Spiced Apple Zucchini Baked Oatmeal

Who’s prepared for an epic, fall-inspired baked oatmeal recipe? You? Good, me too.

I’m nonetheless not over zucchini season and this recipe is the proper transition from summer season into fall. A few years again I shared this positively unimaginable Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze and everybody fell in LOVE, together with my group and household.

SO final 12 months I made a decision to make a twist on that scrumptious bread with this excellent spiced apple zucchini baked oatmeal. It’s stuffed with cozy spices like cinnamon and allspice (my fav), has some enjoyable non-compulsory mix-ins like raisins and nuts, and is drizzled with a beautiful, gentle cinnamon vanilla glaze. Life’s too brief to not glaze your baked oatmeal.

Bonus factors: this zucchini apple baked oatmeal can simply be was on-the-go oatmeal cups and is freezer-friendly! AKA one of the best meal prep breakfast for transitioning you from summer season into fall. I do know we’re not fairly prepared for pumpkin season, so begin with this lovely seasonal breakfast and we’ll speak fall in a couple of weeks.

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Every part you’ll have to make this apple zucchini baked oatmeal

This straightforward zucchini apple baked oatmeal is of course sweetened and made with loads of warming spices that you just’re going to like. Right here’s all the things you’ll have to make it:

• Zucchini: sure, we’re including that lovely veggie, and no, you received’t be capable of style it! Shredded zucchini offers the baked oatmeal moisture and that zucchini bread taste.
• For further moisture: we’re including applesauce (I really like cinnamon applesauce!) which additionally offers it a beautiful apple taste, plus slightly almond milk and melted butter or coconut oil.
• Eggs: you’ll want 2 eggs to assist the baked oatmeal bake up correctly.
• Maple syrup: this baked oatmeal is of course sweetened with slightly pure maple syrup.
• Oats: quaint rolled oats are what make this a baked oatmeal.
• Spices: get the final word cozy flavors from a mixture of cinnamon, allspice, ginger & nutmeg.
• Apple: you’ll combine diced honeycrisp apple proper into the batter, and be happy so as to add extra slices on high!
• Baking staples: don’t neglect the vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.
• Combine-ins: I additionally love folding in raisins and chopped pecans or walnuts, however these are non-compulsory.
• For the glaze: oh we love a glaze. This one is made with vanilla yogurt, powdered sugar, slightly almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.

Customise your zucchini apple baked oatmeal

I at all times suggest sticking with the recipes as greatest as doable (particularly for baking) however there are a couple of straightforward methods to customise this baked oatmeal that I can suggest:

• To maintain gluten free: merely use gluten free rolled oats.
• To maintain dairy free: use melted, cooled coconut oil within the batter as an alternative of butter, and use a dairy free yogurt within the glaze.
• To maintain nut free: use an everyday, nut free milk and easily go away the non-compulsory nuts out of the batter.
• For the milk: I used unsweetened almond milk to maintain the baked oatmeal dairy free, however be happy to make use of any milk you’d like.
• For the powdered sugar: be happy to swap for 1/2 tablespoon of maple syrup or honey.
• For the glaze: that is non-compulsory! You could possibly additionally drizzle your baked oatmeal slice with further maple syrup — it would nonetheless be superb.

Can I take advantage of different oats?

I’d not suggest utilizing metal reduce oats as a result of the feel on this zucchini apple baked oatmeal won’t be the identical. Be happy to make use of fast oats in case you have them available, however I’d suggest including a bit greater than the recipe requires.

Can I make it vegan?

I haven’t examined this recipe utilizing flax eggs, however let me know in case you do within the feedback! Then you should definitely comply with the substitutions above for maintaining the baked oatmeal dairy free. Discover ways to make flax eggs right here!

