Dairy-free, refined sugar-free blueberry baked oatmeal is a delightful healthy breakfast! This delicious breakfast recipe requires basic pantry ingredients and is easy to prepare. Make it for your family for breakfast or brunch, or use it as a breakfast-to-go recipe.
Because the weather is warming up and Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, I have brunch on the brain.
Blueberry baked oatmeal is one of my favorite brunches to share with family because it’s so quick and easy to prepare, it’s healthful, and it feeds a crowd. All important things for a large, always hangry family like mine!
For those who enjoy a hearty naturally sweet breakfast, this blueberry baked oatmeal is perfecto!
I kept the recipe refined sugar-free by employing maple syrup, dairy-free by using coconut milk, and gluten-free by sticking with gluten-free rolled oats.
Because there are an entire TWO CUPS-worth of blueberries in this baked oatmeal, the texture turns out – do I daresay? – custardy.
This recipe yields the perfect amount of sweet for someone who, like me, prefers breakfast on the less sugary end of the spectrum, and the tart blueberries give such a nice pop to the dish.
You can serve baked oatmeal up with fresh fruit, and a dollop of plain yogurt or whipped cream. I prefer eating baked oatmeal hot, but this is also a great recipe to make ahead, keep in the refrigerator, and have for breakfasts on-the-go.
All it takes to make this studly blueberry breakfast come together seamlessly is a little whisk n’ pour n’ bake.
I will say, this recipe requires upwards of an hour of bake time, plus some rest time once it comes out of the oven to help the oatmeal set up. Never fret, this just means the baked oatmeal is a great make-ahead recipe, and per usual, all good things are worth the wait.
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Blueberry Baked Oatmeal (Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut optional, or shredded
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 large eggs lightly beaten
- 2 cups coconut milk or almond milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 8" x 8" baking dish.
- Stir together the rolled oats, coconut, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt in a mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs, coconut milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in a seperate mixing bowl. Add the oat mixture to the bowl with the wet mixture and stir well to combine. Stir in the frozen blueberries and pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Place on the center rack of the oven and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until oatmeal has set up and is cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and allow baked oatmeal to cool 20 to 30 minutes before serving (Note: if you don't allow the oatmeal to sit after it comes out of the oven, it will fall apart).
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I love how pretty your baked oatmeal came out! I tried baking mine the other day with fresh berries and it was the most unattractive thing ever that I said no way I’m posting it 🙂 Yours on the other hand…perfection !
Your Blueberry baked oatmeal looks terrific. Whenever I make anything with blueberries, it’s not blog-worthy so you definitely DID accomplish this task with flying colors 🙂 I like Pacific, too – didn’t know about this new product so thanks for introducing me!! I see it’s unsweetened -> perfect 🙂 I’m so going to try this dish for breakfast tomorrow!!
Oh yes. True friends would totally share the blueberries edges with each other. They are the best. Yum yum! These looks fabulous and hooray for berry season!
Blueberry edges for life!!! I love that custard-y texture that baked oatmeal gets, lurve it. Ok so pass me that milk and let’s get to gettin’ on this thing! p.s. You and Stephie looked so pretty! Can’t wait to see your post about it!
How much maple syrup? It has a ? rather than a quantity.
Thanks so much for catching that! it’s 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 😀
Hi Julia,
Thanks for posting this recipe – the oatmeal looks just divine, and considering how healthy all the ingredients are, it’s the perfect dessert!
Besma (Curiously Conscious)
You looked so freakin’ pretty all dressed up as Stephie’s bridesmaid (and she looked gorgeous too, obvs), I could barely stand it! I love the color she chose for your dress. So beautiful! I can’t wait to see more!
And I am all about baked my oatmeal, especially when it involves big juicy blueberries with a custardy texture. Bring on the brunch!!
There’s absolutely no point in adding blueberries unless you pack ’em in! I can totally see we are on the same page about that!
Mmmm, all the blueberries! I want all the blueberries in my baked oatmeal. This is stunning. Pinned.
I love that cool band of color that blueberries leave behind in my oatmeal. I totally want to make this some time in the next few days. How many cups of maple syrup is there? It just says “?” in the recipe right now. I’m down with the mystery though! I’m going to eat this with a generous serving of PB because that’s how we do, right?
I cannot wait to hear your recap of that beautiful wedding! In the meantime, this crunchy custardy goodness is amazing!!
Yah for weddings! And BBQ! I think you have done something wrong if you don’t come back from a vacation with some extra pounds 🙂 Baked oatmeal is one of my breakfast foods too! So delicious and you can make it ahead! I’ve never made one with blueberries though, sounds amazing!
