Healthy Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Posted Oct 09, 2017, Updated Sep 14, 2020
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This Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is a healthy & hearty breakfast recipe that your entire family will love. It’s gluten-free and dairy-free with no refined sugar. Plus it’s vegan-friendly!
To me, fall is the epitome of beautiful yet intricate simplicities. Think about it, even the leaves changing color, which to us is a simple joy of the season…is actually a richly complex process. This time of year I ache to slow down and savor every one of these precious fall moments, which are here and gone in the blink of an eye!
This Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal recipe encompasses all that is glorious and wonderful about fall. This cozy pan of breakfast perfection is packed with spicy fall flavors and produce. It’s truly a special treat that enhances the beauty of fall in a delicious and comforting way.
While this Apple Baked Oatmeal is rich in flavor it is made of light, yet filling ingredients. You won’t find any butter, gluten dairy or refined sugar in this hearty fall breakfast, but I promise those ingredients won’t be missed in the slightest!
Every warm, sweet and spicy bite is made extra special by the surprise chunks of real apple that keep you coming back for more! This Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is a great breakfast to make ahead the night before! Simply warm it in the morning as you brew a warm cup of coffee and then relax and enjoy!
How to make Apple Baked Oatmeal
This recipe is very straightforward. Mix wet and dry ingredients separately then combine! Pour into your dish and bake! 🙂
- Pre-cook the apples. There is one important step in this recipe, which is to pre-cook the diced apples for 2 minutes in the microwave. They need to be just a little soft because they continue cooking in the oven. I did not pre-cook the apple slices on top!
- Pan size. The size of your pan will effect the baking time. In this 10×7″ pan it took about 45 minutes to bake. If you choose a 9×9″ pan the baking time will likely be a little shorter!
Healthy Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal: Substitutions
This recipe is very versatile and can be made to suit just about anyone’s dietary needs while still tasting absolutely delicious! Here are a few potential substitutions:
- Almond Meal. I love adding almond meal to baked oatmeal for a protein boost! If you are allergic to nuts, you can simply increase the amount of oats by 1/4 cup!
- Egg. To make this dish vegan, substitute 1 TBS ground flaxseed or ground chia seeds soaked in 2.5 TBS of hot water for 5 minutes!
- Maple Syrup. Personally, I adore the fall-flare that the maple syrup gives this dish. However any liquid sweetener of your choice can be used in this recipe! I have used honey with yummy results!
- Almond milk. Any kind of dairy/non-dairy milk works great in this recipe! If you opt for a richer variety {like full-fat coconut milk} the resulting Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal will be creamier and richer. I have used both almond milk and 2% milk with great results!
More Oatmeal Recipes
We love oatmeal around here! Here are some of our favorite recipes!
- This peanut butter banana baked oatmeal is a reader & family favorite.
- In the fall, this cozy pumpkin baked oatmeal is breakfast perfection.
- Chocolate peanut butter baked oatmeal tastes like dessert for breakfast but it’s healthy!
- In the summer, opt for this blueberry baked oatmeal!
- And I have to mention my all-time favorite recipe – these peanut butter breakfast bars!
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Healthy Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
- ¼ cup almond meal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- pinch ground cloves
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large egg lightly beaten (Vegan: 1 TBS ground flaxseed/chia seeds with 2 ½ TBS warm water)
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- I large apple finely chopped (about 1 ½ cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9x9” baking pan, set aside.
- Add chopped apples to a small, microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a small bowl mix together oats, almond meal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves and nutmeg, set aside
- In a large bowl, beat eggs.
- Add applesauce and mix until combined.
- Add almond milk, vanilla and maple syrup. Stir until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until combined.
- Add cooked apples and mix thoroughly.
- Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes or until the top is set and edges are slightly brown.
- Serve warm or cold!
- Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More delicious Apple recipes:
- These Stovetop Cinnamon Sautéed Apples are so good and an easy alternative if you’re in the mood for the flavors of apple pie but want them ready in 10 minutes!
- We adore this easy and delicious apple crisp recipe!
- These Cinnamon Apple Muffins are the best! Enjoy them with a warm cup of coffee for a perfect fall breakfast!
- The best Apple Crumble Pie and Apple Pie from Scratch.
- Cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes and apples are a great side dish!
- This Apple Galette tastes just like an apple pie, only it’s even easier to make!
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal is SO GOOD!
- Make this Paleo Apple Cake if you’re more into cake than pie!
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Absolutely delicious!!
A nice change for my husband from plain oatmeal on early morning breakfasts and my adult daughter loves it as well! She’s now planning on making it to save her time in the morning! I love that it’s gluten and dairy free and all natural (I do substitute maple syrup or honey for sugar all the time anyway).
What can you substitute for applesauce?
i did add a little more apple and walnut pieces. it was soooo….. good!
Can you clarify this for me, (Vegan: 1 TBS ground flaxseed/chia seeds with 2 ½ TBS warm water). Do you mean a MIX of flaxseed and chia OR to choose one of those ingredients?
Use either flax or chia.
Can I use regular flour and milk?
This was delicious! I had some leftover apples that were about to get tossed but decided to trim them and make this recipe. My wife enjoyed it too!! For extra yum, heat and serve a la mode!
Thank you Caryn!
Thank you for this recipe. I didn’t have any applesauce on hand so I just peeled, cut, cooked and pureed a few extra apples- worked a treat! This is great to make a batch on the weekend then serve my daughter before school with a dollop of yoghurt. She doesn’t really like eating breakfast but she gobbled this up and said it was delicious.