Sunshine Baked Oatmeal
 
I’m in love and it’s a sunny day.
This healthy breakfast recipe is like the love child of oatmeal and pineapple cobbler. The fruit caramelizes as it bakes, which tastes so amazingly good… and the kitchen feels like a tropical island paradise!
It was inspired by the wildly popular Oatmeal Breakfast Cupcakes.
The first time I made this vegan baked oatmeal was back in December: an apple pie version. Recently, I found myself with quite a large amount of leftover pineapple (after making the Dole Whip Recipe I posted earlier). For Mothers’ Day breakfast this year, I adapted my apple pie baked oatmeal to work with pineapple… this tropical version turned out to be even better!
 
Sunshine Breakfast Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups ripe pineapple or mango, chopped small (350g)
- 1 cup rolled oats (85g)
- 3-4 tbsp Sucanat or brown sugar (depending on desired sweetness) (30g)
- 1/16 tsp uncut stevia, or 2 extra tbsp Sucanat or brown sugar (or 2 NuNaturals packets)
- 3 tbsp ground flaxmeal (or ground chia) (18g)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil (35g)
- 2/3 cup milk of choice (160g)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (2g)
- optional ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup more milk of choice (120g)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 F and lightly grease an 8-in square baking pan. Combine first two ingredients in a bowl, then pour in an even layer into the bottom of the pan. In a mixing bowl, combine all remaining ingredients but the last 1/2 cup milk, and stir to combine. Spread this evenly over the pineapple or mango, then pour the remaining 1/2 cup milk evenly on top. Bake 35 minutes, then let sit 5 minutes before cutting into slices, using a knife or a very-large cookie cutter. Makes 4-6 servings. For a piña colada oatmeal variation: add 1/2 cup shredded coconut to the mixing bowl. Use canned coconut milk as your milk of choice.
Do you prefer to see larger recipes or single-serving recipes?
I will still post a mix of both, but seeing the majority vote is helpful when I’m developing recipes, so I can know which types of recipes to focus on more often.
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I prefer single size servings.
Single serve recipes please! Love your recipes and looking forward to your cookbook!
Love It! Like usual Katie you took a beautiful picture to make us want it more. Totally vouch for single serving. Keep the yum coming:]
I would like the larger quantity recipies. My family is Vegan including all my kids (2,4,6). I can definitely double recipes, but it would be nice if you would give both versions for your recipes! Thank you. Looks like I will be making this in the morning.
Would this recipe work as cupcakes? Perhaps, it would be too mushy in the bottom? I love cupcakes on the go! So large batches but single-servings I vote for.
It’s worth a try, and you might find another way to prepare a great CCK recipe.
I prefer multi-serving recipes. It can be a bit of a hassle to have to clean out a bunch of bowl and spoons for one tiny serving . It feels more rewarding to have enough dessert to last the whole week. =) But I love all your recipes!
Larger scale works better for me and the family, but I haven’t had any trouble doing the multiplication and adjustments.
My kids have your Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cookies (as bars with some cacao nibs on top) almost every day, so I make a x4 of that one about once a week. 🙂
For me, the single serving recipes are a big part of what draws me to your blog. During the week I’m mostly just cooking for myself, and if I make a recipe with more than 4 servings, I get sick of the leftovers before I can finish them unless it’s either breakfasty food (like this) or something ridiculously delicious (like that chocolate pie with the silken tofu…I could probably eat a whole one of those in a day…). That being said, it’s nice to see the larger-scale recipes once in a while if I’m making something for my boyfriend too or bringing it to a girls night or something. I am glad there will still be a mix of both, but the single-serving recipes have my heart 🙂
Question about this recipe for either Katie or other commenters… has anyone made this (or the apple one) and reheated portions throughout the week? I like the idea of making a big batch of this on Sunday night and portioning it out into single servings. For some reason I have never made baked oatmeal (which is weird considering all the baking and oatmeal-eating I do independent of one another) so I have no idea how it keeps in the fridge or reheats. Thanks!!
Yeah I find that it reheats really well in the microwave.
I much prefer larger recipes! It makes it SO much easier for me since I would never make something for me and not my family & I love leftovers just my opinion though:) I love all your recipes, I have a big long list of ones that I’m going to try one day!
This sounds awesome! I will be trying it for sure! I prefer larger recipes. Even though I don’t always share with my family, I like to cook and have leftovers for later. Then I have quick snacks for work or when we travel. Thanks so much for sharing! I love your blog!