Orange Creamsicle Baked Oatmeal

Serving Size: 6

Gorgeous orange baked oatmeal that tastes just like an orange creamsicle! This bright and fresh orange baked oatmeal is naturally sweetened with a bit of pure maple syrup and has wonderful hints of fresh orange juice and zest in every bite. Drizzled with a little orange yogurt topping or add some fun flavor mix-ins for the perfect brunch treat!

Recipe by: Monique Volz

Cook Times

Active Prep25

Hands-On Cook0

Hands-Off Cook40

Passive0

Total Time1 5

Recipe Serving Size6

Cooking Tools Required

9x9 baking dish, Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowls, Mixing spoon, Oven, Sharp Knives, Spatula, Whisk

Ingredients

Wet ingredients:

2 each egg
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
1 each large orange zested
½ cup orange juiced
1 tablespoon butter melted, vegan butter or melted and cooled coconut oil
1 ¼ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or milk of choice
½ tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Dry ingredients:

2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

Orange yogurt topping:

2 tablespoon plain or vanilla Greek yogurt or sub dairy free yogurt or softened cream cheese
1 tablespoon powdered sugar or you can sub maple syrup or honey
1-2 teaspoon orange juiced to thin
½ teaspoon orange zest
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch pan with oil or nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pure maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, melted butter, almond milk and both vanilla and almond extracts until well combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients: oats, baking powder and salt. Mix until well combined.
Pour mixture into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake for 40-55 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden brown and center is set. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes, while you make the orange glaze.
To make the orange vanilla glaze: in a small bowl, mix together the greek yogurt, powdered sugar, orange juice, zest and vanilla; mix to combine. Add more orange juice if necessary to thin it out so you can drizzle it over the top of the oatmeal. Drizzle over the top of the oatmeal, cut into 6 slices and serve!

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