Vegan Baked Oatmeal with Cherries

5 from 1 vote

This easy baked oatmeal recipe combines the delicious flavors of cherry and almond extract. It's healthy enough for breakfast but is a great snack as well.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Jen Cardenas

Equipment

9" x 9" baking dish

Ingredients

2 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
¼ cup maple syrup
2 tablespoon oil (vegetable or canola)
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon chia seeds (or ground flaxseed)
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped cherries, fresh or frozen

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°. Prepare a 9"x9" baking dish by lightly spraying with a nonstick oil spray.
Prepare the fruit. Mash the very ripe bananas in a small bowl and set aside. Chop the cherries and set aside. I often use frozen cherries which are even easier to slice while frozen and already have the pits removed.
In a large bowl, combine the unsweetened non-dairy milk, oil, maple syrup, almond extract and mashed bananas. Mix very well.
Add the oats, chia seeds (or ground flaxseed), baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix well.
Stir in the chopped cherries and pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake for 40 minutes. Take the baked oatmeal out of the oven and let it rest for 20 minutes before serving.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Enjoy!

Notes

I use unsweetened soy milk for all my baking and cooking.
You can use any kind of neutral oil like vegetable or canola. I don't recommend using coconut oil unless you want to add in the coconut flavor.
You can customize this recipe by changing up the type of fruit! Blueberries are delicious in this.

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