Baked Oats: A New Twist on a Classic Breakfast Treat

A really good breakfast remix

Baked oats from Today.comRyan Scott — Today.com

Summer is almost here and if you’re like me you’re looking for ways to lose some pandemic pounds. I’m ok with my thickness, but the quarantine made things ridiculous and now I can no longer hide.

It also doesn’t help that the Olympic season is over and all these beautiful athletes have me reminiscing and missing my childhood running and gymnastic days… Now my reality and saving grace are high-waisted everything from mom jeans to leggings to reign in my Corona roundness. Yet, at the end of the day, I need a long-term solution.

Dieting — has never worked for me, only exercise and healthy lifestyle choices. Whenever I make 70% or more of my meals plant-based, my weight seems to slowly come down and my energy level and mood get a boost.

I’m starting with breakfast — “the most important meal of the day” and making the shift from eggs to oats. I was on a avena kick (a warm Latin American/Hispanic oat-based drink), but I wanted to try something new that I could chew :).

I heard baked oats taste like cake and if you read my Chantilly cake story, you know I LOVE cake… so I tried it and it gave my breakfast a boost.

I tried two baked oats recipes — one with overnight oats from a food blogger and the other was a quick mix and bake recipe from Medium. Surprisingly, the quick recipe from

Shamar M, the best by far. It was yumtastic!

Baked Oats Has Revolutionized Breakfast

Put down the milk and the cereal, pick up the mixing bowl and the baking powder!

Lessons I learned from baked oats recipe testing:

1. The quick recipe has a lighter, cake-like texture

2. Using overnight oats simply makes oven-baked oatmeal

3. I really like baked goods for breakfast especially if they’re quick and easy

If you’re looking for a new brunch or fancy breakfast item that’s sweet, delicious, versatile, and filling — this is it.

I rarely follow a recipe — so my results may not be a good representation (if it fails). However, if it’s good — I try to take notes.

Here are a few of my notes, tweaks, and tricks:

1. The recipe was perfect for 2 servings and I used an emersion blender
2. My conversions were approximately 1/4 cup of oats and milk
3. I added a teaspoon of vanilla and a tablespoon of walnuts to the mix
4. I used two mini Bundt pans. Even though I used copious amounts of cooking spray — they still required some coaxing to release and some stuck to the pan’s elaborate pattern. I suggest you use a plain, heavily buttered pan.
5. Next time, I’ll add a teaspoon of melted butter or coconut oil to the mix.

This recipe is versatile — once you’ve mastered the base (without the banana) — you can add other flavors to the mix:

• Blueberries and lemon
• Cinnamon, apples, and brown sugar
• Cinnamon raisin
• You can always drizzle with a flavored or milk-based glaze

I’ll add pictures this weekend when I make it again — for brunch.

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I’ll start a Twitter thread — try the recipe and let me see. Enjoy!