I’ve been on an oatmeal kick lately, trying different recipes and different types of oatmeal. This Amish Baked Oatmeal recipe is my favorite so far! Baking the oatmeal changes the texture of the oatmeal and it tastes more like an oatmeal cookie.
You make it the night before and pop it in the oven the next morning. It’s super easy and so delicious! My kids prefer cold cereal in the mornings, so I usually make up a batch, cut it into six squares and then freeze the squares and just warm them up in the microwave each morning. It is a perfect breakfast for me, just a little sweet, and the protein and fiber keep me full until lunch.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, or 1/2 cup Egg Beaters
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cups oatmeal (regular or quick)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Directions
- In a mixing bowl combined eggs, brown sugar, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well, no lumps. Whisk in butter and milk. Add oats and fruit, stir until combined. Pour in to greased 9x9 baking dish.
- Refrigerate overnight, covered. (If you’re using quick oats, you do not need to refrigerate overnight.)
- Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 35-45 min, or until set in the middle. Serve hot with warm milk poured over.
Notes
Adapted from RecipeZaar
Maria, Two Peas and Their Pod, recently posted a Bruleed Steel Cut Oats recipe that looks fabulous and I’ll be making soon.
Carol, at Songberries, has a yummy Baked Oatmeal recipe that doesn’t require making the night before. Hers is a bit sweeter and my husband really liked it.
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This looks so good, and I am not an oatmeal girl. Will have to give this one a try!
I have never heard of anything like this nor had I heard of the steel cut oats until I read about them on Maria's blog the other day. This sounds like a great breakfast and a good alternative to porridge – I am a bit bored of porridge now!!
I love oatmeal in the morning but I hate making it. The freezing idea is great. I will have to give it a try
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I would love to give this a try as I have all the ingredients needed. A good oatmeal is hard to beat, especially with cranberries!
I love your idea for freezing it in squares. How easy that would be to bring out for just one person! Thanks! It looks delicious… I wonder if I could get away with dried blueberries instead? Frozen? They are so pricey right now…
livestocreate – You could definitely use dried blueberries. I think frozen blueberries would work as well. I've been wanting to try apples and I've also thrown in some raisins. I hope you enjoy it!
My husband will ABSOLUTELY love this! He is a die-hard oatmeal fan, especially with blueberries and cranberries added:)
Both Grumpy and I love oatmeal during the week! I am definitely trying your recipe out and am going to check out the recipe for 'Songberries's oatmeal – I've seen Maria's and already bookmarked it!
My kids have been on an oatmeal kick lately, this would be perfect for them.
Mimi
Oatmeal…be still my heart. I love it in any way, shape, recipe. This looks delicious Barbara.
Yum! How clever and I happen to love oatmeal cookies so these are right up my alley. Great find mum!
xxx
What a great idea! I haven't seen this idea before, but we love oatmeal, so this is bookmarked!
That sounds like gr8 bfast with oatmeal…will giv a try…
this is a lovely version that i like to try soon – thanks for sharing
I love that you prep this the night before – wonderful!
I've been wanting to try baked oatmeal and I think the time has arrived. I'm going to make it tonight for tomorrow morning. Wish I had it right now!
I saw Maria's killer recipe and I have to try that too!
Oatmeal is my favorite breakfast (and it makes a wonderful dessert too!). This recipe sounds fantastic, I love the blueberries in there!
this looks delicious!! oatmeal is very popular in our house.
Looks great Barb!
That sounds really good. That is a great way for you to have your oatmeal- all ready to go.
I have been craving oatmeal and granola lately and this sounds terrific. I like the idea of baking it.
That looks delicious! What a great breakfast!
I've never heard anything like this before.Sounds very interesting.What a perfect breakfast:)
Barbara big YUMS up! I love baked oatmeal. This one looks like a keeper. Many thanks..
I love oatmeal too. This looks wonderful. I've never cooked it in this way. I'd love to try it.
*kisses* HH
This sounds like my kind of oatmeal! Delicious!
That looks much better than my plain oatmeal.
I love the idea of this! What a perfect, quick breakfast on school mornings.
Barbara, this is a very interesting oatmeal dish…would love to try it…oatmeal cookie for breakfast…sounds great
A solid oatmeal breakfast makes a great difference in starting a day! This one is definitely one of it
Sawadee from bangkok,
Kris
Bizarre I never tasted baked oatmeal…and you're right about the "new" texture. Excellent idea for my mornings
Have a great week,
Gera
I eat oatmeal every morning. Love this recipe!
i LOVE oatmeal – one of nature's most perfect foods! Must try baked . . .
Donna
Wonderful idea, Barbara! I've never seen a recipe like it. I usually do the McCann's steel cut oats for breakfast a couple mornings a week. Think I will try this next…I have regular oatmeal in the pantry. Oatmeal is so filling and sooooo good for you!
I LOVE oatmeal, and I've never thought of baking it in this way. Sounds delicious.
I've been eating quite a bit of oatmeal too and started an oatmeal category in my recipe program. I love it and can never seen to get enough!
I love blueberries! This looks delicious
looks great how cool that you can freeze individual portions of it
Hey nice recipe, look healthy and great on taste. Not really fond of oats as is, but would love them this way.
I have a fear of oats as cereal. I think it's because I ate it once when I was real sick and didn't react too well to it.
Yours looks yummy. definitely not the porridge-y type consistency I'm so adverse to! Thanks for a new perspective!
Really nice recipe I must say. It is also very great for health I can say. Backed oatmeal is really very tasty and also good for health. So I will surely try it out. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.
This looks amazing! I love the idea of freezing it in squares. Since I leave the house at 7am I hardly ever have a good breakfast. Thanks for the idea!
This look delish!!
This recipe is AWESOME!!! Thank you!! It is exactly the consistency I was looking for after having had baked oatmeal for the first time at the Chartreuse Moose in 100 Mile House, BC, Canada!! TOTAL YUM!!! ::))
Thanks Mary!!! I haven’t made this in a while I needed a reminder how great it is.
Do you have nutritional information on this recipe? Or should I do it myself by ingredient?
Hi Lora – Calorie Count has a great recipe analyze tool. I plugged in this recipe. http://caloriecount.about.com/amish-baked-oatmeal-recipe-r1186986
Wow Barbara! Thanks so much. My four-year-old granddaughter was recently diagnosed with type I diabetes. We are counting carbs for all of her foods. This site helps a lot.