Do you love having oatmeal for breakfast? Try this Blackberry Baked Oatmeal! It's easier to make than you might think and takes like a dessert! This recipe is fully vegan and gluten-free.
Is baked oatmeal better than stovetop oatmeal?
Not necessarily! Regular oatmeal is great for every day, baked oats are great for those days you want something special or when you're making breakfast for more people. It's super easy to double this recipe as many times as you need!
Baked oatmeal is basically just fancy oatmeal that's baked in the oven and tastes more like a dessert than breakfast.
I like to make it on weekends. Sometimes I drizzle a little bit of homemade Raw Chocolate Sauce on top too to make it more indulgent because why not!
This recipe is light yet filling and the right amount of sweet. I added a touch of maple syrup to complement the tart blackberries. It's made with cinnamon and cardamom which both go really great with blackberries.
Ingrediens and Variations
The ingredients in this recipe are incredibly simple. It's basically just oats, milk, and blackberries!
Rolled oats - Oats are naturally gluten-free but if you're allergic, make sure they're gluten-free certified. You can use both rolled or quick-cooking oats but I recommend old-fashioned rolled oats.
Blackberries - You can use both fresh and frozen, they both work great. If you use frozen, you don't have to defrost them before baking. After baking they turn into delicious berry puddles of flavor and make these baked oats 10 times fancier.
Cinnamon and Cardamom - These two spices are the stars of the show here right after the blackberries. They bring all the flavor to the dish and go really well with the blackberries and vanilla. You could also add ground ginger.
Plant-Based Milk - Any plant milk works here. I like almond or cashew. I don't recommend using water instead of milk, you'd lose a lot of flavor and creaminess.
Topping ideas?
I already mentioned the Raw Chocolate Sauce earlier in the post, it's so good, you need to try it! But besides that, the options are endless.
Here are some of my favorite oatmeal toppings:
- Berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries)
- Kiwi
- Mango
- Peaches
- Nut Butter (almond, coconut, hazelnut, or this Homemade Healthy Nutella)
- Hemp Hearts
- Yogurt
- Ice Cream (hello breakfast for dessert!)
More Oatmeal Recipes
If you want to try more baked oatmeal recipe, definitely give these two a try!
It's no secret oatmeal is my favorite kind of breakfast. It's so easy to make and so comforting. Oatmeal isn't just plain oats with milk, there are so many variations! Check out all of my oatmeal recipes here, they're all my favorite!
Print📖 Recipe
Blackberry Baked Oatmeal
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Easy vegan baked oatmeal with blackberries and cardamom.
Ingredients
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 ¼ cup almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (or ½ tsp vanilla powder)
- 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup or any other sweetener (optional)
- 1 cup blackberries (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 175C (350F).
- In a small bowl or in the baking dish stir together the oats, cinnamon, and cardamom.
- Add the almond milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup if using, and mix until well combined.
- Stir in the blackberries and pour into a small baking dish (if you're mixing it in a bowl first).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Serve immediately topped with more berries, nut butter, or any other toppings of choice.
Notes
The nutritional information is just an estimate. The accuracy is not guaranteed. The nutritional information for this recipe was counted without the sweetener.
Keywords: baked, oatmeal, breakfast
Tina
This will be amazing to start off my Saturday mornings! Super easy, but great since Saturday is filled with my kids sports!!
thehealthfulideas
It's my favorite weekend breakfast too. Let me know how you liked it if you end up trying it :)
Rachel Smith
This looks delicious. Im going to try this for my weekend breakfast next week :) xx
thehealthfulideas
Happy to hear that, hope you love it! :)
Monique Nelson, Choose To Cook
Baked oatmeal is brilliant! I bet this would also be amazing - in a softer sort of way - in a slow cooker! I bought 2 pints of fresh, local, organic blackberries last weekend so this post couldn't have come at a better time! I'm very excited to try it :-)
thehealthfulideas
Blackberries are the best, right? I don't actually own a slow cooker so I can't comment on that but let me know how it was if you end up trying it! :)
Kate
Wow, this looks super good! I am definitely going to try it.
thehealthfulideas
Thank you, Kate! Hope you love it :)
Chavonne Harvey
I am such a huge fan of oatmeal. I eat it at least 5 times a week. This is a fun unique way to have oatmeal. Love the use of almond milk and chia seeds!
thehealthfulideas
That makes two of us! It's hard for me to choose to have anything but oatmeal for breakfast lately haha. I'm happy you like it! :)
Scott Groth
What a great idea to bake oatmeal for breakfast! And it's gluten-free :) I will definitely have to try this!
thehealthfulideas
It's super delicious, hope you like it! :)