Description
This Healthy Breakfast Oatmeal Apple Cake is the perfect way to start your day! It’s a hearty baked oatmeal dish disguised as cake, made with wholesome oats, fresh apples, and warm cinnamon. Naturally sweetened and full of flavor, it’s a nourishing breakfast that feels like a treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats (old-fashioned)
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced (Honeycrisp, Gala, or Fuji work well)
- 1 ½ cups milk (dairy, almond, soy, or oat milk)
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed (or coconut sugar/maple syrup)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Optional toppings: chopped nuts, raisins, drizzle of maple syrup, or Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease an 8×8 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, brown sugar, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in diced apples evenly throughout the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Add optional toppings such as nuts or raisins.
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
For extra flavor, sprinkle a little extra cinnamon sugar on top before baking. Store leftovers in the fridge and reheat for a quick grab-and-go breakfast.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg