This baked oats for one recipe is the perfect breakfast to start off the day right! This single serving of baked oatmeal takes just 5 minutes to prepare and you're able to customize it. I love topping mine with chocolate chips. It basically tastes like having cake for breakfast!
This recipe was originally published in February 2021. It has been updated with a new recipe, pictures and step by step photos.
Though on the weekends I love having an indulgent breakfast like my brioche cinnamon rolls, during the week I need a breakfast that I know will keep me full until lunch. This fluffy baked oats recipe can be topped with fruit, chocolate chips, peanut butter or any other toppings!
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Tell me about this recipe!
- This recipe is super quick! It only takes 5 minutes to prep and you probably have all the ingredients already in your pantry.
- The ingredients are all blended together for about a minute before being poured into an oven safe ramekin.
- You can easily double up the recipe if you want to make two portions
- Hardly any clean up! Just your blender and the dish you use to bake the oats.
- It is so easy to customize this recipe, I've got 4 different flavor variations for you here
- You can prep all the dry ingredients the night before to make your mornings even smoother.
Ingredients Needed
- Oats: I am using old fashioned rolled oats in this recipe. You could also use oat flour if that is what you have at home.
- Egg: this recipe uses 1 egg. Note, I haven't tried making this with a flax seed egg but let me know if you do! If you need an egg free recipe then check out my chocolate orange baked oats recipe.
- Banana: I use about 1 medium to small banana. If you don't like banana though I promise it doesn't taste like banana when it is baked!
- Honey: I used honey as a sweetener but you can replace it for maple syrup if you're vegan.
- Baking Powder: This is what helps the baked oatmeal rise in the oven!
- Vanilla: This is optional but if I'm making a plain version of oats (without any extra toppings) I'll add a bit of vanilla extract to give it more flavor.
How to make this recipe
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take your ramekin and spray it with a bit of baking spray, or use a pastry brush to lightly brush it with vegetable oil. Pour the wet ingredients and dry ingredients into your blender or food processor. Blend everything for about 30 seconds until it is completely smooth.
Step 2: Pour the batter into your ramekin. If you have any extra toppings you can add them now. Bake for 22-25 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes before eating.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Make sure to grease your ramekin! Otherwise the baked oats might stick to the sides, making it difficult to eat and also difficult to clean later.
- Speaking of ramekins, do make sure your ramekin is the right size. The oats should only go up half way to three quarters of the way up, otherwise it might overflow in the oven.
- If you want to make this for more than one serving, double or triple the recipe. Pour into 2 or 3 ramekins and bake for the same amount of time.
- I don't recommend using steel cut oats for this, just old fashioned rolled oats or oat flour.
Flavor Variations
Chocolate Chip
Add 1-2 tablespoons of chocolate chips to the batter just before pouring into the ramekin. You can also add these to the top of batter just before baking.
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter to the blender before mixing. Pour the mixture into your ramekin and then dollop a spoonful of your favorite jam on top. Bake.
Double Chocolate
Add 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder before blending. Sprinkle over a small handful of chocolate chips just before baking.
Cookie Butter Biscoff
Add 1 tablespoon of cookie butter or Biscoff spread before blending. Place a Biscoff cookie on top just before baking.
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Recipe
Baked Oats for One
Equipment
- 1 small baking dish
Ingredients
Baked Oats
- ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 banana
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 egg
Mix-ins - choose one:
Double Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ tablespoon chocolate chips
Cookie Butter
- 1 tablespoon cookie butter
- 1 Biscoff Cookie
Peanut Butter & Jelly
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon jelly
Chocolate Chip
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Lightly grease a ramekin with baking spray or use a pastry brush to brush over vegetable oil.
- In a blender, blend together all of the main ingredients. If you want to add any mix ins (like nut butters, spreads or cocoa powder) add them now. Pour into your ramekin. If you want to use chocolate chips or berries, sprinkle them over now. If you want to add jam, swirl that in now.
- Pour into your baking dish and bake for 22-25 minutes. Let it cool for 5 minutes before eating.
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Kennedy says
The best baked oats recipe there is! Delish
Haylee says
So so good! I added frozen blueberries in before baking which was delicious!! Will be making this again and again to try different flavour combos!
Jo says
Can you make this without a banana?
Ella Gilbert says
Hi Jo! My chocolate orange baked oats don't use banana! You can leave out the orange zest and juice.
Marlee says
Best baked oat recipe I’ve found so far. I had to leave this review to tell the world 😂. 10/10 ✨🤩
Ella says
Thank you so much for your review!
Alice says
I made these for my father this morning and he loved them! Added a swirl of raspberry jam & some fresh raspberries to the base recipe.
Ella says
Thanks for your review! 🙂
Ellie Lehec says
Hi Ella, what isthe calories without the add ins?
thanks!
Ella says
Hi there! I've added the calories in the recipe card now for you 🙂
Bobbi says
Have you ever made this in a baking dish? I don't have ramekins but I would love to make this recipe. I don't know how the time would be affected, or how much mix to make for my pan. My husband recently had dental surgery so he's on a soft food diet for a little while and this seems like a great way to mix up the handful of things that he's been eating.
Ella says
I haven’t made this in a baking dish but I think it would work! You could maybe make several portions in one baking dish but I haven’t tested this
June says
What size baking dish do you use?
Ella says
The small casserole dish I used holds about 8 fluid ounces!
Pauline says
Loving this recipe! Such a quick and easy breakfast, super tasty and just the right size, especially if you've a little one!
Linda says
Excellent. So quick and easy. Perfect!