RECIPE: Try this tasty and simple Baked Oats breakfast today!

Ann Cronin

Getting tired of your go-to breakfast? It might be time to rethink your usual morning meal and try your hand at something new.

And if you’re looking for a healthy alternative that’s easy to prepare, we’ve got a great suggestion…

This delicious Baked Oats dish is so easy, so versatile and SO delicious, making it the perfect breakfast recipe to master.

This healthy breakfast recipe takes less than an hour to prepare and can be easily refrigerated and reheated, making it ideal for batch cooking.

And the best part? If you’re lactose intolerant, this recipe can be made lactose free using Avonmore Lactose Free Milk. Avonmore Lactose Free Milk is made from regular cow’s milk but with the lactose removed, so you can still enjoy the great taste and nutritional benefits of fresh milk while avoiding any unpleasant symptoms of lactose intolerance. Ideal!

So, to kick things off, here are the ingredients you’ll need:

2 cups porridge oats
½ cup pecan nuts
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
½ tsp salt
1 ¾ cups of Avonmore Lactose Free Milk
2 eggs
¼ cup maple syrup
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

You can change up the recipe by adding any of your favourite fruits, nuts and other ingredients to the above mixture. Some of our favourite combinations include banana and nut butter, grated apple and walnuts, blueberries, raspberries and flaked almonds.

Now that you have your ingredients in order, you’re only 6 simple steps away from enjoying this delicious breakfast dish…

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius and lightly grease a baking dish with oil.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, pecans, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, and salt. Then pour these into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

In the same bowl, whisk together the 2 eggs, Avonmore Lactose Free Milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.

Step 4

Pour the wet ingredients into the baking dish with the oats. Stir lightly with a fork to ensure all ingredients are combined. This is where you can add in any other ingredient combinations you like!

Step 5

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is nicely golden and the oat mixture has set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, or until texture is fully set.

Step 6

Serve with some natural yoghurt, honey or nut butter.