Forget cold cereal – these Healthy Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups will become your new favorite breakfast recipe!
After the success of our Scrambled Egg Muffins (have you tried them yet? My kids LOVE them!), I decided to try some other breakfasts foods in my muffin pan.
Since then, baked oatmeal has been one of my go-to breakfasts!
I love that I can make a batch of these muffin cups, then stick them in the freezer and enjoy them all week long – pulling them out as needed.
These muffins can easily be adapted to your tastes – any berries will work in place of the strawberries (I love using blueberries and raspberries) and you can add any other mix-ins that sound good (mini chocolate chips also taste amazing in these!).
Ingredients needed for Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups:
- old-fashioned oats (I used Quaker Oats)
- cinnamon
- baking powder
- salt
- skim milk (can also use almond milk)
- coconut sugar (can also use brown sugar)
- vanilla extract
- pure maple syrup
- fresh strawberries
- vanilla protein powder
What protein is used in this recipe?
For this recipe, I used Vanilla Whey Protein Powder. You can find the protein that I used in this recipe here.
Why is protein important?
Protein is a naturally-occurring organic compound that is essential to the structural components of body tissue, especially muscle and collagen.
In simple terms: protein helps build and repair cells that are damaged and need to be rebuilt/replaced (i.e. after a killer workout!).
Can I make these baked oatmeal muffins without protein powder?
I personally have not made these without protein powder, but I think it would be fine if you did.
I would probably decrease the milk down to 2 1/4 cups instead of 2 1/2 cups.
How to make these Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Cups:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together.
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and scoop oatmeal mixture in using a large ice cream scoop (or a ¼ measuring cup). The mixture will be a little watery, so it’s important to mix the oatmeal well before each scoop to make sure you get an even combination of milk and oats.
- Bake oatmeal cups for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
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These oatmeal cups will stick to your pan if you don’t spray your muffin tin VERY GENEROUSLY.
If you use enough non-stick cooking spray, they will slide right out and hold their shape perfectly.
Don’t hold back – be sure to get all angles of each cup on the muffin tin.
I used this muffin tin – I like how deep each of the cups are. It’s my favorite muffin tin for sure!
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Healthy Baked Strawberry Oatmeal Cups Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups skim milk, or almond milk
- ¼ cup coconut sugar, or brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 cup strawberries, diced
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together.
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and scoop oatmeal mixture in using a large ice cream scoop (or a 1/4 measuring cup). The mixture will be a little watery, so it’s important to mix the oatmeal well before each scoop to make sure you get an even combination of milk and oats.
- Bake oatmeal cups for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes. Enjoy immediately or let them cool completely and place them in a freezer-safe container. Pull out of the freezer as needed and heat them up in the microwave for about 60-90 seconds.
Notes
Nutrition
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Do you think you make these & freeze them?
Yes, these will freeze great in a freezer bag or freezer container. We freeze them all the time and pull them out when needed.
for how long do you defrost them?
An hour is long enough. Or you could microwave them until thawed.
Could you use dried fruit?
Is there anything I could substitute for the protein powder…something I might have in my cupboard? Would love to try the recipe but can’t afford to buy special ingredients aI might not use again.
Is the end product crunchy or more like a muffin? Crunchy top muffin middle? Thanks
It’s like a muffin and the top is slightly crunchy with the oatmeal on top.
Yes, you can make them without protein powder. Just decrease the milk down to 2 1/4 cups instead of 2 1/2 cups.
We have only used fresh strawberries for this recipe. But if you have subbed in freeze dried before then it should work great.
Could this be baked like a bread instead of muffins? My muffin tin has gone walkabout.
Yes, but it might be too much for 1 loaf pan. These muffins aren’t that tall. Try placing the batter into one pan and if it’s too much, you might need to remove some.
I LOVED these! They’re everything I could want in a breakfast, filling, easy to make, and quick! I actually ran out of old fashioned oats and used a mix of old fashioned and quick oats and it still turned out great. I also used blueberries instead of strawberries. I will definitely make this again soon, and I’ll probably make a big batch!
Can this be made with 1 minute oats?
Instant 1 minute oats can be used in place of rolled oats, although the cook time could be less, and the final dish will not have as much texture since instant oats are cut smaller.
I’m a lifelong type 1 diabetic and I don’t eat sugar or pure maple syrup. Could I use stevia and sugar free pancake syrup?
We have not made these oatmeal cups with stevia and sugar free pancake syrup. But if it’s something you substitute often, it may work great. Let us know!
My younger son is allergic to dairy and nuts. Do you think it would still work with rice milk or water instead of regular milk?
If you substitute rice milk for regular milk often in baking, then it would probably be fine. We haven’t tried it personally.