Name: Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
Prep time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2½ cups old fashioned or quick-cooking oats; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups nonfat milk, (at room temperature); 1 large egg, (at room temperature); ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, (at room temperature); ⅓ cup maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts; 2 tablespoons turbinado (coarse) sugar, (optional); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons nonfat milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal is a delicious way to make oatmeal for six people with a cinnamon swirl of glaze drizzled on top.

cinnamon roll baked oatmeal in baking dish

If you have a few people who want oatmeal for breakfast in your house, make it in a pan and bake it! This is a great way to serve oatmeal for up to 6 people. And the cinnamon roll glaze on top makes it extra delicious!

This recipe comes from the Well Plated Everyday cookbook by Erin Clarke. This is a great, new cookbook to add to your cookbook shelf. It’s a collection of 100+ recipes for easy and creative everyday meals.

Here are a few recipes in the book that have caught my eye!

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Green Goddess Chicken Thighs
Bam Bam Noodles
Slow Cooker Caribbean Beef Sliders
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ingredients displayed for making cinnamon roll baked oatmeal

Ingredients Needed:

unsalted butter
old fashioned or quick-cooking oats
ground cinnamon
baking powder and kosher salt
nonfat milk
egg
unsweetened applesauce
maple syrup
vanilla extract
pecans or walnuts
turbinado sugar (optional)
powdered sugar

How to make Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

PREPARE THE OATMEAL:

Place a rack in the lower third of your oven and preheat the oven to 350℉. Spray a 9×9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a large, microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter. Set aside to cool.
In a separate, large bowl, whisk together the oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
To the bowl with the cooled butter, add the milk, egg, applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk to smoothly combine. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients, and stir gently to combine. The mixture will be wet. Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Spread into an even layer, and sprinkle the pecans on top (turbinado sugar too, if using). Bake for 40 minutes, until the oatmeal is golden at the edges.

close up cinnamon roll baked oatmeal in baking dish

PREPARE THE CINNAMON SWIRL:

In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Whisk in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. The swirl should be thick, but pourable (add more powdered sugar or milk, as desired). When the oatmeal comes out of the oven, drizzle on the cinnamon swirl. Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve hot. Drizzle more milk on top, if desired.

Recipe Tip

Mix 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal into the oat mixture to increase fiber content and to add a nutty flavor and a richer texture.

cinnamon roll baked oatmeal in a baking dish cut into squares

Substitution Ideas:

This recipe is easy to make dairy free. Use a non-dairy milk as well as coconut oil instead of butter. For the swirl, use a non-dairy sub for the butter and a non-dairy milk.