These baked oats are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast but also delicious served with a good dollop of Greek yoghurt. Packed with healthy ingredients - oats, nuts and fruit with an egg to help bind it together. They are a great way for you and your kids to start the day.
One of the most viewed recipes on this blog is my Coconut Mango Oat Breakfast Bites. Not only do my kids love them but I have also had a lot of positive feedback from you, my readers, saying how much you and your kids enjoyed them. It is such an easy recipe to adapt so I thought it was about time I posted a new version.
These plum and almond sliced baked oats are my newest creation, I love how the sweet-tart taste of the plums marry beautifully with the almonds. The banana, plums and raisins make this breakfast deliciously sweet. Sweet, ripe plums work best, if your plums are very tart you may want to add a little more raisins or add some maple syrup/honey to increase the sweetness.
As mentioned, this recipe is so easy to adapt so you can have baked oats all week and never get bored. Here are a few of my suggestions, just keep the same base recipe and change the fruit, milk and nuts.
Baked Oats Flavour Suggestions
- Banana and Blueberry (use milk of choice and add blueberries and sliced bananas)
- Raspberry and Coconut (use coconut milk and add raspberries and desiccated coconut)
- Apple and Cinnamon (add grated apple, apple puree and lots of cinnamon)
- Carrot Cake (grated carrot, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and raisins would taste delicious)
- Bakewell Tart (use fresh or frozen cherries with almonds and almond milk)
The combinations are endless really, if you make your own version then I'd love to hear about them. You can also choose to bake them in muffin format like these fruity baked oatmeal cups.
How to Make Baked Oats
Baked oats are so simple to make and literally takes 5-10 mins to put together. It is just a case of mixing all the ingredients in a bowl, transferring to a baking dish and then baking for 28mins.
Despite how easy it is to make, I rarely make it in the morning. I'm not sure what it is like in your house but mornings are a little crazy in our house and I feel it takes all my time and effort to get us all organised and out in the morning. Luckily these taste delicious cold and so I often bake them in advance.
How to Serve Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal is delicious straight out of the oven and tastes wonderful served with a dollop of Greek yoghurt.
However, what I like most about this recipe is that you can wait until it cools and solidifies a bit, making it easy to slice into squares. As you can imagine from the ingredients this isn't a crunchy, chewy bar but it does hold together well and makes a fantastic breakfast for on the go. This also makes it great for baby-led weaning, a soft, hand held breakfast that makes a lot less mess!
How to Store Sliced Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal should be refrigerated once cooled. To maximise the shelf life it should be refrigerated in covered airtight containers or ziplock bags. Properly stored, the baked oatmeal will last for around four days in the refrigerator.
I often leave just enough slices for the next day in the refrigerator and freeze the rest to further extend the shelf life.
Properly stored, it will maintain best quality for 6 months but will remain safe beyond that time.
Love Oats? Why not check out some of my other oat recipes
- Fruity Oat Breakfast Bites
- Coconut Mango Oat Breakfast Bites
- Blended Berry Overnight Oats
- Tropical Oat Balls
- Healthy Thumbprint Cookies
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Plum and Almond Sliced Baked Oats Recipe
Ingredients
- 40g (¼ cup) Raisins
- 1 Ripe Banana (mashed)
- 195g (2 cups) Rolled Oats
- 35g (⅓ cup) Almond Meal
- 25g (¼ cup) Flaked Almonds
- 250ml (1 cup) Almond Milk
- 2 Plums (mine weighed 195g once de stoned)
- 1 Egg (beaten)
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 190c / 375F / Gas 5
- Pop the raisins in a small bowl and soak in boiling water.
- To a large mixing bowl add the banana, oats, almond meal, almonds and almond milk. Stir until combined.
- Add the chopped plums and stir until combined.
- Add the beaten egg and mix until combined.
- Drain the raisins and mix them through the oat mixture.
- Line a baking tray/ dish with baking paper, add the mixture and smooth out. (My tray was 22cm /8.5 inch by 22cm / 8.5 inch)
- Bake for approx. 28 mins.
