Vegan Baked Oatmeal with Fresh Berries

By Alexandra Caspero on March 13, 2022

Vegan Baked Oatmeal Recipe with fresh berries. The perfect healthy, hearty breakfast and great to serve for crowds! This version is vegan and gluten free.

Did I ever tell you about the time that I ate so much oatmeal in high school that I didn’t eat it again until after grad school, almost 8 years later?

It’s true. I ate a packet (or two) of instant oatmeal every single day from 9th until 11th grade and even to this day, I am completely turned off by the idea of instant oatmeal.

Thankfully, I do not feel the same way about baked oatmeal. It’s one of the few ways that I’ll eat oatmeal and if you haven’t tried baked oatmeal before well, this is the baked oatmeal recipe you’ve been waiting for.

Traditional oatmeal can be bland, goopy, and flavorless. Baked oatmeal is soft yet chewy, packed with flavor and perfectly sweet! It’s my favorite (and usually only) way I enjoy oatmeal and I cannot wait for you to try it as well.

Cooked Oatmeal With Fresh Berries Around

Ingredients for Vegan Baked Oatmeal 

Here’s what you’ll need for this healthy baked oatmeal recipe. 

Dry Ingredients: 

  • 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats. I don’t recommend steel cut oats, but old fashioned oats will work here if you can’t find quick cooking oats. The quick cooking oats produce a tender, cake-like baked oatmeal. 
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts; any kind of nut works or you can omit all together. 

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds + 4 tablespoons water to make a flax egg. This is essential for binding the oatmeal and for adding in a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids. 
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or any kind of milk really). If you can’t find vanilla almond milk, then I’d recommend adding in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract along with milk of choice. Soy milk or oat milk will work great here, but I don’t recommend coconut milk as the coconut flavor is often too strong. Dairy milk will also work. 
  • 1/3 cup 100% pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter (I use Earth Balance)
  • 1 large ripe banana

Fresh berries and more almond milk, for serving.

Oatmeal Mixture In A Bowl Being Mixed

How to make this vegan baked oatmeal recipe

Start by slicing bananas and placing them in a single row on the bottom of the baking dish. As the oatmeal cooks, the bananas will almost melt into the oatmeal and caramelize; adding both texture and decadent taste.  

In a small bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed and water and let sit for 5 minutes until slightly gelled. 

In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Add in the flax seed mixture, almond milk, maple syrup, and melted butter. Stir in the chopped walnuts, then gently top the oatmeal mixture on top of the layered bananas. 

Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown and set.

Assembled Oatmeal Ready To Go In The Oven

How to serve these baked oats: 

Serve the oatmeal warm from the oven with ice-cold vanilla almond milk, extra chopped nuts and fresh berries. Oh my goodness, the juxtaposition of the warm, creamy oatmeal and the cold refreshing almond milk, crunchy nuts and sweet berries is incredibly delicious. 

For a more decadent breakfast bowl, drizzle almond butter or peanut butter on top. 

Variations

Once you try this recipe, there are so many ways to mix and match it. You can use chopped pecans or peanuts instead of walnuts. You can also stir in chocolate chips along with the chopped nuts for sweet twist. 

Any fresh fruit works for topping, try fresh cherries, ripe pears, or lightly softened chopped apples cooked with warm spices like nutmeg and cinnamon.  

Baked Oatmeal 2

Tips for Success 

Here’s the secret to really good vegan baked oatmeal. You’ll need two things, a ripe banana and a flax egg.

The banana layer on the bottom becomes soft and caramelized, adding in more natural sweet sugar to the oatmeal and gives it a really good texture. Don’t skip it!

The flax egg helps to bind the oats together without the use of an actual egg. If you aren’t familiar with flax seed, you can buy it milled or in the whole seed form. I usually prefer the seeds as anything that’s ground already will become rancid faster, but the milled version is what you will need in the majority of recipes and I know that it’s a pain to grind flax seeds every time you need them. Therefore, to prolong the shelf-life, keep them in the fridge or the freezer.

 

Oatmeal In A Dish Ready To Eat

This oats recipe keeps for a few days in the fridge, and can be prepped ahead of time. 

