Baked Apple Oatmeal

Baked Apple Oatmeal

🍏✨ Baked Apple Oatmeal — Cozy Comfort You Can Eat with a Spoon

Tender apples, warm spices, hearty oats, and just the right touch of sweetness — this is breakfast that feels like a hug from the inside out.

 

This Baked Apple Oatmeal is the breakfast equivalent of your favorite sweater: warm, cozy, and makes you feel instantly at home. It’s hearty enough to keep you full until lunch, sweet enough to feel like a treat, and wholesome enough that you can go back for seconds without a shred of guilt.

It’s:

• Ridiculously easy — mix, bake, and let the oven do the work.
• Perfect for meal prep — bake once, breakfast all week.
• Customizable — swap the fruit, change the nuts, play with spices.

💬 Reader prompt: Are you a “drizzle with extra honey” kind of oatmeal eater or a “pile on the yogurt and berries” type?

Well, how’s your January going so far? I took down Christmas and now waiting for the next best thing to happen. lol!!!

When I think about recipes for January, I usually think about clean eating or comfort food. If it’s up to me, I would pick comfort food every, single, time! I do know that I should pick the other but January needs something going for it. It should be the food!

There are so many things right about baked oatmeal. It’s easy to make, you can make it the night before, great after school snack, oatmeal is a healthy choice and it’s so darn good!

 

 

👩‍🍳 Cooking Tips for Oatmeal Perfection

• Use rolled oats — instant oats get mushy, steel‑cut need more liquid and time.
• Don’t skip the salt — it makes the flavors pop.
• Mix fruit evenly — so every bite gets apple goodness.
• Let it rest — 5–10 minutes after baking helps it set for cleaner slices.
• Meal prep magic — portion into containers for grab‑and‑go breakfasts.

💬 Reader prompt: Do you like your baked oatmeal firm enough to slice or soft and spoonable?

🎨 Recipe Variations

• Berry Bliss — swap apples for blueberries or raspberries.
• Pumpkin Spice — replace half the milk with pumpkin puree and add pumpkin pie spice.
• Tropical Twist — use pineapple chunks and shredded coconut.
• Chocolate Lovers — stir in dark chocolate chips before baking.
• Nut‑Free — skip walnuts or use pumpkin seeds for crunch.

🧒 Kid Tips

• Cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters for lunchboxes.
• Let kids sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top before baking.
• Serve with a dollop of whipped cream for a “dessert breakfast.”
• Make mini versions in muffin tins for easy portions.

💬 Reader prompt: Parents — do your kids eat the fruit first or the oats?

🛒 Grocery Hacks

• Apples — buy in bulk; use extras for applesauce or snacks.
• Oats — store in airtight containers to keep fresh.
• Honey — local honey adds unique flavor and supports local beekeepers.
• Walnuts — keep in the freezer to prevent them from going rancid.
• Spices — buy in bulk for better value and freshness.

📣 Reader’s Challenge: #AppleOatSquad

Here’s your mission:

1. Make this Baked Apple Oatmeal.
2. Put your own spin on it — maybe a new fruit combo, a crunchy topping, or a drizzle of something unexpected.
3. Snap a photo and post with #AppleOatSquad.
4. I’ll feature my favorites in an upcoming Friday Favorites post!

♻️ Leftover Remix

• Oatmeal Parfaits — layer with yogurt and berries.
• French Toast Bake — dip slices in egg mixture and pan‑fry.
• Smoothie Boost — blend chunks into a smoothie for texture.
• Dessert Crumble — crumble over ice cream with caramel sauce.
• Freezer Stash — wrap portions and freeze for up to 3 months.

 

 

 

Baked Apple Oatmeal

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Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) butter, melted, plus more, softened, for pan
• 3 c. rolled oats
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 c. honey, plus more for drizzling
• 2 tsps pure vanilla
• 3 to 4 small green apples, cored, peeled, and chopped
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13"-by-9" with softened butter.
2. In a large bowl, whisk oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, honey, vanilla, and melted butter. Add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in apples and walnuts. Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
4. Bake until oatmeal is just set and golden brown and apples are tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool about 20 minutes. Serve warm with yogurt; drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon.

🔢 Calorie Count (Per Serving — 8 servings)

• Calories: ~320
• Protein: 8g
• Carbs: 42g
• Fat: 15g
• Sugar: 18g

📊 Nutritional Facts (Per Serving)

\*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

💭 Final Thoughts

This baked oatmeal is proof that breakfast can be wholesome, satisfying, and a little indulgent all at once. It’s endlessly adaptable, easy to make, and just as good on a lazy Sunday as it is on a busy Monday morning.

💬 Reader prompt: If you could add any topping to baked oatmeal, what would it be?

Some breakfasts are just breakfasts. This Baked Apple Oatmeal? It’s a cozy ritual. It’s the smell of cinnamon and apples wafting through the kitchen, the sight of golden oats fresh from the oven, and the joy of that first bite when the tender apples meet the creamy oats.

I love that it’s flexible — you can keep it classic, dress it up, or make it ahead for stress‑free mornings. It’s forgiving, too; even if your apple chunks are uneven or you swap honey for maple syrup, it will still taste like something you’d proudly serve to friends and family. And it’s the kind of recipe that makes people linger at the table, chatting and reaching for seconds.

So here’s my challenge: make it, share it, and tag your creations with #AppleOatSquad so we can all drool together, swap ideas, and maybe even inspire the next great oatmeal creation. I want to see your boldest flavor twists, your prettiest pans, your “we ate it all before I could take a picture” confessions.

Here’s to warm kitchens, happy mornings, and recipes that bring people together. Here’s to you — because you’re about to bake something that will have everyone asking, “When are you making this again?” 🍏💛

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