Apple Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal
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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.
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Can’t use seeds or coconut oil. Okay to sub 1 egg and canola oil?
Looks delish!
Yes, both of those subs should work! Let me know how it turns out!
I’m wondering if it would be okay to leave out oil of any kind. I’m a plant-based-no-oil girl getting tired of plain oatmeal with fruit. This sounds delicious. Maybe substitute applesauce?
Yes! I think using applesauce instead of the coconut oil would be perfect. Let me know if you try it!
This oatmeal was a huge hit with my family of 6 (I doubled the recipe). I was expecting to have leftovers, but it all was eating so quickly. Thanks for this recipe, I am making it again for breakfast today! Think I’ll try out your blueberry oatmeal next.
* I am adding an extra apple in todays version as I felt like it could use a bit more.
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear, Leslie! So glad this baked oatmeal was a hit with your family. Thanks for trying it and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I really appreciate it. <3
Wow! This is my first ever baked oatmeal and I feel like I’ve been missing out my whole life. The oatmeal was full of flavor and tastes more like dessert. The only modification I did was adding an extra apple. I can’t wait to try out other variations. Thanks for this amazing recipe!!
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear, Kristen!! I’m so glad you decided to try my recipe and enjoyed it. Thanks for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it. <3
This oatmeal was DELISH! After reading some of the comments, I decided to make it the night before and set it in the fridge, then this morning I simply heated my oven and put it in. This caused it to really absorb all the flavours overnight and wow, it was amazing. In my fiancé’s words: ‘this is the best thing I’ve eaten this year’ – which is saying something because I do a LOT of cooking! Thank you so much for sharing. Can’t wait to try more of your oatmeal bakes. ❤️
Ahh wow!! That makes me so happy to hear, Rachel. I’m glad it turned out well for you after letting it sit in the fridge overnight. Thanks for trying my recipe and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. The reviews are super helpful to other readers, so I really appreciate it. <3
I’ve made this recipe and it’s delicious . Will make it again. One thing, if not using dairy free milk can regular milk be used with the whole ingredients on the list?
You can definitely use regular milk!
Can you add milk substitutes to this and other recipes, please? My child has Dairy (milk protein) & peanut allergy. I’m nervous about using almond milk. I usually cook with coconut milk. Can I use Soy milk the same way? Thanks in advance. P.s. An article about cooking with different milk alternatives would be awesome too.
Hey Jennifer – I’ll make note of it! In most of my recipes where I say use almond milk, you can normally substitute it with another type of milk (coconut, soy, oat, hemp, etc.), so yes, you can definitely use soy milk in this recipe!
I believe this may be my favorite oatmeal recipe.I added pecans along with the apples and raisins and it is delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Yay!! I am so happy to hear that, Cindy. Glad that you love this recipe so much. And I so appreciate you coming back to leave a comment and star rating!!
There are very few Pinterest recipes that I’ve made more than once. This is one of them! So easy and delicious! I bake this, split it into 5 separate bowls and have “meal prepped” breakfast all week. Thank you for sharing!
Yay!! This makes me so happy reading, Courtney. 🙂 This recipe is one of my faves for meal-prepping. Thank you SO much for coming back to leave a comment and star rating, it means the world to me. <3
It’s perfect. Made it last week-making it again this week!
Woo-hoo! That’s so awesome, Caroline. I’m so glad that you liked it enough to make it two weeks in a row. And thank you for coming back to leave a comment and star rating on the recipe. This feedback is super helpful and the star ratings help make my recipes visible to more people! <3