Pear Baked Oatmeal
Pear Baked Oatmeal is a warm breakfast casserole featuring rolled oats combined with fall spices, diced pears, walnuts, and a sweetened non-dairy milk mixture. The mixture is baked until set, resulting in a moist and lightly spiced oatmeal with tender fruit and crunchy nut pieces. This baked oatmeal offers a hearty, comforting start to the day, suitable for serving with extra toppings or milk for added richness.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats old-fashioned
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 2 cups non-dairy milk I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ½ cup applesauce unsweetened
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon Flaxseed ground
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pear plus sliced pears for topping, diced
- ½ cup walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together rolled oats, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, almond milk, applesauce, maple syrup, flaxseed, coconut oil, vanilla, walnuts and diced pears.
- Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and top with sliced pears.
- Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until the center has set and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow baked oatmeal to cool just a bit before serving.
- Serve with a drizzle of almond butter, almond milk, or maple syrup.
Notes
- If flaxseed is unavailable or the recipe doesn't need to be vegan, replace it with a regular egg as a binder.
- Coconut oil can be substituted with another oil, melted butter, or ghee, or omitted entirely.
- Walnuts may be swapped for other nuts or omitted according to preference.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 264
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 264kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 342mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 269mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.