I make a batch of this vegan baked oatmeal a few times a month, especially on Saturday or Sunday. I love that it keeps well in the fridge and is easy to scoop out and warm up on busy weekday mornings.

When I have company, I will assemble the oatmeal in the evening and then pop in the oven in the morning so it’s fresh and warm for everyone.

Half Eaten Oatmeal With A Wooden Spoon

More Vegan Breakfast Recipes

Vegan French Toast Casserole
Potato Hash Bowl
Vegan Eggs Benedict
Simple Vegan French Toast 
Vegan Sourdough Waffles

If you try this vegan baked oatmeal recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos with #delishknowledge . I absolutely love seeing your creations. Happy cooking! 

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Baked Oatmeal

Vegan Baked Oatmeal Recipe

  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: breakfast, oatmeal, vegan, gluten-free

Description

Hands down, our favorite breakfast for both busy weekday mornings and lazy weekends with family. Make ahead the night before and pop in the oven in the morning. Incredible on it’s own or topped with fresh berries and cold almond milk. This recipe doubles or even triples really well, so make it for the weekend and enjoy leftovers during the week!


  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: breakfast, oatmeal, vegan, gluten-free
  • Author: Alex Caspero
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: breakfast, oatmeal, vegan, gluten-free
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. ground flax seeds
  • 4 tbsp. water
  • 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk (or any kind of milk really)
  • 1/3 cup 100% pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp. melted butter (I use Earth Balance)
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (any kind of nut works or you can omit)
  • 1 large ripe banana
  • fresh berries, for serving
  • almond milk, for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Lightly spray a 8 inch square pan with non-stick spray.
  3. Slice bananas and place in a single row on the bottom of the square pan.
  4. In a small bowl, mix together the ground flax seed and water and let sit for 5 minutes until slightly gelled.
  5. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
  6. Add in the flax seed mixture, almond milk, maple syrup, and butter. Stir together.
  7. Gently top the oatmeal mixture on top of the layered bananas and add in the chopped walnuts.
  8. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and set.
  9. To serve, scoop 1/4 of baked oatmeal into a bowl and top with fresh berries and milk.

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Meet Alex Caspero

Alex Caspero is a Registered Dietitian, New York Times Bestselling Chef, and mom of two. She aims to cut through the nutrition noise by providing real-life, nourishing tips for body and mind. Learn more about Alex.

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    1. Avneet Singh
      December 16, 2023 AT 7:58 am

      We make this all the time – our kids love it!






    2. Camille
      December 22, 2022 AT 8:37 am

      This is hands down the best baked oatmeal i’ve EVER had! It started when i went to a local cafe and had their baked oatmeal with strawberries and fell IN LOVE with it. So i wanted to recreate it from home but couldn’t find anything remotely similar looking until i came across this recipe! It looks exactly like the one from the cafe! So i tried it and lo and behold, it TASTES THE SAME! I’m pretty convinced that the cafe got their recipe from this blog! I have been eating this for breakfast for the past 3 weeks and have not tired of it yet. It’s too delicious! THANK YOU! ps, i eat mine with peanut butter drizzled on top, with strawberries and steamed oatmilk. It’s absolutely mount watering!






      1. Alex
        December 22, 2022 AT 11:41 am

        Ha! I hope the cafe got it from here 🙂 That would make me so happy! And so glad you liked it, we LOVE this one too.

    3. Rad
      December 25, 2020 AT 1:13 pm

      Family loved it! I tripled the recipe but reduced sugar and syrup to double. It turned out amazingly delicious. Thank you for sharing this baked oatmeal recipe as it will become a breakfast favorite.






    4. Jenni O’Toole
      March 6, 2019 AT 5:05 pm

      I am not an oatmeal person, but I tried this and not only did my kids eat it up, I had a full bowl myself! Absolutely delicious and I will be making again! Perhaps a double batch next time!






      1. Alex
        March 7, 2019 AT 2:01 pm

        So glad you liked it! Thanks Jenni!

    5. Jen
      February 18, 2019 AT 7:33 pm

      Can the butter be omitted?

    6. Parie
      February 16, 2019 AT 5:36 pm

      This oatmeal is so good! I always double it for our family of 8 and we all love it. I often leave the maple syrup out, as I think it’s sweet enough with just the brown sugar. Thank you!






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