Fall is the perfect time to incorporate apples into your diet, and there’s almost no easier way than with this warm Cinnamon Apple Oat Bake breakfast! It’s super easy to make with under 10 ingredients and limited effort. In just under 40 minutes, you can have 4 servings of this cozy fall breakfast. It’s easy to meal prep and reheat, it travels well, and it incorporates this well known but underrated seasonal fruit perfectly!
Tell me down below in the comments, what is your favorite kind of apple?
Ingredients
- Maple syrup
- Cinnamon
- Egg whites
- Oats
- Milk
- Butter
- Apple
. The egg whites act as a binder for the apple and oats, but they also add a little protein boost. If you don’t want to buy a carton of egg whites, you can always separate the yolk from the white of your eggs at home and save the yolks for another recipe.
. Make sure to use old fashioned oats in this recipe, not instant.
. You can use any kind of milk you like best, but I recommend almond or oat for this since it fits the flavors of the dish a bit better.
. You can use whatever apple you like best, but I suggest honeycrisp if it’s available. Honeycrisp apples are some of the sweetest and least mealy apples.
How to Make this Fall Bake
To start, preheat your oven or toaster oven to 425°. Prep your apple but washing, coring, and cutting it into bite sized pieces. Throw the apple bits in a bowl and mix with all your remaining ingredients. Once it’s well combined, dump it into a greased small oven safe dish and spread it out evenly. I like to use my rectangular 9×5 dish, but and 8×8 would also work, and you could also double this recipe to fill a 9×13 and prep your week of breakfasts. Regardless of what dish you use, bake this covered for 25 minutes, then remove the cover and bake uncovered for another 5-8 minutes until the top layer is crispy.
What to Pair this With
The dish can stand alone, but I recommend serving it hot or warm paired with cold yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup. Another great option is to serve it warm and pour your milk of choice over it to have it be like a warm cereal. Delish!
Cinnamon Apple Oat Bake
Equipment
- Small oven friendly dish of any kind
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup egg whites
- 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
- 2 tbsp alternative milk, oat or almond recommended
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 honeycrisp apple, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Wash, core, and cut your apple of choice into bite sized pieces. Add to a medium bowl.
- Add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl as well and stir together.
- Spread into a small grease oven safe container and bake covered for 25 minutes, then bake uncovered for 5.