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Baked Oatmeal for One
Single serve baked oatmeal is the perfect breakfast or snack! Try these 4 variations so you will never get bored for breakfast! Easy to make with simple ingredients, these are great for meal prep and freeze well! Bake them in the oven or the air fryer.
Combine the wet ingredients in a bowl (dairy free milk, water, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, mashed bananas, applesauce).
Add the ground flax to the wet ingredients and stir well to ensure flax doesn't clump.
Add in the rolled oats, salt and spices (cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice). Stir well and let sit 2 minutes to start to absorb liquid.
Add chopped nuts and any other add ins. Note: If using frozen fruit wait to add that to the ramekins.
Spray ramekins with non-stick (avocado oil, olive oil).
Add frozen fruit to bottom of ramekins (this helps ensure fruit is evenly divided and doesn't turn the oats a color before baking).
Divide the oat mixture between the ramekins, trying to ensure that each one has the same amount of oats and liquid.
If you added frozen fruit, stir it in the ramekins to ensure it's well distributed.
Bake at 400F for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool at least 5 minutes (10 minutes is prefered). Can also bake in air fryer.
Notes
Top tips
If you don't have ramekins on hand, you can use an oven safe mug or use muffin tins (be sure to use a liner to ensure they don't stick).
Be sure to spray the ramekins with olive oil or avocado oil so the oats don't stick to the sides (easier clean up). Greasing the ramekins is necessary if you will be removing the oatmeal and storing in the fridge (and you need the ramekins) or if you will be store these in the freezer.
What size ramekins to useEach flavor of this recipe makes 2 servings, which will fit in 4-ounce ramekins. I have also tested this in larger 8-ounce ramekins and had success as well. You can also make these single serve baked oats in 8-ounce ramekins and double the ingredients if you like a larger single serve serving.How to cook baked oatmeal in the air fryerFollow all the directions above. Place ramekins filled with single serve oats in air fryer basket and cook at 360F for 12 minutes. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before enjoying.How to cook baked oatmeal in the microwaveCooking this baked oatmeal for one in the microwave will not create that crispy crust you are get from baking them in the oven. You can put the ingredients for the single serve oatmeal in a larger microwave safe bowl or large ramekin and cook for 2 minutes. Do not try to microwave these in the small 4 oz. ramekins as it will spill over the sides and all over your microwave (trust me).How to freeze
Use a butter knife and go around the sides of the ramekins to loosen the baked oats from the sides. Flip the ramekin over and use the knife to pop the baked oatmeal out of the ramekin.
Wrap the baked oats in parchment or saran wrap and then place in a freezer safe bag or freezer safe container.
Freeze for up to 3 months. Don’t forget to label the bag with the date, name of the recipe, reheating instructions if needed and use by date.
Storing leftoversStore leftover or meal prepped single serve baked oats in the fridge for up to 5 days. I like to remove them from the ramekins and store them in single serve small glass containers for easy transporting. The baked oats cooked in 4 oz. ramekins fit perfectly into these small glass containers that often come with the larger sets sold.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
311
Fat
17
g
Carbohydrates
35
g
Fiber
7
g
Sugar
13
g
Protein
8
g
Where does nutrition info come from? Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database.
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