Baked Oatmeal For One
This delicious baked oatmeal for one is a very special treat for breakfast. If you’ve never eaten baked oats before – then I’m here to tell you how healthy, yummy and filling it is.
Honestly, I myself am a relative newcomer to baked oats. After trying out my very first baked oats recipe, I was sold. After that, I was inspired to try and create my own baked oatmeal recipe. Here it is!
By the way, I have a healthy chocolate baked oats breakfast cake recipe as well; if you’d like to try it out. It’s a single serve mug cake recipe. And it contains the most nutritious ingredients to start out your day on the right foot.
Who Knew Cocoa Powder Is Really Good For You?
The main source of chocolate used for this breakfast cake is cocoa powder. I’m sure you didn’t know that cocoa powder is actually really good for you. I sure didn’t.
It actually contains some pretty amazing ingredients for great health. Do you know that cocoa powder contains antioxidants that can help to improve cholesterol levels? Or that it can help towards improving cognitive functioning?
See here about even more amazing health benefits of cocoa powder!
Baked Oats: Super Simple To Make
Baked oats is very easy to make, and involves the combining of raw oats with ingredients such as a sweetener, milk, baking powder, and salt.
In addition, you can even add in chocolate chips, chopped nuts, etc to the mixture. After combining everything, you add the mixture to a ramekin and bake it. Sounds so easy, doesn’t it? Well, because it is!
Baked Oatmeal: A Perfect Breakfast Option..
Aside from your usual bowl of cereal or sometimes nothing at all, why don’t you give baked oats a shot?
The combination of cinnamon and banana gives this baked oatmeal for one such an amazing flavor. In addition, this baked oatmeal has the moistest texture. Last of all, it’s so easy to make – which I’m sure you will love.
Honestly, I first heard about baked oatmeal aka baked oats through being on Instagram. If you check out some baked oat recipes such as from Trace’s Oats, then you’ll see what I’m talking about.
*For this recipe: If you are vegan, you can just easily sub out the milk and chocolate chips (optional) with non-dairy substitutes. If you’re not vegan, just go with using regular dairy milk and chocolate chips*
Baked Oatmeal For One Ingredients:
The amount of ingredients that you need to make this baked oatmeal for one is minimal. In fact, I’m sure that you have most; if not all the ingredients on hand already.
- Oat flour: You can buy oat flour, or make your own by just blending raw oats into flour. Pretty neat, huh?
- Baking Powder
- Salt: You only need to add a pinch. This is to add flavor so that the baked oats won’t be bland.
- Ground Flaxseed: This is optional, but I highly recommend you add it; as ground flaxseed is nutritious and high in Omega 3s.
- Cinnamon: Do I need to beg you to add this in? Surely not!
- Mashed Ripe Banana: Adds moisture and flavor to the baked oats.
- Pure Maple Syrup: This is the best kind of syrup. You know, the one in the cute glass bottle? It costs more than regular syrup, but it tastes far more better. Also, you won’t find any artificial ingredients lurking in there.
So, if you’ve tried out this baked oatmeal for one recipe; I truly hope you enjoyed it. If you have any feedback or comments, I would love to hear from you. Thank you so much!
Baked Oatmeal For One
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour (store-brought or oats blended into flour)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp your sweetener of choice such as maple syrup or sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 mashed ripe banana
- 3/4 cup dairy-free or regular milk
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients together until smooth in a medium size bowl.
- Divide mixture between two lightly greased or oiled ramekins. Sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired..
- Bake at 375 degrees for around 20 minutes. If not fully baked to your liking, bake for a couple minutes more.