The right way to make apple zucchini oatmeal cups

I really like making this baked oatmeal into oatmeal cups for the proper on-the-go breakfast that’s straightforward to pack! To take action:

1. Prep your pan. Add muffin liners to a muffin tin and spray with cooking spray to forestall sticking.
2. Divide the batter. Divide the zucchini apple oatmeal bake batter into the muffin tin — it’s best to get round 10-12 oatmeal cups.
3. Bake & serve. Bake for 20-25 minutes till the oatmeal cups are set and luxuriate in!

Retailer it for later

Make sure the zucchini apple oatmeal bake has cooled utterly, after which cowl the pan with tinfoil earlier than transferring it to the fridge. It’ll keep good lined within the fridge for 4-5 days. You can even retailer particular person slices in hermetic containers for ease, and easily reheat particular person slices within the microwave for 30-60 seconds.

The right way to freeze this apple zucchini baked oatmeal

• To freeze: as soon as the baked oatmeal has utterly cooled, reduce it into 6 or 8 squares and wrap every sq. in plastic wrap and tinfoil. You can even freeze your entire baked oatmeal for later by wrapping it properly and inserting it within the freezer.
• To reheat: while you’re able to eat it, place an unwrapped frozen sq. of apple zucchini baked oatmeal on a microwave protected dish and microwave it at 30 second intervals for 1-2 minutes. To reheat your entire baked oatmeal, merely reheat it within the oven for 20-25 minutes at 350 levels F whereas it’s lined with tinfoil.

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Spiced Zucchini Apple Baked Oatmeal with Cinnamon Vanilla Glaze

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 35 minutes minutes

Complete Time 55 minutes minutes

ServesServes 6 servings

Great apple zucchini baked oatmeal stuffed with cozy spices and drizzled with a light-weight cinnamon vanilla glaze. This protein-packed zucchini apple baked oatmeal is freezer-friendly and the proper breakfast for transitioning from summer season to fall! Add nuts and raisins for the final word breakfast deal with.

Substances

• Moist substances:
• 1 medium zucchini*
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (i like utilizing cinnamon applesauce!)
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons melted butter or melted and cooled coconut oil
• Dry substances:
• 2 cups quaint rolled oats, gluten free if desired
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely diced honeycrisp apples (from 1 medium honeycrisp apple, diced)
• Optionally available: 1/4 cup raisins
• Optionally available: 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
• For the cinnamon vanilla glaze:
• 2 tablespoons vanilla yogurt (or sub dairy free yogurt)
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (or you may sub 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup or honey)
• 1-2 teaspoons unsweetened almond milk, to skinny
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• For topping:
• Optionally available: Thinly sliced apples

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Spray a 8×8 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

• *First, measure out 1 heaping cup of shredded zucchini out of your medium zucchini, then place shredded zucchini in a paper towel or cheese fabric and squeeze out the entire moisture/water. This is essential!

• In a medium bowl, combine collectively the shredded zucchini, applesauce, eggs, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and melted and cooled butter or coconut oil till properly mixed.

• Subsequent stir in dry substances: oats, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and salt; stir properly to mix. Fold in diced apples, raisins and pecans/walnuts.

• Unfold out oatmeal in a ready pan. Add thinly sliced apples on high in case you’d like. Bake for 35-40 minutes till edges are barely golden and middle is about.

• In a small bowl, combine collectively the greek yogurt, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and cinnamon; combine to mix. Add extra milk if vital so you may drizzle on high of the oatmeal. Serves 6-8. Get pleasure from!

Recipe Notes

Be happy to skip the glaze and simply drizzle the baked oatmeal with maple syrup as an alternative; it’s simply as scrumptious!
See the complete publish for tactics to customise your baked oatmeal, how you can flip it into oatmeal cups, plus storing & freezing directions.

Vitamin

Serving: 1slice (primarily based on 6, with out nuts & raisins)Energy: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 41.7gProtein: 7.3gFats: 8.1gSaturated Fats: 3.3gFiber: 4.6gSugar: 16.2g