Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal Recipe
This delicious baked oatmeal makes for a cozy, wholesome make-ahead breakfast that’s as comforting as it is delicious. Every bite bursts with tart cranberriesand orange, making it the perfect Christmas morning breakfast.
I’ve always enjoyed baked oatmeal. It’s easy to mix up the night before and bake in time for breakfast the next morning. I like to make it with chocolate chips, raisins, or whatever kind of fresh or frozen fruit I have on hand. It’s even good leftover, and never lasts more than a day at my house. This cranberry version of baked oatmeal is our favorite during the holiday season.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy- You can mix this recipe up so quickly and have it ready for your family to enjoy for breakfast in less than an hour.
- Healthy- This cranberry oatmeal makes for a healthy hearty breakfast because it’s packed with nutrients, fiber, and slow-digesting carbs.
- Delicious- This recipe is filled with a tart combination of cranberry orange flavor that your entire family will love.
Ingredients
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How to Make Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal
In a medium mixing bowl, combine oats with the other dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients.
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Mix thoroughly and pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
You can make this recipe ahead of time and leave it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to bake it.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the center is set and the top is golden brown.
Serve with a drizzle of milk, a side of scrambled eggs, and homemade greek yogurt for a protein boost and enjoy!
The leftovers are good warm or cold, and never last long at our house.
Store for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Tips
- Try adding some fresh orange zest to this recipe for a citrusy twist. You could also try adding pecans or almond extract.
- You can use dried cranberries, fresh cranberries or frozen cranberries.
- If you want to make this recipe healthier, swap the brown sugar for maple syrup.
- When making this for breakfast on a busy morning, I always mix it up the night before and then set my oven on time bake so it’s already pre-heated when I get up in the morning. Then I just stick it in to bake while I get ready for the day. Makes for an easy healthy breakfast.
- You can send individual portions of these baked oats in a packed lunch instead of a dessert. A great way to add some whole grains to your diet.
- This oatmeal is fairly sweet, but you can always add extra maple syrup to it when serving.
- Warm up leftovers in a toaster oven for an easy snack.
- If you have leftover cranberries from the holidays, just throw them into the freezer and you’ll be able to make this holiday breakfast year round.
- Feel free to cut the recipe in half if you’re making it for a small amount of people. We like the leftovers so much, that I always make the full amount and then we have the leftovers for a snack later in the day.
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Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Equipment
- Medium bowl
- 9 x 13 baking dish or 12 inch cast iron skillet
- Mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 6 cups oats
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup melted butter
- 2 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
- 3 cups orange juice
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine oats with the other dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients.
- Mix thoroughly and pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- You can make this recipe ahead of time and leave it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to bake it.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is set and the top is golden brown.
- Serve with a drizzle of milk, a side of scrambled eggs, and homemade greek yogurt for a protein boost and enjoy!
- The leftovers are good warm or cold, and never last long at our house.
- Store for up to a week in the refrigerator.
