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Hot baked oatmeal with tart cranberries and fresh orange zest is one fall breakfast recipe you won’t be able to resist making all year long.
Baked Oatmeal
This cranberry orange baked oatmeal is a fall breakfast idea that tastes like a treat without making you feel weighed down.
It has all the health benefits of oatmeal with a bread pudding-like texture and a burst of tart goodness from the cranberries. Plus, this recipe doesn't need a whole lot of added sugar, just a touch of honey is enough!
Ingredients
Old-fashioned oats provide the perfect texture for thick baked oatmeal. Other classic baking ingredients are baking powder to help the batter rise, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract, honey, and milk. For epic fall flavor, I include cinnamon, fresh orange juice, orange zest, and cranberries (you can swap them for strawberries, diced apples, or make baked oatmeal with blueberries).
How to Make Cranberry Baked Oatmeal
Here's how to make this recipe for a hearty, delicious breakfast, plus a video at the end of the post:
- Get the oven hot.
And grease a square or oval baking dish. - Make the batter in a large bowl.
Whisk the wet ingredients, and then add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Once you have a thick batter, fold in the cranberries. - Bake for 35 minutes.
Until the top is golden and the oat mixture is set. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Oatmeal Baking Tips
It’s hard to mess up baked oatmeal, but it is possible mostly due to overcooking. Here’s how to make sure that doesn't happen:
Don’t skimp on the milk! The oats need every bit of it to create that delicious texture. While water works too, I've found that it lacks the flavor and density this recipe needs.
For best results, I use old-fashioned oats. The flakes are large enough to soak up the liquid without drying out.
You can make this ahead of time by combining the wet ingredients in a large jar or airtight dish and refrigerating overnight. In the morning, stir everything together and bake.
More Baked Oatmeal Flavors
You’ll also want to try this delicious pumpkin baked oatmeal, this chocolate baked oatmeal, and this pear baked oatmeal with cinnamon.
Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal
Watch how it’s made:
Ingredients
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup fresh cranberries, divided
Instructions
Prep:
- Preheat the oven to 375F and grease a 9 x 9-inch square baking dish or a 9 x 13-inch oval.
Make the batter:
- In a large bowl, whisk the honey with the almond milk, egg, melted butter, vanilla extract, orange zest, and orange juice until combined.
- Add the oats, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt to the liquid mixture and stir to form a thick batter. Add 1 cup cranberries to the batter and fold with a spatula to combine.
- Pour oat and cranberry mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange cranberries to make sure they are evenly distributed throughout. Top with additional cranberries.
Bake:
- Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven until the top is golden and the oat mixture is set. Remove from oven and allow mixture to cool slightly prior to serving.
Alexa says
Yum!!!
Chrissy says
Could this be made in the slowcooker?
Laura Fuentes says
Yes you can make oatmeal in the slow cooker. For this recipe, you’d need to omit the egg and do a 3 to 1 milk to oat ratio. 4h on high, 8 on low.
Kim says
Can this be stored and reheated?
Laura Fuentes says
Absolutely! I keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. I often add a little milk when I reheat it to give it a softer texture since oatmeal compacts when cooled.