taking all the flavors of apple pie and apple crisp (including the streusel!) and bringing them to your morning baked oatmeal!

It occurred to me the other day that I haven’t made a single apple pie or crisp this summer which had to be rectified immediately!

But rather than making a regular old apple pie or apple crisp, I decided to transform those classics into a baked oatmeal.

And oh goodness am I glad that I did. This dish is full of apple pie and crisp flavor (which incidentally makes me even more excited for Fall – though it can totally fly as a summer dish because apple pie and summer go hand in hand).

You can omit the streusel topping if you want – you’ll still get plenty of apple flavor but to be honest, the streusel topping totally makes the dish so I highly recommend including it 🙂

I also recommend serving with a big scoop of vanilla yogurt and a drizzle of maple syrup.

Like most of my dishes, you can make this ahead on the weekend and eat it all week for easy breakfasts (or snacks…or desserts with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!).

It’s pretty hard to go wrong with this dish though, so whatever you do, I promise you’ll love it.

apple crisp baked oatmeal

Author: Cait
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 servings depending on how big your servings are 1x
Category: breakfast
Method: baked

Description

taking all the flavors of apple pie and apple crisp (including the streusel!) and bringing them to your morning baked oatmeal!

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Ingredients

For the Streusel:

1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
1/4 cup rolled oatmeal
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon crushed walnuts
4 tablespoons room temperature butter

For the Oatmeal:

2 cups rolled oats
2 tablespoons chia seeds
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups soymilk (or any kind you prefer)
2 small apples, washed, cored & cubed
1/3 cup roughly chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions

For the Streusel:

Combine everything in a bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.

For the Oatmeal:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl combine oats, chia seeds, baking powder, brown sugar, apple pie spice, ground cinnamon and salt. Whisk to combine.
In a smaller mixing bowl combine egg, vanilla and milk whisking to combine.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently fold to combine.
Fold in apples and walnuts if using, pour into prepared pan, then top with streusel (pressing down gently to ensure the streusel adheres to the batter).
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean or with a few wet crumbs and the crisp is just browned.
Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes then slice and serve.