TikTok has proven to be a gold mine for innovative food trends. First it changed the way we fold wraps forever, then it introduced us to baked feta pasta and now users are salivating over its new, sweeter trend: baked oats.
While baked oats are hardly a new invention, TikTok users have been testing out creative versions of the healthy meal.
At its core, baked oats consist of oats (regular or blended to make oat flour) which is combined with mashed banana, milk and sprinkled with your choice of toppings. Once baked, it comes out as a cake-like consistency. (Cake for breakfast? We’re sold already.)
It’s a healthy breakfast option too as oats are packed with fiber and protein, while a mashed banana gives the addition of natural sugars (plus one of your five a day).
Below, we list some of our favourite variations of the recipe that we’ve seen on TikTok.
Brownie Baked Oats
Ingredients
1 banana, mashed
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup almond milk
1 tbsp cocoa powder
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp maple syrup
Strawberries
Chocolate
Method
Add rolled oats and milk to mashed bananas in a small ovenproof ramekin, mix. Add in the cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and maple syrup and stir together. Bake in the oven for half an hour at 175C. Top with a piece of chocolate and a sliced strawberry.
White Chocolate & Raspberry Baked Oats
Ingredients
75g plain oats
¾ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp sugar
1 egg
50ml of milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
White chocolate chips
Raspberries
Method
Blend the oats into a flour. Add baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix in the egg, vanilla and milk. Stir in a small handful of white chocolate chips and add to an ovenproof dish. Dot the top with raspberries and more white chocolate chips. Bake for 10 minutes at 190C. When done, drizzle with a bit of white chocolate.
Peanut Butter Cookie Baked Oats
Ingredients
¼ cup oats
¼ milk of choice
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp agave syrup (maple would work too)
½ tsp baking powder
1 tbsp chocolate chips
Method
Mix all of the ingredients together except the chocolate chips in an ovenproof ramekin. Stud the top with the chocolate chips and bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 175C.
Birthday Cake-Flavoured Baked Oats
Ingredients
½ cup of rolled oats
2 tbsp of vanilla protein powder
1 tsp baking powder
Just under ½ cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp sprinkles
White chocolate chips
Method
Mix together the oats, protein powder and baking powder. Add milk and vanilla extract and stir. Mix in the sprinkles and a small handful of white chocolate chips. Pour into an ovenproof dish and top with a few more sprinkles and chocolate chips. Bake at 200C for 20 minutes.
Vegan Blueberry Baked Oats
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup plant-based milk
2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp of banana or apple puree
Blueberries
Vanilla creme
Method
Mix all the ingredients bar the blueberries together. Divide into two ovenproof ramekins and dot the tops with the blueberries. Bake for 25 minutes at 180C and top with vanilla creme, if you like.
Cinnamon Roll Baked Oats
Ingredients
½ banana, mashed
½ cup rolled oats
1 tsp of cinnamon
½ tbsp of coconut sugar (regular sugar would work too)
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup milk of choice
Method
Mix banana and rolled oats together. Add cinnamon, sugar and baking powder, mix. Finally, mix in your milk of choice (almond is used in the video). Pour into a small ovenproof dish and top with a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 25 minutes at 175C.
Biscoff Baked Oats
Ingredients
40g oats
5g cocoa powder
½ teaspoon of baking powder
75ml milk of choice
15g Biscoff spread, melted
1 Biscoff biscuit
Method
Blend together the oats and the cocoa powder. Mix in the baking powder and milk and pour into a small ovenproof dish. Drizzle the melted Biscoff on top and crumble one Biscoff biscuit on top. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes at 200C.
Banana Bread Baked Oats
Ingredients
1 banana (mashed)
20g oats
1 medium egg
½ teaspoon of baking powder
A drop of vanilla essence
Method
Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a small baking dish. Cook for 10-15 minutes at 180C. Once removed from the oven, top with your toppings of choice.
Happy eating!
