Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal

Great idea!

I love smelling like dessert. The winter scents at Bath & Body Works are my favorite…vanilla bean and caramel! I even have some chocolate body wash. 🙂

I got my plates/bowls from ikea for cheap. They were $20 or $25 for 8 place settings. It includes the bowls, dinner plates, and dessert plates. The matching coffee cups were .59 cents each. I also got a great desk for cheap. The biggest Ikea I have been to was in chicago but I believe that is were it got started. I really do need to go back and get me a nice dresser.

It is hard to walk out of there not craving a cinnamon bun. They smell so good and fresh. You can almost taste it walkin out the door.

I have only been to Ikea a couple of times. I think I’d find it more interesting if I could actually afford to get the really cool stuff.

I tried baked oatmeal once, but I don’t know if I did it wrong or what because it was way too…I don’t know. Liquidy tasting? Like it was fully baked, but it just wasn’t dense and chewy. It was more fluffy and wet even though all of the liquid had baked off. I don’t know, something went wrong!

Ikea is so fun… Yet overwhelming and bad for the wallet! I always buy random little non furniture things like picture frames or cute measuring cups. I loved ikea when I was little because my mom would leave me in the ball pit area! It was such a treat because I could watch movies and tv which I rarely did at home!

You should check out the website Philosophy. They have a cinnamon buns shower gel that is amazing (they have chocolate scented bath gels also!). It’s a wonderful way to start the day (without all the calories).

I love how you made it look like a cinnamon roll! I have never been to Ikea, but I like thrift store furniture shopping (if only from an artistic point of view). Around these parts, when you take a walk on Thursday night or Friday morning, people put furniture and perfectly good household goods out for the trash pick-up. I go and pick some stuff up ;). I mean, they are throwing it away, why shouldn’t I take it?! I have gotten a cute little shelf for my few books, a small vintage-y table, and this morning I found a beautiful square basket!

I absolutely love Ikea. Their food section always gets me, and you have to try their dark chocolate bar. It’s vegan and it’s oh so rich – you’d love it!

Oh Yum! I think I’ve found my Saturday breakfast!! 🙂

Mmm I love cinnamon! Can’t get enough of it 🙂

Wow this recipe looks amazing! I have done so many recipes with oats, but have never tried baked oatmeal. (possibly because I’m impatient with the oven, especially in the morning!) Maybe it’s time to finally try it out. Thanks!

I love Ikea now, but I hated it as a kid!! But oh my gosh that store always smelt reallyreally good! I would not mind if I could smell that way the rest of my life….. 🙂 Great recipe as usual! Can’t wait to try!

I love Ikea, but my boyfriend hates it. We have a few pieces from there, but mostly things I bought before we lived together. They’re still my go-to place for things like lamps and other small items that don’t involve assembly.

This is really creative Katie! I think you are just so clever. 🙂

I hear you loud and clear on the smell and yes, I am weak at the knees for the smell of baked goodies!

The BEST cinnamon roll I have ever had was in Vacouver BC. I dream of it often. haha!

All my favorite stores as of today used to be my least favorite when I was a kid. Then again, it’s the same way with the foods I love presently as well. Kids just don’t get it: someday they will, though! 🙂
I’m picturing a pumpkin or even a carrot- cake version of this with coconut butter and raisins atop. Thanks for the awesome recipe once again!

Supermarket “bakery” sections here always smell like there’s actually bread baking and it’s lovely, especially in winter… then I found out they just pump the smell through vents; they don’t cook it there at all!

Mmmm…that looks awesome! I think breakfast for tomorrow is sorted!

oh my goodness i have an ikea horror story. i generally love browsing ikea and buying my own furniture and everything, but one day one of my teachers (who isn’t fluent in English and wanted my help) asked me to accompany her to go pick some things for her new house. it was alright for the first 2, 3, …even 4 hours….but i ended up staying there for NINE HOURS. NINE !!! i fell asleep on the couch and wanted to get the heck out of there.

I adore cinnamon buns. The smell of fresh cinnamon buns is pretty intoxicating too, especially now that its fall. I LOVE furniture shopping. I could spend a couple hours in IKEA (and have!) I love imagining how my someday house will look.

HI
That is the cutest breakfast I have ever seen. I’m not big into cinnamon rolls but the oatmeal one is the sweetest.
I love furniture shopping, do most of my looking on craigslist because I like the idea of reuse and a better price because my fave place is Room & Board.

Ohmygosh. I read this post earlier today on my phone, which doesn’t show pictures, so I didn’t get to see how cute this recipe is until now. Adorable! Wait, can food be adorable? Regardless, this totally is! Your recipes are so creative 🙂

Looks delicious! And something even a non-gourmand like myself could probably tackle.

You CAN get cinnamon bun perfume: http://www.demeterfragrance.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=1040 (I have a Demeter fragrance in Sugar Cookie.)

When the new ikea catalogue came out, all I could think about were those delicious cinnamon buns (only 50 eurocents with coffee?!). I then realised that they would obviously contain lactose, and result in a super unhappy tummy. I have been sulking ever since.. I can’t wait to try this recipe, and satisfy my craving!

People look at me funny when I refer to ‘boatmeal’.

I have been craving cinnamon rolls. You read my mind, didn’t you?

I love how easy this is to make! No wack-o ingredients, simple yet delicious! 🙂

Katie, you are a freakin GENIUS.

You should open your own shop.

The photos in thus post are THE definition of food porn. I’m officially hungry!

I’ve decided that next week is going to be a ”fun breakfast week” (haha) – which would you say is your best breakfast recipe?

I still haven’t tried your boatmeal yet, but it’s definitely on my chocolate-covered “to-make” list! I mean, oatmeal + baking + Katie recipe = nothing but amazing! 🙂 And especially one with cinnamon! I’ve never been to Ikea, but now I want to just so I can see what it smells like (it’s like someone comes to ask me if I need help finding something, and I’m just like “no, I’m just here to smell your store.” lol!)

I finally have your birthday pancakes up if you want to see! Oh and I was so happy when I read your last comment on my blog – I thought I was the only one who was able to kill cactuses, but now I have a cactus killing twin! 😉

Have a wonderful Sunday Katie!! 😀 <3 <3

This sounds perfect, especially with the cooler temps…if I didn’t have to work today, I would have it for breakfast!

Can’t wait to try!

I tried this out today – turned out quite well! I used unsweetened almond milk, 1 tbsp honey, and no applesauce. For a “topping”, I used a raspberry sauce we had and put it in a heart ramekin.

Thanks for the idea!

These are SO tasty! I’ve been adding apple pieces, and it tastes just like the cinnamon apples you would get at a down home country cookin’ restaurant. Tried the banana bread boatmeal this morning and enjoyed that, too! Thanks for getting this girl out of her plain Jane oatmeal rut 🙂

Thanks so much for this recipe! I found it on Pinterest and am now a subscriber to your blog here. (So many things I want to try!) I made these this morning, with tiny variations. I quadrupled the recipe, substituted the applesauce with two bananas, added two tablespoons of agave nectar for the sweet, and used two tablespoons of coconut oil in place of nut butters because we were out. (I need to pay more attention!)
Anyway, it was awesome. I can’t wait to try some of the other recipes you have listed here!

Hi Katie!

I was wondering if you would ever consider coming up with a recipe for actual cinnamon rolls. Most of the recipes I’ve found are intimidating because they involve yeast and too many steps and time. Or they’re just plain unhealthy. It would be great to see a cinnamon roll recipe that’s healthy, uses whole wheat flour, doesn’t use yeast, and is quick and easy. I know you would be the perfect person to come up with a healthy cinnamon roll recipe, because all of your other baked goods are so creative and delicious! I love your blog!

Oh goodness me. Oh my. This rocks. My butter of choice to slather on was the vegan smart balance:) though if I’d had apple butter I might have tried that…

Yes I like Ikea very much … mainly because a lot of their furniture is on wheels. I resist the cinnamon bun aroma for fear that it will awaken my dormant sweet tooth.

I’m making this as we speak. I have no doubts it’s delish. I’ve made it on form of another on my own over the years, but not in this shape. Now Katie — dumb question — where can I buy a ramekin? What are they, ceramic? Right now I’m using 2 muffin compartments in my 12 muffin tray.

The link to the frosting goes to a 404 error. Help!

This looks so good! I remember being dragged to IKEA when I was a kid and while I don’t remember cinnamon rolls, I do remember they had awesome Mac and Cheese 🙂 YUM. Anyway I don’t know if someone has already mentioned it, but I found a great yeast-free cinnamon roll recipe that I am going to try this weekend! I’m going to copy the link here, but I’ll check back and let you know how it goes!!

http://www.dontforgetdelicious.com/2009/fastest-cinnamon-rolls/

Can you do this with soaked oats, or is it necessary they be dry for baking? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I have never baked oatmeal. I always soak oats to make oatmeal in the morning.

I’m (about three minutes) pregnant with baby number two. This is the ONLY thing I’ve been able to eat for the past six days. It’s good. It’s also so much better than with baby number one when all I could eat was mac and cheese!

This looks incredible!! What kind of oats does the recipe call for?

I thought I would let you know that every Sunday for the past two months, I have multiplied all the ingredients for this recipe by five and prepared five servings, so I have a cinnamon bun for my morning snack every weekday! It totally satisfies my cravings for a traditional cinnamon roll. I do not like regular tofu but was pleasantly surprised by the tofu you recommend, so recently started adding the cheesecake sauce! YUM! Delish. Thanks for the work you do!

i have truvia in my house… does that work just as good as stevia?

OMG just made this 2 min in the microwave no frosting cause it smelled and tasted so great I couldn’t wait thanks so much for the recipe

I just made this yesterday and it was fabulous! I forgot to add maple syrup (how did that happen? lol), but I didn’t miss it. I thought that the unsweetened applesauce added just the right amount of sweetness to the recipe.

Hi,
Made these today and the whole family loved them! Can this batter be made ahead, refrigerated overnight and then baked the next morning?

Wow!! I just ate this today for breakfast — SOOO delicious! My sweetener of choice was 1/2 tbs agave and I decided to use 1 tbs peanut butter, which I think that was my favorite part. Also a little sprinkle of brown sugar on top 🙂 ahhh definitely a new favorite breakfast

What if I mixed peanut butter into the bottom layer of the oats in the ramekin before baking .

Hey! i eat oats all the time, and always looking for new ways to create them, without adding a ton of calories and sugar to them… my meal this morning was protein shake and oatmeal .

instead of maple syrup i used “walden farms” pancake syrup ( delicious )
i used a little splenda.
and lastly soy milk.
but i didn’t want to skip my shake, or over load with the delicious sweet icing.
so i opted for a scoop of vanilla protein with a few drops of real vanilla and a tad drop of soy just enough to make it fluffy and thick..

i seperated the oatmeal ” cinnamon roll” in two and cooked them super thin….

mix it all together i made a delicious “oatmeal cookie” like i had when i was a kid growing up! so good!
Thanks for the ideas!!

This was great! Thank you! I used no sugar as well I think I used just 5 drops vanilla stevia the salt really helped bring out the flavor! Thank you!
Oh yea I used brown rice flakes instead of oats delish 😉

Hey Katie,
I was wondering what kind of oats you mean by ‘oats’, haha. Here in the netherlands they only sell one kind of oats, no fancy stuff like old fashioned or steel-cut, just ‘oats’. I assume it’ll work in this recipe but just to be sure..
Anne

Omg im drooling…definitely making this ASAP! love all your recipes!!

