Creamy Apple Baked Oatmeal (With Wholesome Caramel Sauce)

A buyer submit by Karissa Besaw from Karissa’s Vegan Kitchen on Chasing Foxes.

Within the occasion you happen to’re searching for a healthful and scrumptious breakfast thought, look no additional than this apple-baked oatmeal with caramel sauce! This recipe is vegan and freed from refined sugar.

I in no way even knew baked oatmeal was a subject till fairly a couple of months before now. It appears to be a regular recipe that’s making a comeback – and additional scrumptious than ever with nice flavors.

This recipe for apple-baked oatmeal isn’t any exception. Not solely are there apples and peanuts to jazz up the oatmeal itself, nonetheless this dish can even be topped with coconut whipped cream and a selfmade caramel sauce (which is vegan and naturally sweetened!)

Uncover methods to Make Healthful Caramel Sauce

To make the caramel sauce, you’ll merely take away the pits from some Medjool dates and mix them with non-dairy milk (almond or soy work most attention-grabbing), water, vanilla extract, and a tiny little little little bit of salt. In case you will have any additional sauce, it shops merely contained in the fridge for fairly a couple of days – it’s AMAZING on prime of ice cream, too!

Whipped Coconut Cream Topping

You can purchase whipped coconut cream whilst you’re in a pinch (SoDelicious sells one discovered contained in the freezer half referred to as “CocoWhip”) nonetheless selfmade is the best possible. It’s naturally sweetened with maple syrup and has a surprising fashion that goes with additional than merely tropical dishes.

Place a can of coconut milk contained in the fridge the night time earlier than so the coconut cream solidifies on the prime. Scoop out the cream, leaving the liquid behind, and whip utilizing a hand mixer or stand mixer till fluffy. Fold in maple syrup and vanilla extract and put as soon as extra contained in the fridge till able to make the most of.

The Recipe for Apple Baked Oatmeal

The oatmeal itself is nice straightforward – merely combine collectively all of the components (omit nuts if obligatory) and pour into no matter pan or bowls you select to make the most of. I like utilizing particular specific individual ramekins for baked oatmeal, nonetheless a 9×13 pan works merely as correctly!

Elements

Healthful Caramel Sauce

• 8 medjool dates – pits eradicated
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt

Non-compulsory Topping: Whipped Coconut Cream

• 1 can coconut milk (chilly) – a higher fine quality model will yield additional cream
• 1 Tbs maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Apple Baked Oatmeal

• flax seed eggs – combine 2 Tbs flooring flax seed with 4 Tbs water
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup selfmade caramel sauce
• 2 apples, lower into small cubes
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped peanuts
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups non-dairy milk
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp flooring cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Healthful Caramel Sauce

1. Mix collectively all components till easy. If sauce is simply too thick, mix in only a bit additional milk or water. Put aside till prepared so as in order so as to add into the baked oatmeal.

Non-compulsory: Whipped Coconut Cream

1. Skim the coconut cream out of the can and add correct proper right into a bowl. Utilizing a stand mixer or hand mixer, whip on medium-high velocity till fluffy.
2. Gently fold in maple syrup and vanilla extract. Place in fridge till prepared to be used.

Apple Baked Oatmeal

1. Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
2. In a small bowl, combine collectively the underside flax seed and water to make “flax seed eggs”. Put aside for five minutes to permit the combination to thicken.
3. In an enormous bowl, stir collectively the flax seed “eggs” and all remaining components till correctly built-in. Pour into pan or ramekins.
4. If utilizing a a lot larger pan, bake for 40 minutes. If utilizing particular specific individual ramekins or bowls, bake for half-hour.
5. Take away from the oven. Let the baked oatmeal cool a bit and set for quarter-hour.
6. Drizzle with caramel sauce and add completely totally different non-compulsory toppings (equal to whipped coconut cream, peanuts, apples, and cinnamon.) Profit from!

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