Baked Oats. This baked oatmeal recipe includes plenty of oats, roasted cinnamon, and maple syrup for a sweet and heavenly breakfast. Baked oatmeal recipes are the best way to start the morning. You may think you're biting into a warm-from-the-oven oatmeal cookie.

Oats are a great option to set you up for the day. Fibre-rich and filling, they're also extremely versatile. Well, it's exactly what it sounds like - oats that are baked. You can have Baked Oats using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Oats

It's of milk (any type).
It's of eggs.
You need of maple syrup (or 60gr brown sugar).
It's of mashed banana.
It's of rolled oats.
Prepare of baking powder.
You need of cinnamon.
You need of vanilla extract.
It's of salt.
You need of medium apples, chopped.
It's of Nuts, choco chips, raisin, dry fruits of choice - optional.

Think of comforting porridge (oatmeal), but baked in the oven with other tasty ingredients, rather than cooked on the hob. Whereas porridge cooked on the hob has a creamy, runnier consistency, baked oats is soft, but chewy, and can be cut in to square. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over top of oatmeal. Using back of spoon, gently spread sugar into a thin layer across entire surface of oatmeal.

Baked Oats step by step

Preheat the oven to 175 degC.
Chopped apples and additional fruits of choice.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until all combined..
Transfer it to the baking/muffin tray. Bake for 30-35 minutes..

Add a fruity twist to your baked oats with choppped apples, apricots or blueberries - counting the Syns for any cooked fruit. On top of its versatility, baked oatmeal is fantastic for quick, easy breakfasts. Bake a batch on Sunday, then refrigerate the oatmeal. In the morning, portion out a square of the oatmeal and heat it in the microwave. Top with extra maple syrup, nuts and fruit to your heart's desire.