baked oatmeal with pears

Breakfast

Baked Oatmeal with Pears

This comforting baked oatmeal is perfect for cozy weekend mornings and doubles as a make-ahead breakfast that you can meal-prep for healthy grab-and-go meals all week.

Ingredients

2 cups old-fashioned oats (see tip)
½ cup walnuts, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups unsweetened almond milk or 2% milk
1 cup low-fat plain greek yogurt (optional)
¼ cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 medium pears, diced small (about 2 cups; see tip)
⅓ cup low-fat plain greek yogurt (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray.
Mix oats, walnuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl. Whisk almond milk (or milk), 1 cup yogurt, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently mix in pears. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
Bake until golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon of the remaining yogurt, if desired.