Description
Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal is a warm and comforting dish perfect for breakfast or snacks. It features a blend of spices that evoke the flavors of gingerbread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 2 ripe bananas, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 ½ Tablespoons molasses
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup walnuts + more for topping
- For Coconut Butter Icing:
- ¼ cup coconut butter, melted
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add in the milk, bananas, maple syrup, molasses, coconut oil, flaxseed and vanilla. Stir well to combine and gently add in 1/4 cup walnuts.
- Carefully pour oatmeal mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Scatter walnuts across the top.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is golden and center is set. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes.
- While oatmeal is baking, add coconut butter, almond milk and maple syrup in a small sauce pan over low heat and whisk until it’s warm and starts to become thin enough to drizzle.
- Drizzle icing over the gingerbread baked oatmeal and serve.
Notes
- You can sub ½ cup applesauce for the bananas if needed.
- You can sub an egg for the flaxseed if needed.
- To reheat the whole baked oatmeal, cover with foil and reheat in a 350°F oven for about 20 minutes. For individual portions, set toaster oven to 350°F and bake for 5-10 minutes or reheat in the microwave for 1 minute.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 323 kcal
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 349 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal, Breakfast, Healthy Oatmeal