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.
Really looking forward to making! Do you think I could portion this into muffin tins and bake with the same time and temp?
I bet that would be fine! The cook time will probably be less though. Maybe 30-45 minutes? Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!
Yum! I love my steel cut oats but this is outstanding!
So glad you loved this recipe, Carolyn!!
So happy to find a recipe for steel cut oats! We subbed the raisins for walnuts, and added a half scoop of vanilla vegan protein powder. We also forgot to peel the apple but it was still so good!
So glad you loved this recipe, Ana! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
This has been a breakfast staple since I made it a few months ago. I love the texture from the steel cut oats. I’m not a big fan of raisins so I added dried cranberries instead. I prep it on Sunday and have 3 more warm breakfasts for the week. Perfection!
So glad you love this recipe, Deanna! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
Love the version with steel cut oats! I added both egg & chia seeds. Added 2 Tb hemp seeds and 1/4 cup walnuts and only did 1/2 maple syrup and raisins.
So glad you loved this recipe, Taylor! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it!
Do you think any other dried fruit would work with this recipe? Never cooked dried figs..
Totally! I think cranberries, dates, figs or cherries would be delicious!
Can this be frozen?
Yes! I would probably cut it and freeze individual portions so it’s easier to reheat. 🙂
Yum! I wanted to use up a container of steel cut oats and this was the perfect recipe. I made it this morning (and will be surprised if it lasts through the week!), leaving out the raisins and using half the oil. Flavorful and a great consistency! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Caren!!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I’ve made it countless times. I’m too lazy to soak anything, so it’s also the only way I eat steel cut oats 🙂 Over time I started making a few modifications: I use half the syrup, skip the raisins (I love em but this was sweet enough for me without), I omit the oil and use 2 eggs (but I keep the chia seeds). If I were making it for others, I’d make it as written because the original recipe turns out delicious and beautiful as-is. (My modified version is …not as pretty.)
You’re so welcome, Tiffany!! I’m glad you’ve been loving this recipe. Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
Hi,
I can´t find gluten free steel cut oats, but still want to use this recipe. How much old-fashioned oatsdo you think I should use? In the other baked oatmeal recipe you have 2 cups…
BR /Marie
Hey Marie – If you want to use rolled oats, I would make this baked oatmeal recipe instead.