- Allow to cool before slicing into bite size pieces.
Jennifer
Absolutely delicious thank you.
Amy
Fantastic, I'm so happy you like them 🙂
Jennifer
Hi Amy, can I use whole milk instead of almond milk? If recipie is better with almond milk which is better sweetened or unsweetened? I'm from the UK and british plums are in season would these be ok or should I add something else or try a sweeter plum instead. Love making your recipies. Many thanks.
Amy
Thank you Jennifer, sorry for the late response. I used unsweetened almond milk to add to the almond flavour but whole milk should work too. British plums will be perfect. You may wish to add a little sweetener or extra raisins, depending on how tart the plums are. This isn't very sweet as it is designed as a breakfast rather than a treat. I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Madison
Easy and turned out perfect, great recipe thanks! I couldn’t find almond meal and used almond flour and it tasted a lot like a cake (a healthy cake!). Just wondering if you remember what serving size the nutrition facts are based on? Thanks
Amy
I'm so happy you enjoyed this recipe, Madison and thanks for taking the time to comment and rate. The nutritional facts are based on it cut into 16 portions. PLease note that the nutritional guidelines are a rough guide only (calculated using online nutrition calculator) 🙂
Shiwani
Can egg be replaced by flax egg?
Amy
Hi Shiwani, it would be worth a try but as I haven't tried it I can't say for sure, sorry.
Jenny
Hi, I’m keen to try different variations since the mango version has been such a hit with my boys and just wanted to check what you mean when you say keep the base recipe, is that just banana and oats? What would you use in the carrot cake variation to replace the dessicated coconut in the mango version and the almond meal in the plum version for example? Thanks!
Amy
Hi Jenny, yes I'd keep the banana, oats and volume of milk the same. You can replace the coconut/almond meal with a little more oats or some crushed nuts. For carrot cake version I'd maybe add a little more raisins and add grated carrots, grated apple, crushed nuts and spices (cinnamon, ginger etc)
Laura
Hi Amy,
I love all of your recipes. I had a question. Can I replace the almond meal for all purpose flour?. Thank you
Amy
Hi Laura, I think it would work but as I haven't tried it I can't say for sure. I have a similar recipe where I use desiccated coconut and it works well. https://www.healthylittlefoodies.com/coconut-mango-oat-breakfast-bites/
Emily
Hi. These look great but is there any way to make without banana as we have intolerance in the family? Thanks so much x
Amy
Hi Emily, I haven't actually tried replacing the banana in this. It is there for sweetness and to help bind. Maybe apple sauce/puree could work but without trying I can't say for sure.
Lauren
I love the mango and coconut one so going to give this a go! Sounds great can I just check if your temperature are for a standard oven or a fan oven? Thanks!
Amy
Hi Lauren, Sorry for the late response. I use a fan oven 🙂
Gillian Weppler
I made this, except I used cherries instead of plum. My 11 month old loved it! We topped it with yogurt.
Amy
Oh yum! Cherries would be so good, I love cherry and almond together. Thanks for taking the time to rate and give feedback, I'm glad your 11 month loved it!
Stacey
Hello! I am from the UK and have just discovered your blog whilst looking for some BLW lunches. I just want to say how wonderful it is! Terrific blog! I have so many meals I want to try for my boy so thank you very much, keep up the good work! 🙂
Amy
Thank you so much Stacey! You have made my day! I hope you and your little boy enjoy all the recipes 🙂
Michelle
Made these for my 8 month old. Used half coconut milk and half cashew milk (using what I had on hand). They turned out so good! Not only did my little love them but so did I 🙂
Amy
Thanks Michelle, comments like this make my day! So happy you both liked them!
Ammie
Loved these so much and I have already made my own version - “Peaches and Cream” I subbed the plums with peaches and used regular milk with a little cream. I’m going to try your coconut and mango one next. Thanks for a great new breakfast idea that both my kids and I love.
Amy
Thanks so much Ammie, I'm loving the sound of a peaches and cream version. Will be making! Hope you enjoy the mango and coconut version, my personal favourite!