Do you ever have a rushed morning?
Normally, I’m lucky in that I don’t have to be anywhere in the mornings. So when I get back from running, I’m able to leisurely enjoy my breakfast. There’s not much I hate more than rushing through a meal.
But I know that a lot of y’all need quick or portable breakfast ideas, thanks to work or morning classes. (I will never do the 8AM-class thing again!)
Whether or not your mornings are free, you must try Boatmeal!
Above, Cookie Dough Boatmeal
It’s like a giant muffin; so soft and sweet and chewy.
Recently, I received an email from a reader wanting ideas for quick breakfasts. These oatmeal bars (or cakes) are a great option for two reasons: quickness to prepare and portability.
Super-Quick Breakfast Tips:
- Mix the dry ingredients ahead of time (and in multiple batches) so the baked oatmeal for one will come together super-quickly.
- I also usually cook boatmeal (baked oatmeal) the night before, which means breakfast is ready for me when I arrive home from my morning run.
- The bars/cakes are portable, and others have told me that they freeze well too. You can even multiply the recipe, cook in a cake pan, cut into squares, and freeze the leftovers.
“On-the-Go” Breakfast Bar Flavors:
And the aforementioned Cookie Dough Cake
AAAH I wish I’d seen this before this morning, or I TOTALLY would’ve made this last night and taken it with me this morning!! Never mind, there’s always next Saturday 🙂
If you can’t tell by the way, I’m trying to feed you the brownies through my computer screen. Are they coming through on your end? They just seem to be making a bit of a mess over here! 😛
Hmmm… nope, I can’t taste them. Boo hoo hoo. lol I guess you’ll have to keep ’em and eat them all up, yourself! 😉
I just discovered your blog and all the recipes look so good! And healthy 🙂 But i just made this Banana Boat Oatmeal and it was delicious!! I cant wait to try more!
Aww that makes me so happy, Morgan!! 🙂 🙂
The Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal link on this page doesn’t take you to the recipe 🙁
Really? What error message are you getting? It still works for me.
P.S. I love your idea about the order of ingredients. I’ll definitely keep that in mind when I write my recipes from now on!
Would steel-cut oats work in these recipes as well?
Sorry, I haven’t tried it :-?.
We eat the baked oatmeal EVERY morning. Have you tried chopped apple? And if so, could you post it?
Here ya go! 🙂
https://lett-trim.today/2010/11/14/mini-boatmeal-cakes/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
You are an adorable genius! I love so many of your recipes and have shared them and your site with all of my friends. We are always looking for healthy treats to make our kids! My family avoids gluten and I made your boat meal this morning using quinoa flakes instead of oatmeal and it turned out even better then with the oats because it formed a more cake like consistency (I have made it many time with oats too). Your recipes are very adaptable which is great! Thanks for “sweetening” our lives and keep the recipes coming!
Aww thank you, Jen!
Hi Kate!
This is the first comment I’m posting on your blog, but I’m a big fan of all your recipes! Every single one I’ve made for my (carnivorous) family has been received incredibly well; even better when they find out that the food they’re eating is healthy, too. This boatmeal is being baked in the oven as I type.
Also, very off topic– have you looked into dehydrators? The one I use for drying fruits into tasty, nutrient and calorie dense morsels cost $14, and has more than earned its worth… and that’s not even counting the kale chips! Just wondering whether you, too, know about how awesome food can be after being stripped of a lot of moisture. You probably do! But just in case. 🙂
Cheers!
Thank you so much. I have thought about getting a dehydrator, but just haven’t gotten around to it. 🙂
yay i love these! i made the cinnamon roll boatmeal, but i didn’t have applesauce so i used mashed banana instead and it tasted super good :3