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 larger scale recipes – thanks for asking!!
Larger size recipes!
This sounds amazing! I’ll occasionally make a single serve recipe, but usually I want something that can feed several people. Just two of us at home, but there’s nothing like bringing in treats to butter up your coworkers when you need a favor 🙂
Hi Katie,
The only two fruits I cannot eat are pineapple and mango, so do you think I can substitute bananas or blueberries instead? Looks really good!
Sorry, I haven’t tried it so I really can’t say. I would think you’d need less sweetener if you use bananas…
Ok thank you for the response Katie! I will keep in mind your suggestion on the sweeteners too!
I prefer the larger serving recipes. If I’m going to make a mess in the kitchen, I like it to last me a while. Plus I live with a boy so there’s no way I can get away with making something for myself and not sharing!
I prefer single-serving recipes!
Single serve please! Perfect for eating a different dessert every day!
This looks great. We love baked oatmeal in this house. I prefer the larger recipes as I am cooking for a family of four and we love leftovers.
I love your single serving recipes so much! They are perfect for portion control. You are my go-to site for breakfast and dessert ideas that are meant for one.
I like the single serving recipes. Having larger is good too for parties, but for myself, single is best or I tend overeat the good stuff, which ruins the whole point of the healthy part. Love your recipes!
Single serving, because most people that use your blog are vegan, gluten free, on a diet, or just want to be healthy. And not everyday do you find a family that all falls under that category. So for the people that are health freaks amidst the family, it’s nice to be able to just make something for yourself because nobody else will eat tofu milkshakes no matter how good they may taste.