Apple Oatmeal Bake
The best apple oatmeal bake you will ever taste! Crispy on the outside, moist on the inside, sweet and addictive.
This is also an eggless oatmeal bake and because there is no flour just oats, it is suitable for those who can’t eat gluten.
Apples are in season now so making apple desserts is a must around this time of year. I too, am in an apple dessert baking mood and been already making some delicious apple treats.
Among my most favorites are Fried Battered Apple Rings, Homemade Apple Pie and Apple Crepes.
All of these apple recipes are made from scratch and taste incredible. However, this year I am overly excited about this simple apple oatmeal bake recipe.
I couldn’t wait to share it with you! This apple oatmeal bake recipe is unreal! Oatmeal, apples, walnuts and butter are turned into something so addictive that you will have hard time saying no to a seconds.
I have made this 3 times over the past week, experimenting with ingredients and every single time it tasted amazing.
Why do I love this apple oatmeal bake?
- This is a gluten free baked apple oatmeal so if you have friends or family members who can’t eat gluten, then this is it!
- Eggless – You don’t need any eggs to make this apple oatmeal bake!
- Make-ahead Breakfast – if you are in a hurry, bake this a day ahead and refrigerate until ready to serve. Then simply heat up in your microwave!
- This apple bake goes well with vanilla pudding/custard or caramel.
- Perfect for meal prep!
- Make it for breakfast, brunch, dessert or afternoon treat!
If there is a traditional apple oatmeal bake recipe out there, then this is definitely NOT it! However, this does not mean you won’t love it!
Make it with or without walnuts. Both apple bakes turned out great.
The process of making this apple bake is simple: All you have to do is create layers from dry ingredients and grated apples. This is all covered with butter. Not melted butter. Just sliced or grated. Once done, you pop it in the oven and in 35-40 minutes you will be rewarded with golden brown apple oatmeal breakfast bake.
Tip: Make vanilla pudding or caramel (I prefer pudding) and pour over each slice when serving. Or top with ice cream!
Ingredient Substitutions:
- Walnuts – use hazelnuts or pecans. You can also omit them completely.
- Granulated Sugar – Superfine (US)/Caster (UK) is also fine as well as Powdered (US)/Icing (UK) or brown sugar.
- Apples – I used granny smith apples to make this apple oatmeal breakfast bake but feel free to use any you have on hand or those that are available in your area.
- Cinnamon – this spice goes really well with apples but you don’t have to use it.
Want to see how to make Apple Oatmeal Bake? Watch the video!
Apple Oatmeal Bake
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rolled Oats (200 grams)
- 1½ stick Unsalted Butter (175 grams)
- 6 Large Apples (at least 1.7 pounds/800 grams)
- 1 cup Walnuts (100 grams)
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar (170 grams)
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon , optional
Instructions
- Process the oats and walnuts in a food processor until you get flour-like texture. Grate the apples.
- In a mixing bowl, mix the processed oats, walnuts, sugar and cinnamon (optional). Grease your ovenproof dish (8.5×7-inch/22×18-cm) with butter.
- Now cover the bottom of the oven dish with the oat mixtures (about a cup). Press down slightly. Add half of the apples and cover with about 1½-2 cups of the mixture again. Repeat again, with apples and the rest of the oat mixture.
- At last grate or thinly slice the butter and cover the whole surface with it.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F/200°C for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serving suggestion: Pour over some vanilla pudding.
I am so looking forward to apple season! This is great for breakfast, oh yes. 😍
It’s perfect for breakfast! :) :)
Apple Oatmeal! That sounds and looks so good. I have to use dairy free butter but I know it will still be delicious. Thanks!
I haven’t tried dairy free butter but I bet it will still taste amazing!
This looks incredible… The perfect way to wake up! Pinned :)
Thanks for pinning! :)
Love how few ingredients this has and it would work so well any time of day, apple recipes are so great this time of year
Thank you, Amy!
This sounds fantastic. I love the addition of walnuts in it. I need to make this apple oatmeal bake. Love it.
Thank you! Let me know what you think then! :)
They look delicious and so decadent! Great way to welcome autumn :D
Thanks Nadia!
I love how simple this is! Can’t wait to try it!
Glad to hear that!:)
This tasted great. I used 4 large Honeycrisp apples and 1 Granny Smith, and not the 6 called for. These weighed 1029 grams before peeling, more than the 800 g of the recipe. My dish was filled to the brim, so I would suggest using closer to the 800 g of apples or using a larger dish.
I used pecans and cinnamon – good additions, but I would chop some of the nuts for the topping (like the picture shows) and not process all of them to flour texture . I substituted coconut sugar (which is brown) for the granulated sugar. At 35 min. baking time, the top of the bake was dark brown and looked way overcooked. If substituting for white sugar, I suggest a lower cooking time. I definitely would make this again.
Thanks for finding time to write the feedback and tips. 35 minutes baking time is what works for my oven but unfortunately every oven bakes differently so I appreciate that you let us know your experience. :)
Hi,
at my home we usually make apfelstrudel and it was my favorite meal until i saw yours. It is so awesome, I am already doing it today for the second time as breakfast snack! thank you so much for your wonderful recipe.
it is awesome, you are awesome and should be proud at yourself.
p.s. I am not that sweet tooth so I changed the amount of the sugar (i also used sweet juicy apples)
cheers!!!:-)
Hi Ivette! Thanks for your kind words. This recipe can be easily adjusted to one’s liking and I am glad that you did and you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this, it looks great! Do you have to peel the apples before grating? Thanks
Hi Lee. No, you don’t need to, if you don’t want to.
Thanks!
Can I prepare night before and bake in the morning
Yes, you can.