrup or would you use less honey? Thanks!
Yes! I’d mix the ground flax with the water to create a “flax egg” just as suggested in the recipe with the chia seeds. And yes, honey for maple should be fine. And I’d use the same amount — about 1/4 cup!
My husband stumbled across this recipe while trying to figure out what to make one morning, and it’s become what he makes almost every Sunday morning. Since we’ve mostly stopped eating processed cereals, which were a sort of Sunday morning treat for our kids, we wanted something special yet easy for the Sunday morning rush before church. This fits the bill. The kids LOVE it and have never complained about not having cereal since inserting this into the rotation. We omit the raisins (though some of ours add them at the table) and reduce the syrup, and it still comes out great. In fact, we double it for our family of five every week and there aren’t leftovers! I just saw your maple pecan recipe and am looking forward to rtying that one now. Next step: teach the kids to make them. 😉
I don’t usually like oats but am trying different recipes to eat them for breakfast and this turned out delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe, I wrote in my personal book of favorite recipes!
My daughter made this and it was fantastic. I was wondering if I could substitute whole milk for almond milk? Thanks
So glad that you liked it, Peggy. You can definitely use whole milk instead of the almond milk. I’m sure it will be extra creamy. 🙂
I’ll let you know how it comes out. Thanks
Could you do your slow cooker pumpkin pie oats with this method?
Hi Kirstin! I bet it would work just fine! Let me know if you try it!
Do you need to soak the oatmeal overnight? I’ve seen several other bake recipes that also say soak overnight.
You don’t need to soak the steel cut oats overnight!
Thank you!