If you want to know anything about our family, know that we will turn anything in a cinnamon roll flavored thing.
Of course that means we have the classic cinnamon rolls, but also cinnamon roll pancakes, cinnamon roll knots, and even a cinnamon roll star bread perfect for the holidays.
So when we were trying to decide our next baked oatmeal flavor, we had to do a cinnamon roll version!
Baked oatmeal has all the fiber, protein, and on-the-go needs that you have to get you through a busy week. It’s perfect for those who don’t necessarily like the texture of traditional oatmeal and uses pantry staples that you likely already have on hand.
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Why You’ll Love Vegan Baked Oatmeal
- No Mushy Texture – One of the biggest complaints about oatmeal is that the texture is mushy; however, with baked oatmeal, that’s not a concern. Baking allows for it to crisp up on the tops and edges and perfectly cook the oatmeal itself. If you love oatmeal cookies, you’ll love baked oatmeal as well.
- Lots of Flavor – Most of the time, we hear that people aren’t fans of oatmeal because they lack flavor and they aren’t sure how to fix that. This baked oatmeal has all the flavor you could want inside of it!
- Great for Meal Prep – it’s seriously so good for on the go. Cut a square and out the door you go! You don’t even have to warm it back up if you don’t want.
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Vegan Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal Ingredients:
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- ripe banana – you want to use a ripe banana as it will taste sweet and enhance the flavor of your baked oatmeal dish. Using unripe bananas will give you a more earthly taste that you aren’t looking for in this particular dish; however, they are great for topping once the dish is cooked (PS – riper than you see in the photo 😉 )
- Substitute: Applesauce would work in it’s place
- dairy free milk – you can use any non-dairy milk for this recipe, such as almond, oat or soy milk. The milk helps us with not only texture and getting that oatmeal to the perfect consistency, but also with flavor
- maple syrup – we are using this liquid sweetener to not only help with the liquid to oat ratio, but it also give us a better sweetness that we love
- Substitute: any liquid sweetener like date syrup will also work
- vanilla extract – using vanilla not only adds more flavor to the dish, but it also helps bring out the flavors of the other ingredients
- rolled oats – sometimes you will see this say rolled oats and other times old fashioned oats. You just want to make sure that you are not using quick oats for this recipe
- cinnamon – really brings out that classic oatmeal flavor. You can use store bought ground varieties or you can freshly grate cinnamon yourself
- salt – a flavor enhancer and while you don’t need a lot, you will definitely be able to tell the difference when making the other ingredients shine in each bite that you take
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Easy Cinnamon Swirl Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
Oatmeal Base
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (180g)
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, left whole (90g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk (480mL)
- 2 ripe bananas, (about 220g) mashed
- ¼ cup maple syrup (60mL)
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter, (28g) melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Swirl
- ¼ cup light brown sugar (55g)
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter, (28g) melted
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon oat flour (or all-purpose flour)
Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
- 3 oz vegan cream cheese, softened (85g)
- 2 tablespoons non-dairy milk (30 mL)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (30 mL)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
Optional Toppings
- Chopped toasted pecans
- Chopped Walnuts
- Fresh Berries
- More Cinnamon
- Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease an 8×8-inch baking dish. Add 2 cups of the oats to a blender and blend into a fine oat flour.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the blended oats, remaining whole oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the non-dairy milk, mashed bananas, maple syrup, melted vegan butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until evenly combined. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes so the oats can begin absorbing the liquid.
- Meanwhile, make the cinnamon swirl by stirring together the brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, and oat flour until it forms a thick paste.
- Spread half of the oatmeal mixture into the prepared baking dish. Dollop half of the cinnamon mixture over the top and gently swirl with a butter knife. Add the remaining oatmeal mixture, then dollop and swirl in the remaining cinnamon mixture.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the center is just set. It should still have a slight jiggle in the very center. Let cool for 10 minutes before glazing.
- While the oatmeal cools, whisk together the cream cheese, non-dairy milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt until smooth and pourable. If needed, add another splash of oat milk to thin it. Drizzle the glaze over the warm baked oatmeal and serve.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Make sure to use a safe for you non-dairy milk and butter. Omit the optional nuts.
Once it has cooled for a few minutes, you can cut the dish into 6-9 squares or other desired size. Serve as is or add options toppings like vegan whipped cream and fresh fruit to it.
Baked oatmeal can be eaten however you wish – some will prefer it warm, especially freshly out of the oven; while others will enjoy this dish served chilled.
Baked oatmeal should be store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5-7 days.
Yes! This dish is great for meal prepping. Since make and let cool completely, then cover tightly and store in the fridge. Eat within 5-7 days.
sooo good, had to wing the glaze, but that’s my issue. The flavors for this are amazing. I would def bake for for 40 min maybe a lil more based on my oven. Make it!
Thank you so much!!
Delicious and easy to make! Really enjoy many of your recipes! Thank you. Oh I subbed dates for the maple syrup to make it more WFPB.
Aww, thank you! We’re so happy to hear that you thought the recipe was delicious. Thank you so much for giving it a try!
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Thank you 🙂
Wow, Nard Dog, you do indeed know yourself and know kids, as you say in the video. My kids loved this, as did I. They said it was better than even the tiramisu baked oatmeal from this site, better than Dutch baby, better than chocolate chip pancakes. They both requested it for their birthday breakfasts. I even made some adjustments, like replacing the maple syrup and oil in the base with applesauce and leaving off the cream cheese icing, and it was still that good, just with a little less sugar. I baked it the night before and just warmed it up in the oven in the morning. This recipe will be a staple for sure. Thank you for the reliable supply of awesome recipes on this site.
This is such an amazing story! Thank you so much for giving the recipe a try. We’re so happy to hear that your kids really loved this one and that they specifically requested it be made for their birthdays breakfasts. We truly appreciate you giving our recipes a try and we love that you have enjoyed many of them!
can this be stored at room temp or is refrigeration *required*? if so, how long do you think?
Recommend refrigeration – up to 7 days
More deliciousness compliments to MIDF!
I must admit to doing a lazy version of Andrew’s recipe. The banana was mashed with a fork and oat flour was replaced with Quick Cooking Rolled Oats.
Walnuts were added to the top before baking and chocolate morsels immediately after taking it out of the oven. It was declared a breakfast treat.
Thank you so much!! We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed the recipe!
Everything you make it wonderful. I wanted to share that he recipes so far that I have created have been excellent. Thank you.
Thank you so much!! We truly appreciate you giving the recipes a try and we love that all of them have been delicious so far!