Baked oatmeal is my favorite thing ever because it’s convenient, filling, and easy to meal prep. I wouldn’t bother to eat a relatively-wholesome breakfast if it wasn’t already prepared, in the fridge, ready to go first thing in the morning.
I don’t ever reheat this — I just grab it from the fridge and eat it cold. You, however, can reheat this if you want. I suspect that baked oatmeal reheats particularly well.
I like powdered peanut butter like PB2 for adding a “peanut buttery” flavor to baked goods without adding too much extra fat. As someone with a minimally functional gallbladder, I need to be careful about fat content in the foods I eat. Powdered peanut butter has a long shelf-life and I like it.
It’s easy to make DIY jam with fruit, water, sugar and chia seeds. Chia seeds turn gelatinous in water, and chia jam is super-simple to make.
Peanut Butter And Jelly Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 1½ cups unsweetened appl sauce
- ½ cup powdered peanut butter, like PB2
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk of your choice
- 2½ cups uncooked old fashioned oats
- 12 ounces strawberries
Topping
- 6 ounces strawberries
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 2 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F
- Spray a 13×9 inch baking dish with nonstick spray
- Make the jam topping: bring 6 ounces of strawberries, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, and 2 tablespoons of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover the saucepan, turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Depending how sweet the strawberries are, you might not need to add any sugar. The jam can be made up to 5 days ahead of time and stored in the fridge.
- Whisk together the applesauce, peanut butter powder, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, baking powder, cinnamon and salt
- Stir in the milk
- Stir in the uncooked oats
- Stir in the strawberries
- Pour the whole mixture into the baking dish. Spread ¼ cup creamy peanut butter and the prepared strawberry jam on top.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center of the oatmeal comes out clean. If you used frozen strawberries, you might need to bake it longer (about an hour), so keep your eyes on it!
