This super easy and healthy blended baked oats recipe is completely taking over the internet right now, and for very good reason!
Baked oats have been all over social media this month.
Have you tried the popular recipe yet?
As someone who first started posting single serving baked oatmeal recipes way back in 2010 (yes, seriously… here’s proof), I am one hundred percent here for this trend.
For my take on the viral TikTok recipe, I used the chocolate chip cookie baked oats from my blog, doubled the milk for more of a gooey cookie dough texture and added a little baking powder to help the baked oatmeal cake rise.
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Baked oatmeal ingredients
The recipe calls for rolled oats, baking powder, salt, milk of choice (plant based milk is fine), banana or applesauce, sweetener, and optional add-ins or toppings.
Can I use quick oats? Yes, you can! The recipe works with quick cooking oats or old fashioned oats. I do not recommend using steel cut oats in baked oatmeal.
What kind of sweetener? Use your favorite all purpose granulated, powdered, or liquid sweetener. For sugar free baked oats, erythritol or a stevia baking blend are fine.
What if I don’t want to use banana or applesauce? Substitute in ingredient with a similar texture, such as plain yogurt, canned pumpkin, mashed sweet potato, or silken tofu for high protein baked oats.
Can I use almond milk? Yes, almond, cashew, soy, coconut milk, or oat milk all work if you want to make vegan baked oats.
I topped mine with chocolate chips and Coconut Whipped Cream.
Here’s a chocolate version: Chocolate Baked Oats
And now I’m debating whether or not to actually start posting recipe videos on my currently empty TikTok account (chocolatecoveredkatie).
There are just too many forms of social media these days… it’s impossible to keep up!
How to make baked oats
If you’re baking the oatmeal in the oven, start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Or skip this step for microwave oatmeal.
Stir the rolled oats, baking powder, salt, milk of choice, banana or applesauce, sweetener, and optional nut butter together. Blend if desired.
Pour the baked oatmeal batter into a heat safe dish. If you want a gooey center inside, use a deeper dish or large mug. Otherwise choose a wide and shallow dish.
Bake 25 minutes on the oven center rack, or microwave one to two minutes. Apply toppings as desired, and enjoy.
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TikTok baked oats
Feel free to bake the oatmeal in the microwave or the oven, whichever you prefer.
Or you can always skip the baking step entirely and just eat the unbaked oatmeal batter cold. To each their own.
Many of the trending TikTok baked oat recipes call for blending the oats (or using oat flour), so I blended mine this time too.
If you don’t have a blender or prefer a chewier texture to your baked oat cake, it’s fine to skip the blending step and simply mix everything together with a spoon instead.
As for variations, feel free to add a tablespoon of your favorite protein powder, stir 1/4 tsp of cinnamon into the batter, or add your favorite nut butter or Homemade Nutella to the center of the oatmeal cake.
Above, watch the baked oats recipe video
*For a larger serving size, make these Baked Oatmeal Bars.
Baked Oats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/4 cup mashed banana or applesauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp sweetener of choice
- optional 1-2 tbsp nut butter of choice
Instructions
- If using the oven, preheat oven to 350 F. Stir all ingredients, blend if desired, and pour into an oven-safe dish. Use a deeper dish if you want it gooey inside or a wider dish if not. (Watch the recipe video above – You can either blend in the optional nut butter or add it in the middle.) Bake 25 minutes (or microwave 1-2 minutes). Add any toppings if you wish.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Shelby says
I’ve been making baked oats from your blog from back in the day when you used to call them boatmeals lol. Today was strawberry shortcake baked oatmeal, and tomorrow will be cookie dough!
Jenna says
LOVE your baked oats recipes!!!! I know you get a lot of requests for keto but here is one girl who hopes you just keep posting more oatmeal recipes!!
Indigo Chandler says
Can I use greek yogurt instead of banana/apple?
CCK Media Team says
Sure!
olive says
WHAT IS THE TEXTURE OF THIS? looks amazing!!
Cindy says
I just made these 😍
For 1/2 cup milk I used chocolate almond milk. Next level yum. Love this recipe. Thank you
CCK Media Team says
Your version sounds even better!
Cassie says
Definitely recommend. So good! I used oatmilk and added peanut butter. I’m a tad obsessed.
Liz says
This recipe was so good! I used a mashed banana as my fruit, oat milk and peanut butter. It did NOT look pretty like Katie’s, and I was worried it was going to be dry and gross, but despite it not looking good, it was delicious. Saved to my favorites!
Carrie says
I have this in the oven right now! Can’t wait to try it.
I will say though that I feel like your nutritional info is way off. I entered the recipe into MyFitnessPal, using less sweetener than the recipe called for and got twice the amount of carbohydrates 🤷🏻♀️
Stephanie says
While I like the gooey/bread pudding like center, sometimes I would like to have a more bread like texture. What would you recommend modifying in the recipe?
CCK Media Team says
These baked oatmeal bars might be more of what you are looking for – they are cooked through like a muffin (but chewy like baked oats) https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/baked-oatmeal-bars/
Jojo says
This recipe was SO good!!! I doubled the recipe and baked it in an oven safe soup bowl which made the middle was nice and gooey. I served it with cherries I had in the freezer. I’ll definitely be making it again.
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for trying it!
Ann says
Pan-toast the raw oats before you use them.
Heat a non-stick or stainless steel skillet over medium high and toast the raw oats for a few minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
They are ready when they are lightly browned and smell like butterscotch.
This is a great improvement in any use of raw oats.
Kaylin says
I might be weird but I thought the baked oats were delicious for dessert.
Jen says
The best baked oats recipe I have found so far. Not quite perfect (I want it even more cake like) but better than the other five or so recipes I’ve tried from food blogs.
Kati says
Katie, you may have just saved my relationship with oatmeal! As a child, I loved it. As an adult, I just can’t. I’ve been trying recipe after recipe of oatmeal, baked oatmeal, overnight oats, and every time I threw it away disappointed (and disgusted). Today, I toasted the raw oats based on one of your commenters and chose not to use any sweetener. I also quadrupled the batch to make 4 servings and baked it for about 35 minutes in a standard loaf pan. IT IS DIVINE! I made a simple fresh peach compote to go on top with a couple peaches, some lemon juice, and a tsp of sugar. This is Quaker’s peaches and cream for adults! Thank you so much for helping me fall in love with oatmeal again! The only thing I will do differently next time is bake it for 40-45 minutes to dry it out just a bit more for my preference. THANK YOU!
CCK Media Team says
Thank you for trying it!
Lara says
Is it okay to omit the applesauce or banana? Or would it drastically change the texture?
Jodi says
Just add this! Used non fat Greek yogurt and pure maple syrup as sweetener. Seemed soupy so added another 1/4 or so of oats. Baked in air fryer for 11 minutes and it’s perfect!!!!!!!
Molly Daye says
This was delicious but what recipe is the 197 cal nutrition facts for? Cause I made it with a whole banana and 1% milk
Gwen Frita says
I’ve been making this for years now! A few months ago I made-a-head a large batch for camping and made a few adjustments. I use oat flour in place of rolled oats, 2 mashed bananas and 1/4 cup melted coconut oil. The texture comes out a lot better if you take time to sift the oat flour. Almonds and honey make a honey nut cheerio version!
Jill says
I can’t get over how easy and absolutely DELICIOUS this baked oats recipe is. I’ve had it on repeat and I can’t get enough. I add a little vanilla extract to mine and take a minute off the bake time for just a little extra gooeyness and it’s perfection. Thank you, Katie and team!!