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Baked Berry Oats
Rolled oats, milk, egg, berries, and maple bake into a spoonable pan that sets like a soft pudding at the edge and stays looser in the center. It spends its time in the oven, and the top will look dull rather than browned unless you leave it a few extra minutes.
- Prep
- 12 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 47 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
Why you’ll love it
- The egg and baking powder set the oats so the pan slices into portions.
- Milk keeps the center soft instead of dry and crumbly.
- Berries go in before baking, so they burst into the oats.
- One dish feeds six without a griddle line.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 375°F and butter a baking dish that holds about 2 quarts.
- 2
Whisk the milk, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- 3
Stir in the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until every flake looks wet.
- 4
Fold in the berries, including any frozen ones still icy, then pour the mixture into the dish.
- 5
Bake until the edges are set and the center barely jiggles, about 35 minutes.
- 6
Rest the pan 5 minutes so the oats finish thickening, then spoon out six portions.
Pro tips
- Frozen berries will stain the batter and add extra moisture, so give the pan a few more minutes if the center is soupy.
- Do not swap instant oats or the texture turns pasty.
- Maple syrup is the sweetener in the batter, not only a drizzle at the end.
Easy substitutions
- Milk
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Mixed berries
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- Maple syrup
- Honey
Storage and reheating
Storage
Cover the dish and refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.
Reheating
Rewarm a portion in a saucepan with a splash of milk over medium-low heat, stirring until hot.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
Moderate · Oven · Vegetarian
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