If you’re into breakfast meal prep, this recipe is for you. Baked oatmeal is the best way to meal prep many healthy breakfasts, just try my Lemon Blueberry Baked Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal, Strawberry Baked Oatmeal to be convinced. The reason is simple. It takes under 10 minutes to whip it up on the weekend, and it meal preps a week of breakfast. Plus, my kids love all the flavors we can explore with this simple breakfast recipe. Today, we share a new breakfast favorite, a blackberry oatmeal bake. It’s perfect to use all the blackberries I froze at the end of the season, and it’s not too sweet, either.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Here are the ingredients you need to make this easy healthy one-pan breakfast recipe:
Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats Unsweetened Shredded Coconut or any chopped nuts you love, like almonds, walnuts, or pecans. Cinnamon Sea Salt Maple Syrup – You can use any liquid sweetener such as coconut nectar, brown rice syrup, or sugar-free syrup. Almond Milk – You can also use coconut milk or any plant-based milk you love. Plant-Based Greek Yogurt – any dairy-free Greek-style yogurt works we love soy yogurt or oat yogurt. Flax Egg Chia Seeds Vanilla Extract Melted Butter or melted coconut oil Frozen Blackberries or fresh
How To Make Blackberry Oatmeal Bake
It’s so easy and tasty to make this oatmeal blackberry breakfast that you will love it. It’s packed with fiber and proteins, and so filling in the morning!
Storage Instructions
When the blackberry baked oats have fully cooled down, cover the top of the dish with foil. Store the dish in the fridge for 4 to 5 days. You can also freeze portions of this baked oatmeal in individual airtight containers. Place them in the freezer and thaw them in the fridge the day before serving. It lasts up to one month in the freezer. In the morning, serve cold or lukewarm. To rewarm baked oatmeal, place the portion in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for one minute or more until warm in the center.
Serving
This blackberry baked oatmeal is not too sweet, as blackberries are very low-sugar and slightly acidic. To add a sweet flavor that counters the acidity of the berries, you can serve the portions of baked oatmeal with:
A drizzle of maple syrup or any syrup you like agave syrup, coconut nectar, or monk fruit syrup. A dollop of plant-based Greek yogurt. A teaspoon of nut butter like almond butter or peanut butter. A splash of plant-based milk
Allergy Swaps
If you have allergies to some of the ingredients listed below, try some of these substitution options:
Chia-Seed Swap – Replace the chia seeds with ground flaxseeds. Gluten-Free – Pick a gluten-free certified oats brand. Coconut-Free – Swap coconut for any seeds or nuts, or just add more oats. Liquid Sweetener – You can use brown sugar or coconut sugar.
Below are my answers to your most frequent questions about this baked oatmeal recipe.
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