To Go Baked Oatmeal with your Favorite Toppings- A standard baked oatmeal recipe is prepared in a muffin tin and topped with your favorite flavors (chocolate, fruit, etc.). A great grab and go breakfast!
I love the idea of everyone getting to personalize breakfast with their favorite flavors. A few months ago I came up with a standard muffin recipe. The idea is to use a basic muffin batter recipe, fill up a muffin tin with batter, then top off each muffin with your favorite flavors (fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.). I got a lot of positive feedback about that recipe. I thought, why not do the same with oatmeal? So, I came up with this recipe for to-go baked oatmeal with your favorite toppings.
It’s the same concept as the standard muffin recipe. You start by making a standard recipe for baked oatmeal. I say standard only because there are not any chunks of fruit or nuts involved at this point.
Fill a prepared muffin tin with the oatmeal mixture.
This plain oatmeal mixture is actually quite tasty all on its own. You could make this baked oatmeal without any additional toppings and it would be delicious.
But, I like to play around with different toppings. I went with chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, and fresh blueberries.
Just sprinkle the toppings (I used about 2 tsp.) on each oatmeal cup. Then, press the toppings down into the oats with a spoon.
Bake for 30 minutes, and you end up with these beautiful babies.
These are such an awesome grab-&-go breakfast. They are perfect to make on a Sunday and eat throughout the work week. Or, you could even freeze some and defrost as needed.
If you like these baked oatmeal muffins, you’ll also love this Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Muffin recipe. 🙂
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To-Go Baked Oatmeal Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk or whatever milk you like
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- Optional: your favorite toppings fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with paper or paper/foil muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add the applesauce, milk, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk until well combined. Stir in the oats and baking powder.
- Fill the muffin tin with ¼ cup of the oat mixture in each muffin cup. Add your favorite toppings. Push the toppings down into the oat mixture with a spoon.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Let them cool for 5 minutes before eating. Store in an airtight container or freeze in a zip top storage bag.
Notes
Nutrition
I made these today looking for a healthy breakfast and snack alternative for my daughter. The batter was runny and I was worried, but I let it set for a few minutes and it got thicker. The only change I made was 1/2 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup erythritol. I was able to get 20 muffins out of the recipe — baked them 30 minutes and turned out great!. Did not stick to the muffin papers once they were fully cooled. My daughter can be pretty picky, but she gave it two thumbs up! I’ll be making more!
These are delicious! My whole family loved them.
So I missed the part where you only fill them 1/4 of the way up.. Hahaha they blew up in my stove :/ oh well. It still tastes good. I put them in a bowl and ate it like granola. LOL
My husband loves peanut butter. Would the recipe still work with peanut butter? If so what would you suggest?
I think I’m going to make these as a little finger food breakfast for my toddler. Thanks for the recipe!!! Great idea using the muffin tin!
Just made these tonight. Soo yummy and easy to make! Definitely making this again. Perfect morning on the go snack. Thanks for sharing!
Can you recommend any healthy alternatives to the brown sugar. And if so what amount should I use? Thanks!
Maple syrup for at leadt half amount. Figs are really sweet too dice up 1/2C. ish. Bananas 2 .Black ones are the sweetest.
I made these today and followed the recipe exactly. They turned out perfect and moist and held together nicely. My toddler loved helping top each muffin! We used dark chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and walnuts. After my daughter lost interest I just mixed all the toppi into the battery and those muffins turned out great as well.
Next time I’m going to add some ground flax seed as suggested and maybe go half Brown sugar half maple syrup or honey.
Just made a half recipe of these. Put them in small mason jars so I can easily store and freeze them. Deeee-licious.
These are sooo good! It’s a much less messy way to feed oatmeal to babies at my home daycare too. I just mixed frozen fruit right into the batter and it turns out great.
I have made this ones for few weeks now and I love them. I have added grated apples and grated carrots and the blueberries and the taste as delicious as the look in the pictures. Thank you thank you!! This is my go to breakfast on the run.
I just made these and they came out all soggy and mushy on the bottoms. I even baked them for 45 mins.
What is a solution for this??
I had the same problem-they just fell apart…my daughter was really bummed that they weren’t “muffins” anymore.
After reading all the comments as my muffins baked, I got a little worried about the wet batter & the fact that I didn’t use a regular muffin pan (I used a 24 mini muffin pan btw) I followed the recipe & directions almost to a tee except I will say I left my batter sit for a bit before baking (unintentionally, I get distracted easily lol) Anyways, they came out great! I put about 1 tablespoon of batter per mini muffin. I think I would have gotten a full 2 trays but I decided to make only half of the 2nd tray & the rest in a loaf pan.
Anyways, I loved this recipe! So happy to have stumbled upon it on Pinterest.
Oops! Forgot to say I also add chia seeds. I believe that also helps absorb some of the liquid.
When I make these I leave the oil out, reduce the sugar by half and add more applesauce. The biggest change is to let the batter sit for at least 15 minutes so the oats absorb the moisture. Mine are never runny.
The idea behind these muffins is great and healthy, but they are too wet on the bottom, even after I baked them longer and used liner cups. I saw a comment to eliminate the applesauce if they were too wet, but the applesauce holds them together and adds some taste. Could adding more oats help? I really do not want to make them again to try it out. I live in a humid climate and anything this moist will get moldy quickly.
I made these this morning and they were easy & delicious. I’m wondering how best to cut down on the brown sugar or possibly eliminate. Can I use honey instead and if so how much? Would I have to make any other changes?
There have been many questions about storing them. Could you please address these questions? Considering there are so many, how long can you store them at room temperature and how? If you refrigerate them, what is the best way to warm them up? If making for a party, how long in advance can you make them and are they ok to eat at room temp.
Hi Maria, Store them in a sealed container. They can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or at room temperature for 4-5 days. They can be eaten at room temperature. If you store them in the refrigerator and want them to be warm, I would suggest taking the muffin liner off, wrapping the muffin in a paper towel, and microwaving for 10-15 seconds.
Hi Amanda, I’m making these for the second time. Really enjoyed having oatmeal this way. The first time I made this recipe was 2 weeks ago. I used coconut oil, and they were fantastic. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you Debbie! I’m so glad you like them! It is also good to know that they turn out well when made with coconut oil 🙂
When I bake these they end up pretty moist… and I cant really tell when they are done. Are they supposed to be pretty moist on the bottom?
By the way… Very tasty! Just want to be sure I am getting them done.
Hi Renee, Yes. These are supposed to be a very moist oatmeal muffin. I’m glad you liked them!