Berry Baked Oatmeal (Single Serving)
This single serving Berry Baked Oatmeal is perfect for when you want to treat yourself to a hearty breakfast that is good for you. Filled with so many healthy and delicious ingredients, you will feel like you are cheating…but you’re not! Raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries are mixed in with almonds, cinnamon, banana, maple syrup, and old-fashioned rolled oats. Baked with a topping of brown sugar and almonds, this baked oatmeal recipe will give you a great start to your day.
To learn how to make this yummy breakfast recipe, see the printable recipe card below. Take a look at the recipe video, or get Step by Step Instructions for a more detailed explanation of this recipe. For other recipe variations including an extra healthy version, visit the Pimp My Recipe section in this recipe’s Blog Comments & Tips.
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RECIPE
(Check out our Step by Step Instructions below the recipe card.)
IP-BERRY BAKED OATMEAL (Single Serving)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place toaster oven rack on lowest rung, and preheat toaster oven to bake at 350°F (see Note #3). Lightly spray a 12 ounce ramekin (4.7 x 2.2 inches) with cooking spray, and set aside.
- To a small glass bowl, add flaxseed and water. Stir to combine, and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened. Set aside flaxseed mixture.
- Roughly chop almonds, and add only 1 tablespoon to a small bowl (reserve the remaining almonds for the oats). Add brown sugar to the bowl, mix with a fork to combine, and set the topping and the reserved almonds aside.
- To a small mixing bowl, add banana, and mash well. Add oats, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, pure maple syrup, milk, vanilla, and flaxseed mixture, and mix thoroughly with a fork. Add berries, and reserved 1 tablespoon chopped almonds, and mix gently with a fork.
- Pour mixture into prepared ramekin, spread to edges, and sprinkle evenly with almond and brown sugar topping. Dot with cubed butter, and bake on lower rack of toaster oven rack for 20-25 minutes, or until oatmeal is set and a little bubbly. Cool for 5 minutes before serving in hot ramekin (CAUTION: Baked oatmeal will be very hot!). Drizzle with some pure maple syrup (optional but delicious), serve and enjoy!
Notes
- A very ripe banana provides natural sweetness in this recipe. The more ripe the banana, the sweeter your baked oatmeal will be. For a very sweet oatmeal, add up to 1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup in the mixture. When you are ready to serve, drizzle more pure maple syrup (I love the Shady Maple Farms very dark pure maple syrup), and enjoy!
- For a non-dairy option, just replace the dairy milk with almond milk, or your favorite nut milk.
- To conserve energy, I used a toaster oven for this single serving recipe. If you are doubling or tripling this recipe, then place the oven rack in the center of a conventional oven. Bake as directed, but note that baking time may increase based on oven size and number of servings.
- Makes 1 hearty serving.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
555.42Fat (grams)
24.18 gSat. Fat (grams)
6.89 gCarbs (grams)
73.51 gFiber (grams)
11.01 gNet carbs
62.5 gSugar (grams)
32.03 gProtein (grams)
15.67 gSodium (milligrams)
318.33 mgCholesterol (grams)
24.49 mgNutritional information provided is strictly an estimate and will vary based on ingredient brands and cooking methods. Nutritional calculations do not include optional garnish (drizzle of pure maple syrup).
Step by Step Instructions
PREPARATION
Organize all your tools and ingredients before you begin. Getting all your ingredients in one place at the beginning will shorten your prep time.
STEP 1
Place toaster oven rack on lowest rung, and preheat toaster oven to bake at 350°F (see Note below). Lightly spray a 16 ounce ramekin (5.5 x 2.5) with cooking spray, and set aside.
Note: To conserve energy, I used a toaster oven for this single serving recipe. If you are doubling or tripling this recipe, then place the oven rack in the center of a conventional oven. Bake as directed, but note that baking time may increase based on oven size and number of servings.
STEP 2
To a small glass bowl, add 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal, and 2 tablespoons filtered water. Stir to combine, and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes until thickened. Set aside flaxseed mixture.
STEP 3
Roughly chop 2 tablespoons roasted & unsalted almonds (about 20 almonds), and add only 1 tablespoon to a small bowl (reserve the remaining almonds for the oats). Add 1 tablespoon light brown sugar (or coconut sugar) to the bowl, mix with a fork to combine, and set the topping and reserved almonds aside.
STEP 4
To a small mixing bowl, add ½ very ripe large banana (or one small banana - See Note A below), and mash well. Add ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 pinch of fine sea salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 pinch ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup, ½ cup reduced fat milk (2% dairy - see Note B below), ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and flaxseed mixture, and mix thoroughly with a fork. Add 1 cup fresh mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries), and reserved 1 tablespoon chopped almonds, and mix gently with a fork. Pour mixture into prepared ramekin, and spread to edges.
