Protein Baked Oats

Healthy protein baked oats is an easy breakfast recipe your entire family will love! Clean eating never looked so good with this delicious morning breakfast. Easy to make as single-serve baked oats that taste just like cake for breakfast! Highly customizable with delicious flavor options. Quick to bake in less than 30 minutes!

Another day, another viral TikTok recipe! I’m totally there for this one.

Similar to Baked Feta Pasta, protein baked oats are making their way all around TikTok and Instagram Reels! I’m completely loving this idea and wanted to share my unique flavor spins on it!

If you like sweet breakfasts, definitely give my oat flour pancakes and overnight oats with protein powder or carrot cake baked oatmeal or double chocolate baked oatmeal a try!

Why This Recipe Works

• Protein baked oats taste like cake for breakfast. That works for feeding a healthy breakfast to a crowd!
• Great source of whole grain protein to start the day. Perfect for post-workout or post-run fuel!
• Simple to meal prep the night for the whole week. I put everything in my Vitamix and blend it up.
• Dairy free and made with no milk. Use almond, coconut or oat milk.

Ingredients You Need for This Recipe

Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.

• Oatmeal: Any kind of oats will do, I chose gluten free rolled oats.
• Milk of your choice: I chose almond milk to make it vegan.
• Bananas: the riper the better!
• Maple Syrup: You can also substitute honey or coconut sugar. Note: honey is not vegan so stick to maple syrup or coconut sugar if you want it to be vegan.
• Nut butter: Almond butter, peanut butter or cashew butter work well here. I recommend Georgia Grinders Almond Butter – use code LYNDSEY20 for a 20% off discount.
• Protein Powder: Use vanilla protein powder of your choice. You can use vegan or whey protein.
• Flavor option add ins: sprinkles, chocolate chips, cacao, matcha, blueberries, lemon juice (see notes and FAQs for more information)

How to Make this Recipe

This is a step by step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. Exact cook time and temperatures are available in the recipe card at the bottom.

1. Add all ingredients (excluding toppings) to a blender – I love to use my Vitamix for this!
2. Blend on high until well mixed. Scrape down sides and blend again.
3. Add oatmeal mixture to an 8X8 baking dish sprayed with coconut oil spray.
4. Add in mix-ins and bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes.

Expert Tips

• Store in an airtight container or covered with foil in the fridge for up to four days.
• Reheating instructions: It is best eaten fresh from the oven. If you want to reheat it I recommend adding a little milk or almond milk and microwaving it until your desired temperature.
• If you use oat flour you can skip the blender, just whisk everything by hand.

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Protein Baked Oatmeal

Healthy protein baked oats is an easy breakfast recipe your entire family will love! Easy to make as single-serve baked oats that taste just like cake for breakfast! Highly customizable with delicious flavor options. Baked in less than 30 minutes!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 368kcal

Author Lyndsey

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups oatmeal
• ▢ 1 cup almond milk
• ▢ 2 bananas
• ▢ ¼ cup maple syrup
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ ¼ cup chocolate chips
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ ¼ cup protein powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F. Add all ingredients (excluding chocolate chips or other toppings) to a high-powered blender.
• Blend on high until well mixed (about 60 seconds). Scrape down sides and blend again until all pieces are mixed.
• Coat an 8X8 baking dish with coconut oil or cooking spray.  Add oatmeal mixture to dish.
• Top with mix-ins and gently fold in.  Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes.

Notes

Flavor Combination Suggestions:

• Chocolate Chip Cookie:  Add in 1 tablespoon chocolate chips for single serve or ¼ cup for full recipe.
• Matcha:  Add in 1 teaspoon of matcha for single serve or 4 teaspoon for full recipe.
• Double Chocolate Brownie:  Add in 2 tablespoon cacao powder + 1 teaspoon chocolate chips for single serve or ½ cup cacao powder plus 4 teaspoon chocolate chips for full recipe.
• Blueberry Lemon: Add ¼ cup blueberries plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice for single serve or 1 cup blueberries plus ¼ cup lemon juice for full recipe.

Single Serve Directions:  Use a ramekin and divide the recipe by four. You can also divide the whole recipe between four ramekins and try out different flavor combinations.

Storage Directions:  Baked oatmeal is best eaten fresh from the oven. If you want to reheat it I recommend adding a little milk or almond milk and microwaving it until your desired temperature.

Note:  Nutrition information reflects chocolate chip cookie variation.  Nutrition information for other flavor combinations will vary.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 66.8g | Protein: 11.7g | Fat: 5g

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