CINNAMON ROLL BAKED OATS
Enjoy these delicious baked oats by @DrTaraSunshine. Reminiscent of sweet, sticky cinnamon buns — only they’re healthy and nourishing, too! Packed with antioxidants, fiber, healthy fats, and protein.
Cinnamon Roll Baked Oats are great warm or cold and can be made into bars or portable oat cups that are perfect for breakfast, snack, or lunch on-the-go.
Topped here with an icing “sugar” drizzle (sugar-free + almond milk) and nut-free trail mix.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups rolled oats (quick cooking or old-fashioned, gluten-free if needed)
- 1/2 cup Further Food vanilla collagen OR Smooth Vanilla Clean Lean Protein
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Lakanto Golden sugar-free monk fruit sweetener
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 pasture-raised eggs or flax eggs (or plant-based alternative)
- 1 1/2 cups almond or nut-free milk (or plant-based alternative)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Optional toppings: icing drizzle (sugar-free Swerve Confectioners’ or Lakanto Powdered sweetener or icing sugar mixed with almond milk to desired consistency), granola, or toppings of choice.
Method
Directions for Baked Oats Cup:
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a muffin tin with silicone liners or grease well.
- In a medium bowl, mix together oats, collagen and/or protein if using, sweetener, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, olive oil, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 18-20 minutes or until just set in the middle.
Directions for Baked Oats Bar:
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8x8” baking dish with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, mix together oats, collagen and/or protein if using, sweetener, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, olive oil, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until just set in the middle.
- Allow to cool before drizzling with icing (optional) and cutting into squares.
Cinnamon Roll Baked Oats can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a week or frozen for up to 2 months.