Note A: A very ripe banana provides natural sweetness in this recipe. The more ripe the banana, the sweeter your baked oatmeal will be. For a very sweet oatmeal, add up to 1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup in the mixture. When you are ready to serve, drizzle more pure maple syrup (I love the Shady Maple Farms very dark pure maple syrup), and enjoy!
Note B: For a non-dairy option, just replace the dairy milk with almond milk, or your favorite nut milk.
STEP 5
Sprinkle evenly with almond & brown sugar topping. Dot with ½ tablespoon cubed unsalted butter (or plant-based butter), and bake on lower rack of toaster oven rack for 20-25 minutes, or until oatmeal is set and a little bubbly.
SERVING
Cool for 5 minutes before serving in hot ramekin. Drizzle with some pure maple syrup (optional but delicious), serve and enjoy!
Note: (CAUTION: Baked oatmeal will be very hot!).
Notes:
For instructions on doubling or tripling this single serving recipe, visit the Pimp My Recipe section in my Blog Comments & Tips below.
Makes 1 hearty serving.
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Blog Comments & Tips
A delicious and healthy start to your day!
Deliciously soft with a bit of crunch from the almonds, this Berry Baked Oatmeal (Single Serving) is just the type of healthy breakfast you need when you want a little self-care. This single serving baked oatmeal is full of healthy ingredients that will give you lasting energy throughout the day!
A few months ago, I published a different version of this recipe made for 6 servings. With single serving baked oatmeal being so popular, I decided to adapt my original recipe of Easy Berry Baked Oatmeal (6 servings) into a single serving recipe and make it without eggs, so it could easily be made vegan (plant based). Be forewarned, this is a very hearty serving for one. Even though it might taste like you are cheating because it’s so good, you’re not! So many healthy ingredients are packed in this baked oatmeal. Besides the brown sugar topping, the only other added sweetener is pure maple syrup.
It may take a little more time than a packet of instant oatmeal, but it’s worth it when you need some self-care. So when you want to indulge yourself with something hot and cozy to warm you up and energize you for the day, try this single serving baked oatmeal recipe! As with most of my recipes, you can easily make this recipe vegan and dairy free. Just visit the Pimp My Recipe section below for details.
How do you ensure the best results from this recipe?
My 5 tips to making this delicious Single Serving Berry Baked Oatmeal:
For best results use organic ingredients, including fresh berries, banana, old-fashioned rolled oats, almonds, and flaxseed meal.
To replace the egg in this recipe, I used Bob’s Red Mill organic golden flaxseed meal, and water. Mix it and let it sit for about 5 to 10 minutes. This makes it easy to convert this recipe to a plant-based breakfast.
Don’t mix in the berries until after all the other ingredients are combined. Then gently mix in the remaining almonds and berries with a fork. That way, they won’t disintegrate during the mixing process.
Instead of heating up a large conventional oven, I prefer baking this single serving oatmeal in a toaster oven. It conserves energy, but also bakes faster with only one small ramekin. I absolutely love this Breville convection toaster oven, and use it daily!
After baking, let it cool for at least 5 minutes. CAUTION: the oatmeal AND the berries will be scorching hot, so be careful! Then drizzle on some delicious Shady Maple Farms very dark pure maple syrup, and enjoy! This dark maple syrup makes such a difference in the overall flavor of this recipe.
Have any dietary preferences that won’t quite work with this recipe? It’s time to customize and Pimp My Recipe.
Pimp My Recipe:
Make it Vegan: Instead of using 2% dairy milk, just replace the dairy milk with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or your favorite nut milk. Replace the dairy butter with plant-based butter.
Make it Even Healthier: Replace the dairy milk with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or your favorite nut milk. Swap out the brown sugar for coconut sugar. For an extra healthy version of this recipe, just omit all the toppings (i.e., no brown sugar, no butter & no syrup) except the almonds.
Don’t Like Almonds? Replace the chopped almonds with toasted pecans…it’s delicious! If you cannot have nuts, just omit them. You will be missing out on the crunchy texture, but it will still be yummy!
Double or Triple the Recipe, or more? Try my 6 serving recipe for Easy Berry Baked Oatmeal! If you prefer single servings, but just need more of them, just use a conventional oven, and bake on the middle rack.
Smaller Single Serving Portions? You can use this same recipe, and just prepare and pour the mixture into two smaller ramekins (10 ounce) instead of one large ramekin. It’s still a nice sized breakfast for two, but better for those that don’t like a large breakfast. Bake as directed in a toaster oven, just check them periodically so they don’t overcook and become dry.
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Happy Cooking!
Mich
Footnote: Remember to mix the berries and remaining almonds in after you have finished combining all the other ingredients. That way, they will stay whole, and won’t disintegrate.
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