Vegan Baked Oatmeal with Raspberries (52 cents/serving)

Start the morning with a cheerful breakfast. This Vegan Baked Oatmeal is easy to bake and full of delicious sweet-tart raspberries.

You can easily — and economically — present a beautiful array of plant-based dishes for brunch, including a simple Fruit Tray and baskets of Vegan Pumpkin Bread and Vegan Muffins with Pears. Be sure to serve the vegan adaptation of Milk Nog.

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Baked Oatmeal has been around for a long time, long before TikTok was a twinkle in someone’s eyes. But when I heard about it in the early part of this century, I was extremely skeptical.

I don’t like mushy oatmeal and I was worried that baked oatmeal would be mush. But, after hearing about it and hearing about it, and finding it in multiple cookbooks, I started to wonder, Could all of these people be wrong?

Turns out, no. They couldn’t be wrong.

Over the years I’ve played with my friend Lynn’s basic recipe, making Baked Oatmeal Cups with Apple as well as this version of Vegan Baked Oatmeal for my daughter. Now that one of my children has to eat gluten-free I love this basic breakfast casserole even more.

Why Make This

It’s delicious. Oat-y goodness, not too sweet, with dots of tart sweet berries and no mush involved.

It’s freezer-friendly. It is so easy to mix up, you can make several batches of this Vegan Baked Oatmeal at one time and slide the extras into the freezer for a later date. The night before you want to serve up a pan, transfer the pan from freezer to fridge. By morning, it’s thawed enough to slide into the oven.

It’s naturally gluten- and dairy-free, as well as vegan. Be sure to use specifically gluten-free oats and flaxseed meal. To make sure it’s vegan baked oatmeal, be sure to use cane sugar or an alternate vegan sweetener.

It’s super customizable. While my favorite mix-ins are vanilla extract and raspberries, there is a host of different extracts, fruits, and other mix-ins that you can mix and match for 100s of different combinations.

Ingredients

Raspberry Baked Oatmeal is a pretty simple, from-scratch recipe. Here’s what you need:

flaxseed meal and water – Combined and allowed to set for a few minutes, this pair of ingredients act as an easy egg substitute. If you don’t have flaxseed and would like to use eggs, substitute two beaten eggs for the flaxseed meal and water.

rolled oats – For best texture, use old fashioned rolled oats. (And be sure to try these other great oats recipes.)

brown sugar – This Vegan Baked Oatmeal doesn’t call for much sugar, so it’s not overly sweet. If you prefer, you can use agave, honey, or maple syrup. I even forgot the sugar once; it was still edible, though we didn’t like it as much. Be sure to use cane sugar to keep it vegan.

baking powder – A little goes a long way, adding just a bit of a lift to this breakfast casserole.

salt – The same goes for the salt. It balances the neutral flavor of the oats and highlights the sweet tart of the berries.

almond milk – I normally stock almond milk, but you can use your favorite plant milk. Remember you can freeze almond milk if you have too much to use before it goes bad.

applesauce , preferably unsweetened – Those applesauce cups are perfect to keep on hand for this recipe.

neutral oil – This adds enough fat to add flavor but not too much to make it greasy. I like to use avocado oil, but you can use your favorite neutral oil.

vanilla extract and raspberries – These are a perfect pair for adding flavor and pockets of interest to your oatmeal. See the variations for more ideas.

Variations

Feel free to vary both the extract and the fruit you add to the baked oatmeal. Combinations to try:

• lemon extract and blueberries
• almond extract and pitted cherries
• coffee extract and chocolate chips
• maple extract and chopped apples or pears
• rum extract and chopped pineapple

You can also stir in nuts, seeds, or butters.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Here’s how to make Vegan Baked Oatmeal:

Prep step – Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.

1. In a small dish, combine the flaxseed meal and water. Stir well to combine and allow to set.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a second mixing bowl, whisk together the almond milk, applesauce, flaxseed mixture, oil, and vanilla.

4. Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry, and add the raspberries. Fold gently to combine.

5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden.

Freezing Instructions

Prior to baking, cover the dish and label with baking instructions. Store in freezer until ready to bake. Thaw overnight in the fridge prior to baking.

You can also bake from frozen, just adjust the time if necessary to make sure it cooks all the way through.

Alternatively, you can bake the oatmeal and store wrapped portions in the freezer. Reheat in the microwave from frozen.

FAQs

Recipe Costs

Knowing how much it costs you to prepare a recipe can help you decide if it’s the type of recipe to make regularly or one you might want to save for special occasions. Let’s crunch some numbers and see how this recipe pencils out.

• flaxseed meal – $0.08
• rolled oats – $1.00
• brown sugar – $0.06
• baking powder – $0.08
• salt – $0.01
• almond milk – $0.28
• applesauce – $0.35
• oil – $0.08
• vanilla extract – $0.25
• raspberries – $2.00

While your costs may vary depending on where and how you shop, you can expect to pay about $4.19 for a large pan of Vegan Baked Oatmeal, about 52 cents/serving.

How to save even more

Here are some of the strategies you can use to make this recipe more economical:

• Raspberries are the big ticket item in this recipe. Use a different fruit or add nuts and seeds instead for a lower priced dish.
• Stock up on ingredients when they are on sale. This summer frozen raspberries went on sale for $1.50/bag. I bought dozens to stash in my freezer.
• Buy baking ingredients in bulk. I always buy a lot of baking ingredients when they go on sale.

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This post was published July 29, 2011. It has been update for content and clarity.