"Dessert for breakfast" is pretty much the best way to describe this recipe. Apple pie is one of my all time favourite desserts and baked oatmeal is one of my favourite breakfasts, so why not combine them?
This doesn't taste exactly like the sugar-and-butter-laden traditional apple pie, but it's got all of my favourite elements - the soft cooked apples, the sweet juicy sultanas and the perfect mixture of spices. The coconut oil and coconut sugar give this recipe a subtly sweet and buttery flavour so it still has a sense of being a dessert, but it's so much healthier than the traditional alternative!
APPLE PIE BAKED OATMEAL RECIPE
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
Method
This doesn't taste exactly like the sugar-and-butter-laden traditional apple pie, but it's got all of my favourite elements - the soft cooked apples, the sweet juicy sultanas and the perfect mixture of spices. The coconut oil and coconut sugar give this recipe a subtly sweet and buttery flavour so it still has a sense of being a dessert, but it's so much healthier than the traditional alternative!
APPLE PIE BAKED OATMEAL RECIPE
(Serves 1)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 cup water/non-dairy milk
- 1/2 tsp melted coconut oil (optional but gives it a delicious buttery taste!)
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed or chia seeds (optional - add an extra 1/4 cup liquid if you add this)
- 1 apple chopped into cubes
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of ground clove
- 1 tbsp sultanas
- 1 tsp coconut sugar/sweetner of choice (optional)
- 1 tbsp shredded coconut (optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220C and line a ramekin with baking paper.
- Mix all the dry ingredients together and add in the liquids, stirring to combine.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes or until set, and broil on high for about 5 minutes to get a crispy top (as this is vegan it doesn't matter if it's still "raw" in the middle, so the cooking time depends on your preferences - I sometimes take it out after about 20 minutes so it's a little bit undercooked because it's so gooey and delicious!)
- Top with any toppings you like and serve! I like mine as is and drowned in rice/coconut milk (in a kind of bread-and-butter pudding way) but it's completely up to you!