Vegan Baked Oats for One

This vegan baked oatmeal for one is the perfect little breakfast treat if you’re just cooking for yourself. These baked oats are quick and easy to make and do NOT require a blender!

I love making baked oatmeal when the days get colder and there’s nothing better in the morning than a warm, baked brekkie. And because I pretty much always cook for myself, this recipe is the perfect fit!

Contents

• Ingredients
• Additional Ingredients
• Instructions
• Substitutions
• Variations
• Storage
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This single-serving healthy breakfast can also be prepared as meal prep for the week, using overnight oats. It's a great way to save some time in the morning for sure!

Later on, I’ll give you a few variation ideas so you can change the flavour of your vegan baked oats. So, you’re not eating the same thing every day and can try something else.

Ingredients

• rolled oats
• small banana
• water or plant-based milk (such as oat milk or soy milk)
• maple syrup (optional, or any other liquid sweetener)
• pinch of salt
• some fresh fruit (fresh berries, apple, pear, etc.)
• almond flakes or chopped nuts (optional, for some extra crunch)
• baking powder (optional, see notes below)

(see recipe card for quantities)

Oats: I prefer using rolled oats instead of instant or quick oats, but if you like it the other way around, use those! You may need less water/milk with instant oats though.

You could technically also use steel-cut oats, but they need to be soaked and cooked before you can use them in this baked oats recipe.

Banana: You want to use a ripe banana that is easy to mash, especially when you don't use a blender. Also, ripe or overripe bananas add more sweetness.

Water or milk: I make my porridge with water and find that it tastes fine. But if you prefer, use any non-dairy milk you like.

Maple Syrup: Usually, I don’t add any sweetener because the sweetness of the banana plus the fruit I add is enough for my taste. But please feel free to add maple syrup (or another sweetener) to your vegan baked oatmeal for one if you like.

Fruit: I just use frozen berries. It’s the easiest to do, I think. If you like to use apples or pears, just cut them into small pieces and mix them in!

Baking Powder: Well, here’s the thing. I don’t think we need baking powder in this recipe. The oats won’t rise.

However, if you make these baked oats with a blender, add it! It does make a difference because it’s more like a cake rather than just baked porridge!

Additional Ingredients

I give you some recipe ideas later on (see “variations”), but here are some extra, healthy ingredients you can put in if you like.

• chia seeds or ground flaxseed (to make flax eggs)
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• a few drops of vanilla extract
• a handful of chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon of almond butter, cashew butter or peanut butter
• a handful of coconut flakes
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin or sunflower seeds
• 1 tablespoon dried fruit (raisins/sultanas, chopped dates, dried cranberries)

Instructions

You can make these vegan baked oatmeal for one in two ways. One way doesn’t require a blender and is more rustic, almost like a chewy porridge. The other way uses a blender, creating rather cakey-baked oats.

You choose! I usually don’t use a blender because I’m too lazy to clean up after it. In the end, both variations taste the same. The only difference is the texture—in my opinion.

Vegan Baked Oats for One – No Blender Method

Step One. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Meanwhile, mash the banana with a fork until fairly smooth. Add remaining ingredients to the mashed banana and combine.

The oat mixture will be a bit runny, but that’s okay. The oats will soak up the liquids when baking.

Step Two. Pour the mixture into a ramekin or a small baking dish (it should hold about 300ml / 10oz.). Bake for 20-25 minutes until fully cooked.

Step Three. Let it cool down for 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Vegan Baked Oats for One – Blender Method

Step One. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Place all ingredients (except for additional ingredients) into a blender and blend until smooth. The oat mixture will be a bit runny, but that’s okay and normal.

Step Two. Mix in additional ingredients like fruit or chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into a ramekin or a small baking dish (it should hold about 300ml / 10oz.). Bake for 20-25 minutes until fully cooked.

Step Three. Let it cool down for 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Healthy Baked Oats - Meal Prep

To save time in your busy mornings, you can prep the oat mixture the night before. This is similar to making overnight oats.

Instead of pouring the mixture into the ramekin, pour it into an airtight container and keep it in the fridge for the next day. Then, you only need to bake as described in the instructions above.

Meal Prep

This recipe is adapted from my vegan baked oats recipe. If you like to make a bigger batch, use this recipe and you can enjoy your baked oats for 4 days in a row!

Substitutions

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Gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats (like these ones!)

Banana: I haven’t tried this yet, but you could probably replace the banana with 1 flax egg (mix 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed or chia seed meal with 2 tablespoons of water).

I think this recipe would also work by leaving out the banana too. I don’t believe we need it to actually bind these vegan baked oats. I just add them for the sweetness.

If you don’t like bananas, you could also try adding 4 tablespoons of apple sauce!

Variations

(Quantities for a Baked Oatmeal for one)

There are so many different ways to add more flavour to this baked oatmeal recipe, using only simple ingredients! Here are 6 awesome flavour variations!

Blueberry & Lemon: Add a good handful of blueberries (fresh or frozen) and about 2 teaspoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Coconut: Use coconut milk as milk (or instead of water) and add 2 tablespoons of desiccated coconut or a handful of coconut flakes.

Peanut Butter Chocolate: Stir in 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and add 1 tablespoon of vegan chocolate chips (or vegan chocolate chunks) or ½ tablespoon of cacao or cocoa powder. With this version, I do like to sweeten my vegan baked oats with maple syrup!

Apple Pie: Cut up a small apple (or half of a normal to big-sized apple) into small pieces, replace the banana with 4 tablespoons of apple sauce and add a ¼-½ teaspoon of cinnamon. Maybe some raisins too!

Pumpkin Pie: Add 55g / ¼ cup pumpkin puree and ½ pumpkin pie spice. Here as well, I like to add maple syrup! You can also add a small handful of vegan chocolate chips! Or visit my Vegan Pumpkin Baked Oats Recipe Post.

Banana Bread: Slice a small or half of a big banana and stir in with other ingredients. Add a handful of vegan chocolate chips or chopped walnuts (optional) and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon.

Storage

Because we’re making enough for one serving, it’s unlikely you’ll have any leftovers. But just in case you do, you can absolutely keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and save them for later.

Leftovers will keep in the fridge for about a week. You could probably also freeze them but I’ve never tried it.

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