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Want a delicious, dense and filling baked oatmeal but don’t want to wait over 15 minutes to bake in the oven? This delicious oatmeal hack will see you enjoying all the taste and texture of baked oatmeal by using an overnight oats method- No eggs, oven and suitable for those following a gluten free, vegan and sugar free lifestyle!
Firstly, I owe a huge thanks to the double J’s- Jenn and Juli.
Jenn for being the original naming queen of today’s post and Juli for once again, being my guinea pig to trial the recipe for taste, texture and satiety factor.
Let’s talk baked oatmeal.
J’adore baked oatmeal.
Seriously, baked oatmeal is perhaps my favorite way to enjoy oatmeal. It’s filling, has a firm and tender texture on the outside but inside? It’s fluffy and just a little bit doughy. While overnight oatmeal and warm oatmeal are both delicious, if I had to choose, their baked counterpart takes the cake.
My favorite way to enjoy baked oatmeal is in this healthy sticky cinnamon roll baked oatmeal. However, being one who loves variety (and being a singleton!), I get bored after the third serving. Throw in the time factor- I needed some new method. Granted, the ‘time factor’ is still quite minimal compared to other recipes, but sometimes, I want something which can be single serve and take literally a minute- This hack has been my answer to it.
In this post, I mentioned that for me to feel satisfied after a meal, I need a solid balance of protein, carbs and fats. This healthy one minute overnight baked oatmeal completely fits the bill. So how does this work?
Easy.
When coming up with this healthy one minute overnight baked oatmeal, I had to play around with ingredients, proportions and swapped a few things out.
In Overnight oatmeal- I’d usually include Greek yogurt and more dairy milk.
In baked oatmeal- I’d usually add applesauce, banana and often an egg.
Bar the milk, I nixed all of the above ingredients in order to create a quick and easy breakfast which tastes amazing and has the BEST texture.
In Juli’s words- This recipe kept her satisfied and full for hours.
This healthy one minute overnight baked oatmeal is filling, delicious and has incredible texture which resembles baked oatmeal but requires no oven at all! A simple prep the night before and a quick 60-second microwave the next day results in a delicious baked oatmeal, with an unconventional twist! It’s packed with wholesome carbohydrates, healthy fats and with the use of protein powder, gives a solid dose of protein. Not only that, but the chia seeds give that much more satiety- a breakfast guaranteed to keep you satisfied for hours! It’s also suitable for those following a vegan, gluten free, sugar free and dairy free lifestyle!
HACK! Short on time or don’t have a microwave? This does indeed work in a toaster oven and a standard oven- You’d just need to decrease the baking time compared to traditional baked oatmeal and use a high broil (aim for 5-7 minutes, or until firm and golden brown on top). You also don’t need to technically make it the night before and can microwave it as is.
Make this healthy 1 minute overnight baked oatmeal and stay tuned- I’ve got three delicious recipes based off this to share over the next week!
Can You Heat Up Overnight Oats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1-2 tablespoon granulated sweetener of choice
- pinch sea salt
- 1/2 scoop protein powder of choice optional*
- 2 tablespoon smooth nut butter of choice
- 1/4 cup dairy free milk of choice
- Handful of dairy free chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- The night before or at least an hour before consumption, place the oats, chia seeds, sweetener, sea salt and protein powder and mix well.
- Melt your nut butter and pour into the dry mixture and mix well. Add your dairy free milk and optional chocolate chips and refrigerate overnight/for an hour +.
- The next morning, microwave for up to 1 minute.
Toaster oven option
- Follow as above but bake on high broil for 5-7 minutes, or until golden.
Notes
I just threw this together and used latte protein powder. Mixed it all up but simply could not resist trying the “raw” batter.
ohhhmyyyygoodnesssss!!!! This shot to the top of my favorites list, and it hasn’t even “cooked” yet!!!
This looks amazing, definitely going to give it a try! Are you able to make more than one at a time to put in the fridge (making them for a few days in advance) or would it become too soggy?
Hi Sara! I don’t think you’d have the issue to be too soggy- Because you zap it in the microwave, it will warm up and still be delicious and fluffy!
Awesome idea…one that is kinda like, ‘duh’ but I never would have thought of!
Haha nooooo. 🙂
If you use the microwave method, is it still baked?
It gives it the baked oatmeal texture, so yep!
Legit genius idea! I literally never make baked oatmeal because ain’t nobody got time for that. But this makes it so doable. LOVE it.
Cheers Chelsea K!
I really liked this recipe. Seriously I had lunch at 2 pm and wasn’t even hungry then. And the texture! Also it’s a great oatmeal hack in general.
But now why did I make it look so ugly and yours looks so beautiful???
😀 YES!!!! Yours looked beautiful- We can thank editing for this hahaha!
I love, love, love oatmeal!! It’s always a treat getting stovetop oatmeal at my Gramma’s house. I’ve tried your cinnamon bun baked oatmeal and it was fab. Overnight oats I enjoy too, especially when I know I’m going to be short on time in the mornings!! But I prefer my oats warm as opposed to cold, so I’ll be trying this recipe out for sure!
Thanks so much, Jillian- Oh nice- I wish my grandma made me oatmeal haha! 🙂
Huge oatmeal lover here! I’m always in a rush to get out the door in the morning so this is going to be perfect (:
🙂 Thanks so much, Olivia!
Ooooo I can only imagine the delicious texture that will result from overnight-basking to oven-baking. NOM.
Baked oatmeal is something that’s so much harder for me to make because I have to make multiple servings at once! However, it’s a superb way to cook oats! The protein powder would taste incredible in the oatmeal as well–especially chocolate!!
🙂 I can’t wait to give you some protein powder samples! 🙂
I go through phases with oatmeal. Either I will eat eggs every day until I die or I will eat oats. Right now I’m in my eggs stage, but I’ve been there for awhile. Anything that only takes me one minute is alright in my book!
OH I wish I could be satisfied with eggs- They leave me hungry for more!
Genius – anything that takes one minute to transform completely is very worth it!
😀 Thanks, Michele!
Sometimes I do this because I am too hungry to wait in the morning! Warm oats are superior IMO.
OOOOO, You’ll need to try my cake batter oats- Eating it cold = pudding. Seriously!
I love making bread and muffin things in the microwave. They are much more moist then their baked counterparts, but I like the gooeyness more. It’s like I’d rather eat cookie dough than actual cookies. My favorite way to eat oatmeal is probably as granola…I know that sounds like a complete switch, baked oats are crunchy but I love gooey things…but if you top gooey things with crunchy things, it works!
Thanks! Most of my cakes and muffins can be done that way!
Ahhh I do this with my sons oatmeal to make it a bit less messy… hadn’t occurred to me to do it to my own to make it “baked”. Nice tip Arman!!
You are so welcome, Emma! 🙂
What a great idea. I’m cuckoo for oats too. Thanks for all your experimenting to make this awesome wonderful dish!!!
You are so welcome 🙂
Okay, you’ve finally got an 11 for all of your bonus points of creativity and rank #1 in the world!
I hope so- I also hope you better be scoring me using the OLD system, not the new one where 11 would be really bad!!!!
Never thought to make the night before. Brilliant idea!
Serious breakfast hack right here!
You know I love my oatmeal! I eat something similar to this every single day after my run. Ugh, so good! Sometimes I eat it cold, sometimes I heat it. Definitey my most favorite meal of the day, especially after a tough run. I don’t understand people who don’t eat oatmeal!
Right? It’s so comforting! I’m stoked that there is this hack so we can have all the texture of baked oatmeal but in none of the time!