It’s fall and time to pull out the comfort food breakfast recipes. We eat oatmeal any time of year but when autumn hits in all its chilly splendor, and leaves are laying, brown and crunchy, I immediately pull out my Clementine Cranberry Baked Oatmeal recipe. My children inhale it and ask for more.
About a year ago I had been playing around with different baked oatmeal recipes and since the base for them is so simple I knew it would be easy to come up with my own flavors. Clementine Cranberry Baked Oatmeal is perfect for a Christmas morning breakfast. The best part is that you can mix it and stick it in the refrigerator overnight then just pop it in the oven for a hassle free breakfast. The results are so scrumptious you won’t believe how easy it is.
The first time you make it don’t change a thing. Not a single thing. It has a “just lightly sweet” taste so it still tastes healthy and a beautiful blend of subtle flavors. I personally believe every single ingredient in this recipe is important to the over all taste but if there is anything you MUST change, you can skip cream and use milk in place of the cream and water. For a dairy free option I would use a rich coconut milk or almond milk in place of the cream. You can also skip the ginger but it won’t be the same. The ginger adds a beautiful note that cannot be replaced. Whatever you do, do not change out the molasses. The molasses adds an integral moistness and flavor you will not get with regular sugar and gives it the rich brown “pop” when you serve it. Go on, try my Clementine Cranberry Baked Oatmeal. I dare you not to love it.
Clementine Cranberry Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, liquefied
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup cream (almond or coconut milk for dairy free. I would use the coconut milk from a can because it has a beautiful richness.)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 T diced crystallized ginger
- 1/4 c clementine juice (approximately 3 clementines – orange juice will give you a whole new dish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix oats, cranberries, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger.
- Add molasses, eggs, coconut oil, cream, water and clementine juice.
- Mix well and bake in greased pie dish for 30 minutes.
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Real Talk Moms says
This sounds like the perfect winter breakfast. I love cranberries and look forward to trying this dish.
Heather says
Thank you. I love cranberries too. 4 of my most recent recipes include them, haha.
Giveaways 4 Mom says
I will have to try this for my youngest. He loves eating oatmeal.
Heather says
This is how I got my kids to LIKE oatmeal.
Janeane Davis says
This really does sound quite delicious. My favorite part was your warning not to change ANYTHING!!!!
Heather says
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Kristin says
Oh my gooodness, that looks beyond yummy and it’s so pretty plated up!
Heather says
Thank you.
Tonya C says
What a great flavor combo. I never had it in oatmeal before.
Heather says
Thank you.
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
We are a big oatmeal family and this is right up our alley. I think it’s going on the menu for Christmas Eve breakfast!
Heather says
Let me know how it turns out. 🙂
Mama to 5 BLessings says
That sounds like a great recipe. My kids do not like my oatmeal – I am sure they would love this recipe!
Heather says
This was one of the ways I got my kids eating oatmeal. Now they will even eat it with just a tiny bit of sugar, raisins, and milk. However, we all love baked oatmeals most. They are almost like dessert for breakfast. It’s why I have several on my blog and another in the works. Chocolate Cherry is coming soon!
Liz Mays says
I have more oatmeal than I know what do do with. This sounds like a great idea!
Heather says
We are opposite. We run out of oats all the time! Enjoy!
Our Family World says
This looks so yummy and healthy; I would love to try some!
Karla Campos says
That looks super tasty, a perfect after school snack.
Heather says
Thank you.
Shauna says
Oh my goodness, I have a soft spot for oatmeal. Yummy. It is one meal that keeps me going all day long
Lois Alter Mark says
Ooh, I never thought of baked oatmeal. That sounds like an amazing, filling breakfast.
Terry says
I eat a lot of oatmeal, especially in the winter. I am going to so try this recipe. Wouldn’t it be festive for Christmas Breakfast?
Susan says
My kiddos love both clementines and cranberries so I know they’d love if I made this oatmeal for them.
Debbie L. says
I love oatmeal – I have never thought of making it with clementines. Sounds delicious – I pinned your post to my Breakfast Board.
Debbie Denny says
That sounds amazing. Baked is a new twist I will have to try.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I am a BIG fan of cranberries and this sounds delicious. I would love to make some 🙂
Megan says
My kids love oatmeal so I am going to have to try this, thanks!
Jennifer at Making Our Life Matter says
This sounds awesome for winter mornings. Thanks for sharing Heather.
Heather says
You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Heather says
This looks amazing! Bonus that it’s healthy too 🙂
Candi @ A Day in Candiland says
This sounds perfect for this time of year. It will fill you up in the morning.
Mitzi says
Sounds like the perfect start to a chilly morning and looks hearty, too!