This Berry Baked Oatmeal is the breakfast or brunch of dreams. It’s a one bowl wonder that’s hearty + sweet, but fresh and wholesome too. It’s gluten free, dairy free + refined sugar free, but you’d never know. This is sure to be a family fav!
Given the chance, I’d probably eat breakfast every single meal of the day if it was socially acceptable. Smoothies, pancakes, eggs + oatmeal – oh my! There’s just something so special about breakfast food + its not that it’s normally served alongside of a cup of hot coffee…although that helps. Breakfast food can be sweet + hearty, wholesome + fresh which is my favourite kind of food. And this Berry Baked Oatmeal ticks every single one the boxes.
This dish comes together in just one bowl + one pan, which I love. (Less dishes are always better.) It can be thrown together + tossed into the oven in minutes, which leaves you plenty of time to sip on that oat milk latte + read, relax, watch the news or whatever…and still have a hot, delicious meal ready when you’re done.
My husband and I are still just a two person household, so this Berry Baked Oatmeal makes enough to feed us for a few days. But, if you’ve got kiddos – this is for you! Everyone can have breakfast at the same exact time, and there’s no timing pancakes or adjusting to egg orders. Breakfast win!
Ingredients for Berry Baked Oatmeal
This Berry Baked Oatmeal is actually incredibly simple to throw together + that’s largely in part to the easy list of ingredients. Most of them you’ll already have in your house + they’re really inexpensive. (Even berries can be cheap if they’re frozen…which works perfectly here!) To make this gluten and dairy free berry baked oatmeal, you’ll need:
- Oats – Make sure you use gluten free if that’s necessary! Please use ROLLED OATS here, instant oats will mess with the texture.
- Milk – To keep this dairy free, choose any non dairy milk option such as oat milk, almond or cashew. But, dairy will work here too!
- Eggs – To make this vegan, simply swap the eggs for 2 flax eggs (2 tbs flax seed mixed with 6 tablespoons of water).
- Banana – The riper the better! If you don’t have a banana, you can swap in some yogurt here instead. It’ll make it less sweet, but still delicious.
- Maple Syrup – Feel free to swap honey for the maple syrup if you’d like, it should work fine!
- Vanilla
- Baking Powder
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Berries – Any berries will work – choose strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries or any mix of them!
Putting the Baked Oatmeal Together
The best part of this Berry Baked Oatmeal? (Well, besides the taste…) THE EASE. This baked oatmeal is thrown together in one bowl. You don’t really have to be particular with measurements – close enough is fine. You can totally make this with a baby on your hip, while you’re still devoid of caffeine or even the night before you want to serve!
Here’s how you do it: throw all of the wet ingredients into a bowl + mix them. Then, add the dry ones and stir those in too. Lastly, mix in the berries + bake! That’s it!
It does have to bake for 40 minutes or so, but like I said, use this time to sip your coffee, empty the dishwasher or even to hop in the shower! I promise, it’s worth the wait.
If you’re feeling REALLY fancy, feel free to top the oatmeal with extra berries or even some nuts or chocolate chips before you put the oatmeal into the oven!
It will come out with a slightly golden brown crust on top with the rest of the oatmeal underneath just set. It’s as if oatmeal + a cake had a baby!
Serving + Storing
There are a ton of ways to serve this Berry Baked Oatmeal + I promise that none of them is wrong. My husband loves his doused in maple syrup with some yogurt on top. Me? I prefer some extra milk poured over + a few more berries. Toasted coconut is great too! But really, you can’t go wrong. You do you!
This dish is designed to be served hot, so be sure to bake it off or reheat it if you want to make it the night before. However, I will say, baked oatmeal cold is so great as a snack – straight from the fridge!
To store any leftovers you might have, go ahead and cut it into squares before placing in an airtight container in the fridge where it will keep for a few days. Or, you can wrap them individually and keep them in the freezer for a few months. They can just be warmed in the microwave for easy breakfast!
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P.S. If you’re into Baked Oatmeal, check out my Pumpkin Spice or Spiced Cranberry versions too!
Berry Baked Oatmeal: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 2 cups non-dairy milk
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 mashed bananas
- 2 eggs
Dry Ingredient
- 3 cups gluten free ROLLED oats (using instant oats may change the texture and baking time)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1 cup mixed berries (fresh or frozen!)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350f or 175c. Grab a 9×13'' baking dish and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the wet ingredients – milk, maple syrup, vanilla, mashed banana and eggs. Mix thoroughly.
- Add the oats, cinnamon, salt and baking powder to the large bowl with the wet ingredients and stir together.
- Lastly, stir in the mixed fresh or rozen berries and pour the entire mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until set and golden on top!
This was great! I had never tried baked oatmeal. This is def going to be something I make often!
Oh my goodness, Alexis, that made my day! I’m so glad you loved it 🙂
This looks so good! Can’t wait to try it. Do you think you could swap out apple sauce for the bananas? And what would be the measurement?
Thanks Katie! I imagine that you totally could – it works out to roughly 1/2 cup. I’ve also used yogurt in place of the banana with huge success!
Just made this for breakfast for my family and, oh my gosh! My normally picky four year old and I-don’t-like-trying-anything-new seven year old gobbled it up! Plus my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it. That’s a win all the way around!
Rachel, this makes me heart SO HAPPY! I’m so, so glad!
Wow looks yummy. I have never tried oatmeal but will give this recipe a try.
I really liked it a lot! I substituted applesauce for the bananas (the latter is too full of carbs); and honey for the maple syrup. The last 10 minutes I added unsweetened shredded coconut. OH MY GOODNESS it is good and fits to the food plan I am using from my doctor! I did have to add a sprinkle or two of Stevia in the raw. I loved it hot and will love it cold tomorrow for snakes!
I’m so glad you like it Patrice!! I love that you made it your own too – the coconut sounds delish!
This has become my go to recipe. It’s east and delicious. I’ve been adding vegan protein powder and chia seeds to add additional nutrients. I’ve done a few flavors your blueberry (loved) , coconut with vegan chocolate chips and walnuts, raspberry walnut and strawberry chopclate. It’s great for breakfast or dessert.
Thank you SO much for this, Jacquie! I appreciate it so much and love knowing that this recipe has a place in your kitchen 🙂
I made this yesterday with a few tweaks so that I can share it with my toddler for breakfast and it’s delicious! She loves it too, I put in strawberries and we topped it with some peanut butter. I can’t wait to try some other variations!
Oh my goodness, LOVE this!
How would I make this the night before? I read through your notes but didn’t see it. Sorry if I just missed it.