GIMME ALL THE BLUEBS. This baked oatmeal looks so fruity and scrumptious and I want to brunchify my weekday to get it in my belly ASAP.
P.S. Can’t wait to hear the recap of Stephie’s wedding!
Yuuuuuuuuhs, you’ll love this baked oatmeal! Can’t wait to tell ya all about the wedding!
This is me, proving to you I read this blog. And now that we are booty shaking besties, I will write on said blog page. 😉 I’m gonna make this for the ‘betic boyfriend runner ASAP. It will be one serving but what are you gonna do. <3
Eriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin! xoxoxox! I just loved meeting you and hope we can all get together and hang. How’s about we crash Stephie and Alex’s honeymoon? I’ll bring the travel snacks 😀 Let me know what the ‘betic boyfriend thinks of this single-serve baked oatmeal 😉 Love ya, girly!
Wow what a great recipe, Ju! I love everything with blueberry and now it is the perfect time of the year for making blueberry recipes. So yummy! I also love Pacific, but I didn’t know about this new product. Thanks a lot for introducing me!!
To regress a few generations in my vocabulary, I’m totally going to make this. It sounds absolutely wonderful. I’ve only tried one other baked oatmeal recipe, and I’m really looking forward to this one – next week after we get back from our little weekend trip.
Bahaha! I’m totally psyched you’re totally making the baked oatmeal, and I hope you love it, Susan! xoxox
I think I wouldn’t even be able to portion control this. JUST GIVE ME THE WHOLE TRAY AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT.
This is the perfect breakfast for Sunday or just any morning! Love my oatmeal loaded with cinnamon and blueberries! Pinned!
I made this for a ladies brunch yesterday and it was a big hit! I used whole organic milk (because I had it) and dotted the top with a couple of Tbls of Kerrygold butter before baking. Everyone wrote down the recipe and your blog name. Thanks for another one that knocks our socks off. Bravo!
I forgot to add that I plan to try this in individual ramekins. The extras can be frozen – if there are any extras….
Sarah, I’m so thrilled to hear you and your brunch mates enjoyed the baked oatmeal! It’s seriously one of my favorite baked oatmeal recipes I’ve made to date! Many thanks for sharing my site with your friends! xo
I tried this recipe and am now making it for a second time– it’s *that* good! The only substitute I made was that I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of coconut. It still had this delightful creaminess and just the right amount of sweetness.
This was such a winner! 🙂 Thank you for sharing it!
do you think I could use steel cut oats? (bob’s red mill gf) that’s all I have left. made before it’s great! I have to sub almond milk this time for someone’s coconut allergy. TY!!
Hi Lynn,
You can definitely make baked oatmeal using steel cut oats! You’ll need to soak the oats for a few hours first, and you’ll need more liquid. In fact, I posted a blueberry breakfast cake many years ago – you can check it out here!: https://www.theroastedroot.net/blueberry-oatmeal-breakfast-cake-coconut-drizzle/ Hope this helps! Enjoy your baked oatmeal! 😀
I made this today and it’s great! My young boys and hubby loved it. I used steels cut oats and they softened just fine. I followed the recipe, and baked at 360 degrees for 60 minutes. I’ll definitely make this again. Thanks!
is there a way to make this without eggs? maybe sugar free applesauce?
Hi Barbara,
You can make it without egg for sure! I would try using flax eggs or chia eggs because they will help a bit better with binding than applesauce, but applesauce (or banana!) may work too! Let me know what you end up doing! xo
It’s been a few months since I’ve become dairy-free so this delicious recipe is going to help me! 🙂
I’m so thrilled to hear it, Shakir! Enjoy! xo
The combination of blueberry and oatmeal sounds delish. 🙂
So happy you like the idea, Damien!
AMAZING recipe. The lack of ingredients made me feel skeptical when I was in the process of making it, but wowowow it tastes like regular raisin milk bread I buy in stores. Thank you, Julia!
I’m so happy you like it, Olivia! Thanks so much for the sweet note! xoxo
Ok, I’ve been looking at this recipe way too many times now! I am finally baking it today, so excited to get it out of the oven. Looks good and nutritious so I hope it will last for this weekend😋🙏 My boyfriend taught I’m making oat blueberry bars, so we’ll see what comes out. It’s a long wait for me, which is why I am prep-ing it in advance for tomorrow’s brunch🤞😋 thank you!
I’m so happy you’re trying it, Ana! I hope you and your boyfriend enjoy it! Have a great weekend! xoxo
Can you use steel cut oats?