Just made these for breakfast and they were a HUGE hit with everyone! I iced the tops with cream cheese and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Divine!!!

Cinnamon Frosting link leads to Cheesecake Pancakes

Never one to leave a recipe alone, I made some changes to this recipe and they were more of a muffin, but they were delicious. I tripled the recipe, but used super flour (almond, buckwheat, chia) from Whole Foods in place of some of the oats, so I used 1 c. oats and 1/2 c. super flour. I used 1/2 c. apple sauce and about 1/4 c. coconut oil, I used canned coconut milk as the milk and then had to add some additional coconut milk. I also added 1/2 t. baking powder as I wanted them to puff a bit. I also added a bit of additional cinnamon. I used maple syrup as sweetener. I baked them in jumbo paper muffin cups placed in a cake pan. My batter made six rolls/muffins. I topped them with your cinnamon roll cream cheese icing (tweaked with some additional coconut milk, extra vanilla, and a touch of almond extract, sweetened with xylitol). These were delicious and my mom and sister who were staying over loved them, too.

Oh my…this is amazing. I don’t have any ramekins so I quadrupled the recipe, put it in a 8X8 pan, and baked it for about 45 minutes. It’s still not firm (how firm is it supposed to be?) but it tastes sooooo good it doesn’t matter that it looks like a mess of nasty on my plate. I will definitely be making this again. Maybe I’ll get some ramekins for Christmas and I won’t have to wait so long for it to cook. 😀

I think I am going to try this as an overnight oats recipe and eat it raw! 🙂

SO GOOD! I used aroma free coconut oil on second try (1st was olive oil which was good but…) and was that ever awesome! Best oatmeal recipe ever! I eat it every day now! Thanks for the post and all the great recipes!

Merriweather’s has ginger, chai and vanilla colognes, though no cinnamon.
If Hershy can pump the smell of chocolate throughout Hershypark, Ikea could pump the smell of cinnamon buns throughout the store.

Hi There Katie, I just followed your recipe, they were lovely. I whizzed up some yoghurt and frozen cherries with some honey to go with them ? Thans for sharing x

I have made this three times in the past week – it feels like the ultimate indulgence but guilt free! I half the recipe as I find the full recipe to be more than I need and have done it with and without raisins (both delicious). Thank you so much for his incredible treat!

Katie, I just made this, grating up half a fresh Granny Smith Apple, honey, 1T. almond butter, and 1/4 c. almond milk. I also “baked” it in my microwave for 2 minutes, 40 seconds. Topped it with Sigi’s Vanilla Honey yogurt- the best oat cake ever!! Thanks!

does anyone have a calorie count for these rools?

Hi Katie,
I’m thinking about trying these for Christmas morning breakfast. It seems like the recipe is for 1 serving? Any easy suggestions for making this for 8-10 people?
Thank you!
Daisy

Sidenote-I’m a teacher with a too-short lunch break, and an almost non-existent snack break, I love finding ideas for quick and healthy snacks like the breakfast oatmeal cupcakes. Thanks!

Hi Katie! I have never commented before, but have tried a number of your recipes (black bean brownies and many of your healthy smoothies), and loved every single one! Thank you so much for sharing your delicious chocolatey creativity!

Yesterday I made this and it was amazing! I didn’t have applesauce or bananas or pumpkin though, so I substituted a “flax egg”, thinking the ingredient might be used a binder? Is that the case, though, or is the reason for the fruit for sweetener, more liquid, or something else? The answer to this would help me in making future substitution choices. 🙂

These are FANTASTIC!!! I used almond butter in the recipe as suggested and LOVED the results. I was impressed just how much it did taste like an actual cinnamon roll. Going to keep this recipe for future posterity! Thank you Katie 💖

Just made a big pan of this and devoured most of it with my youngest. Delicious!