Baked Oatmeal Cups

Recipe Ingredients

These oatmeal cups are made with simple pantry ingredients. And the recipe is flexible, so you can easily use what you like or have on hand in your kitchen!

• Unsweetened Almond Milk: Or any other plant-milk of choice.
• Eggs: For vegan baked oatmeal cups, use flax eggs instead.
• Maple Syrup: Or coconut nectar syrup, date syrup or any other liquid sweetener. For keto baked oatmeal, use yacon syrup or Lakanta sugar-free maple syrup.
• Melted Coconut Oil: Or any other neutral oil.
• Pure Vanilla Extract: For flavor and sweetness.
• Baking Powder: Just a teaspoon!
• Ground Cinnamon: Feel free to include additional spices like nutmeg, ground ginger, etc.
• Sea Salt: Just a pinch, to balance out the flavors.
• Gluten-Free Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats: Or quick oats. For a grain-free paleo baked oatmeal, sub with a mix of roughly chopped coconut flakes and sliced almonds.
• Add-Ins of Choice: This can be dried fruit, orange zest, shredded coconut, chocolate chips, or whatever else you like! Check out the flavor variations below for more ideas.

For Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups

• Ground Cinnamon: Add an extra 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon for this flavor.
• Applesauce: Unsweetened.
• Apple: Peeled, cored and diced.
• Apple Slices: Optional, for garnish.

For Banana Oatmeal Cups

• Creamy Almond Butter: Or another nut/seed butter.
• Ripe Banana: Mashed.
• Sliced Banana: To garnish.

For Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Cups

• Ground Nutmeg: For that perfect spiced carrot cake flavor.
• Applesauce: Unsweetened.
• Carrots: Shredded.
• Coconut: Unsweetened, shredded.
• Raisins: Or craisins.
• Pecans: Or walnuts, chopped.

For Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cups

• Chocolate Chunks: You can use dark, semi-sweet, dairy-free, etc.

For Honey Nut Baked Oatmeal

• Honey: Be sure to leave out the maple syrup; honey takes its place as the liquid sweetener for this flavor.
• Walnuts: Chopped, plus more for topping.

For Lemon Poppyseed Baked Oatmeal Cups

• Lemon Juice & Zest: From 1 lemon.
• Almond Extract: For flavor.
• Poppyseeds: Toasted, if possible.
• Sliced Almonds: You’ll need some for the batter and some more to use as a topping, if desired

For Pineapple Coconut Oatmeal Cups

• Fresh Pineapple: Chopped.
• Shredded Coconut: Plus more for topping, if desired.

For Pumpkin Cranberry Oatmeal Cups

• Canned Pumpkin: Not pumpkin pie filling.
• Pumpkin Seeds: Shelled.
• Dried Cranberries: Or raisins.

For Raspberry Chocolate Oatmeal Cups

• Fresh Raspberries: I love sneaking fresh berries into my breakfasts.
• Freeze-Dried Raspberries: With fresh and dried fruit, you get the best of both worlds! But if you’d prefer to use only fresh fruit, you can leave these out.
• Dark Chocolate Chips: Or chocolate chunks.

For Strawberry Oatmeal Cups

• Fresh Strawberries: Chopped.
• Freeze-Dried Strawberries: Optional.

For Grain-Free, Paleo Vegan Oatmeal Cups

• Coconut Flakes: Unsweetened to use as a grain-free option in place of the rolled oats.
• Almond Flour: Or almond meal.
• Baking Powder: Use a gluten-free variety.
• Ground Cinnamon
• Ground Flaxseeds: to make this vegan and egg-free.
• Almond Milk: Or other milk of choice.
• Applesauce: Unsweetened; you can use an egg instead if you’re not vegan.
• Maple Syrup: Or coconut nectar syrup, date syrup or any other liquid sweetener. For keto baked oatmeal, use yacon syrup or Lakanta sugar-free maple syrup.
• Vanilla Extract

1. Prepare for Baking: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray or line it with silicone liners. Set aside.
2. Make Batter: If using flax eggs, mix the flax seeds and water in a large bowl to make the flax egg. Set aside until thickened (about 2 minutes). If you’re using a regular egg, add it to a large bowl as normal. After 2 minutes, whisk in the milk, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Fold in the oats, then any desired add-ins.
3. Bake: Divide your batter evenly between the muffin liners and bake your oatmeal cups at 350°F for 20 minutes. Once done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for at least 5 minutes.