This Christmas Cookie Baked Oatmeal is gluten-free, dairy-free, low in sugar, and made with a few simple ingredients (that you probably already have on hand!). It’s the perfect cozy breakfast to really get you in the holiday spirit 😊
This baked oatmeal is super well-rounded with complex carbohydrates from the banana and oats, healthy fat from the nut milk and coconut yogurt, and protein from the egg. It’s the perfect breakfast or afternoon pick me up!
I love baked oatmeal recipes because it’s basically oatmeal in muffin form. Who doesn’t want a warm giant cake-y muffin for breakfast?!
What you need to make Christmas Cookie Baked Oatmeal…
- oats— of course! I typically use sprouted oats organic for easier digestion and to avoid glyphosate but any rolled oats will do!
- 1/2 banana— the spottier the banana, the better. This is a key sweetener in this recipe and spottier bananas are much sweeter than green/just ripe bananas.
- 1 egg— for added protein and to create a muffin-like texture. Many readers have said that you can also use a flax egg to make this recipe vegan.
- milk of choice— I typically used homemade cashew milk or coconut milk but feel free to swap in your preferred milk! Oat, almond, coconut, or regular milk will all work great.
- maple syrup— as a sweetener. Feel free to sub in your preferred sweetener.
- almond extract— optional but this will give the “sugar cookie” flavor!
- a pinch of salt
- baking soda
- coconut yogurt— I love using a vanilla coconut yogurt for frosting but feel free to use whatever type of frosting you like! A little bit of the real thing never hurt anyone— even at breakfast time 😉
- Christmas sprinkles— optional, but so fun! I used all natural sprinkles that I found at Whole Foods.
More baked oatmeal recipes…
Single Serve Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Banana Cream Pie Baked Oatmeal
Single Serve Banana Protein Baked Oatmeal
Peanut Butter Cup Baked Oatmeal
Berry Chocolate Coconut Baked Oatmeal
Banana Chocolate Chunk Baked Oatmeal
Christmas Cookie Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 spotty banana
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (or whichever sweetener you prefer)
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- 1/4 cup milk (of choice)
Toppings
- yogurt (greek or non-dairy works)
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until fully combined.
- Pour batter into baking dish. Bake for about 25-30 minutes.
- Let cool and top with frosting and sprinkles!
Delicious! Have you tried prepping it the night before and baking it in the morning?
Hi! I haven’t tried that yet but I have tried baking it the night before and eating it cold/reheating in the microwave the next morning and it is delish!
If you prep the night before skip the baking soda until morning right before baking
This is a life-changing recipe. It’s so amazing!! Even without the yogurt on top, it’s delightful!!!
This comment made my day! So glad you love it 🙂
Doubled the recipe to use the whole banana. Added cinnamon, nutmeg, and used brown sugar instead of syrup. Decided not to blend. Turned out great!
Hi Michelle! This sounds delicious, I’ll have to try your version next 🤗