apple pie baked oatmeal
Seriously, who needs those autumn themed Glade plug-ins when you’ve got apple pie oatmeal baking in the oven? NO ONE.
So this, the latest installment in my baked oatmeal series, is an absolute winner. It is a little more involved than the other versions, but still very worth the effort to have this ready waiting for you every morning. Apples are still strangely expensive here, but many of you are being flooded with the fall bounty of fresh apples, so I did this for you. It’s a gift to you. Okay, it’s a gift to me too because I get to eat it every morning.
I’ve made a couple of small tweaks to the basic baked oatmeal recipe, which I think make a much better texture. It’s not quite as dense and cooks more evenly overall. Basically, it’s baked at a higher temperature, no foil for the first half, and there is more baking powder. It makes a noticeable difference.
So, put on a wool sweater, a cozy scarf, and dive straight into the fall season with this Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal. You won’t be sorry!
Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal
Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
APPLE PIE LAYER
- 2 medium apples ($1.81)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice ($0.06)
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.04)
- 1 Tbsp corn starch ($0.06)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon ($0.03)
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves ($0.02)
OATMEAL
- 2 large eggs ($0.50)
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce ($0.93)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract ($0.28)
- 1 tsp salt ($0.05)
- 1 tsp baking powder ($0.04)
- 1 tsp cinnamon ($0.05)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar ($0.08)
- 1 1/2 cups milk ($0.38)
- 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats ($0.43)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the apples into cubes. Place them in a bowl along with the lemon juice, corn starch, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/8 tsp ground cloves. Toss to coat. Place the seasoned apples in the bottom of an 8×8 inch casserole dish that has been coated with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, apple sauce, vanilla, salt, baking powder, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon. Add the milk and whisk again. Finally, stir in the dry oats. Pour this mixture over the chopped apples in the casserole dish.
- Bake the oatmeal for 45 minutes at 375 degrees or until the top is light golden brown and no longer wet in the center. Cut into eight pieces and serve or refrigerate until ready to eat.
Step By Step Photos
Start with a couple of apples. Semi-tart apples work best for this recipe. You don’t want to use something super sweet like a red delicious otherwise the flavor may end up kind of flat. You need that sweet/tart balance. I think I used Gala apples.
Chop the apples up into chunks, leaving the skins on. The skins add color, flavor, and texture. Place the apple chunks in a bowl and add the corn starch, lemon juice, 2 Tbsp of brown sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/8 tsp cloves. Toss to coat.
Place the coated apples in the bottom of an 8×8 casserole dish that has been coated in non-stick spray. The cornstarch will combine with the juice from the apples as they bake and create that nice, gooey, apple pie filling.
Now for the apple flavored oats… whisk together the eggs, apple sauce, vanilla, salt, baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 cup brown sugar. Whisk until smooth.
Once the other ingredients are well mixed, whisk in the milk. It’s just easier to whisk the other ingredients together before the milk because the milk can get sloshy.
Once the milk is whisked in, stir in the dry oats. You’ll probably want to use a spoon rather than a whisk for this part because oats like to get stuck in the whisk.
Pour the oat mixture over top of the chopped apples in the casserole dish. Bake in a PRE-HEATED 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes.
And when it’s done it will be beautifully golden brown on top and the center will no longer feel wet to the touch. You can see that some of that gooey apple pie filling bubbled up through the top. YUM.
And here’s a closer look at the inside. It’s soft, warm, and delicious!
I like it with a little cold milk on top!
Can’t wait to try this. Do you have the nutritional info?
Thanks for the request! We do get that request a lot, but unfortunately we don’t have a reliable source for the nutrition information. The calculators and databases that most bloggers and websites use to calculate the info can be extremely inaccurate, and for something that can so severely impact the health of people with health conditions, we just don’t feel comfortable publishing unreliable numbers. We prefer to leave it up to the reader to use the database or calculator they trust. I’m sorry and I wish accuracy were easier than shipping the food off to a lab for analysis!
I don’t have any unsweetened applesauce (or any applesauce) on hand. What could I substitute? Or would it be alright to just leave it out?
I often times use mashed banana or yogurt in my baked oatmeals, so you could try that, but it will no longer taste like apple pie if you substitute the applesauce. :) I have several other baked oatmeal recipes on the website if you want to try a different flavor. Here is a link to baked oatmeals.
This was a delicious recipe and I will be making it again! I used Granny Smith apples . Also, I used the full teaspoon of salt and did not find the recipe salty tasting- it was just right . I cut the oatmeal into squares, heated in the microwave, and topped with whipped cream! Yum 😋
I needed to use up some honeycrisp apples, so I decided to make this recipe. OMG! It is delicious. I made it as part of my meal prep. I heat up a serving with a little almond milk in the microwave (and a little maple syrup if I’m feeling decadent). Best part of my morning!
This is absolutely wonderful!! We’ve made it three times in the past month and it turns out great every time! We use a 13 x 9 baking dish and cut back the bake time to 40 minutes.
Beth, thank you for posting so many amazing, budget-friendly recipes on your site!
Can I make this the night before or does it have to be baked immediately?
I’ve never tried assembling the night before, so I’m not sure how that would affect it. I can’t imagine it straight up wouldn’t work, but the texture may be a little different since the oats will be absorbing the milk all night.
I have made this before with apples, but got a great deal on a flat of strawberries this week and made it with them. Also amazing! Love your simple, delicious recipes!
The Apple Pie Baked Oatmeal is so good!!! My apartment smelled heavenly when I made the baked oatmeal for breakfast this morning. I’m looking forward to enjoying this for breakfast this week. Thanks, Beth!!! :-)
This is probably my favorite of your baked oatmeal recipes! I veganized it very easily by swapping out the eggs for ‘flax eggs’ and used cashew milk.
Anyone know if you can subsitute quick oats for the rolled oats?
You can, but the final product will have less texture.
I did and it was still great
A great combination of easy and tasty. For those asking about substitutions, I used flax eggs for the eggs (1 egg = 1 tbsp ground flax mixed with 3 tbsp water) and soy milk for the milk.
Hi,
Just wondering if I could substitute quick oats for the rolled oats? How would I adjust it?
You can just switch them out, same amount used. The final result will have less texture with quick oats, though.
I just tried this this morning. It was delicious! I have tried a few of your baked oats recipes, but I think this one is my favorite. I am still getting used to the texture/consistency of baked oats, but I bought a huge box of old fashioned oats so i am all set to try every recipe! ;) I think I will try the lemon one next…
This was really salty–and I didn’t even use quite the full teaspoon (glad I didn’t!). I see other versions of baked oatmeal on your site have only 1/2 tsp salt–is this one meant to have the full teaspoon? When I make it again, I’ll increase the spices (they are very subtle) and decrease the salt by about half.
Yum. Sounds good. I have never baked oatmeal but will have to try it, takes a long time though so I’ll have to get up early if I want it for breakfast haha… can’t wait to try all your pumpkin and apple recipes now that fall is upon us :D