Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal is a cozy, Christmas breakfast recipe that brings the warmth of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses to each bite. This baked oats recipe is perfect for meal prepping a festive breakfast so you know you have something delicious the morning after your big festivities!
TL;DR
- Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 30-50 minutes
- Meal prep: Make the mixture the day before and bake on the day or bake and store
- Fridge storage: 5 days
- Freezer storage: wrap single portions in parchment paper or aluminium and store for 3-6 months
- Reheating: Reheat in oven for 10 minutes or microwave for 1-2 minutes
- Customise: Add toppings, berries, gingerbread people (ofc)
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Why you'll love this recipe
Christmas breakfast. Combining the warm spices you know from gingerbread, it brings Christmas to breakfast like my gingerbread granola or gingerbread overnight weetbix)
Meal prep-friendly. Just like my other baked oatmeal recipes (you absolutely HAVE to try my almond croissant baked oats), you can make a batch ahead of time.
Versatile toppings. Customise with yoghurt, berries, nuts, or a drizzle of maple syrup (or maybe some raspberry chia jam) for a breakfast that fits your taste!
Ingredients and substitutions
Gingerbread spice. A blend of warming spices that includes ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. You can make your own and customise to your flavor preferences, or you can use store bought.
Rolled oats. I recommend rolled oats over other types of oats because of the way it interacts and absorbs the liquid.
Eggs. In a lot of my baked oats recipes like my biscoff raspberry baked oatmeal, I will use one egg and one banana. You can substitute for each other (e.g. one egg, one banana; two eggs; or two bananas)
Milk. You can use milk of your choice.
Molasses and brown sugar. These are the underlying flavour-powers. You can adjust or omit if you don't like the full strength.
If you omit the brown sugar, I do recommend adding another sweetener.
Please check the recipe card for full list of ingredients and quantity.
How to make gingerbread baked oatmeal
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, protein powder (if using), chia seeds, gingerbread spice (ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves), and brown sugar. Stir until well mixed.
Step 2: Then add the wet ingredients and mix well with the dry ingredients until combined.
Step 3: Pour the gingerbread oatmeal mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly. Bake for 30-50 minutes (depending on how cakey you want it), or until the top is set and slightly golden. A toothpick inserted in the centre should come out mostly clean with a few crumbs
Step 4: Let the gingerbread baked oatmeal cool for a few minutes before slicing. Enjoy warm, or add toppings like Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, or a sprinkle of extra cinnamon for extra holiday flair. I like adding homemade gingerbread people to really amp up the gingerbread breakfast theme.
My Top Tip
Enhance the gingerbread flavour: For an even bolder gingerbread taste, feel free to add an extra pinch of ground ginger or cinnamon. If you love warm spices, this can make the oatmeal feel even more festive!
Meal prepping baked oats
Gingerbread baked oatmeal is an ideal meal prep option that can be prepared in advance.
I recommend slicing into individual servings and mix-and-matching your toppings for a balanced breakfast. I recommend yogurt and some fresh berries!
They'll last 4-5 days in the fridge.
Reheating
Reheat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds or in the oven at a low temperature until warmed through.
If serving the gingerbread oatmeal with toppings like yoghurt and berries, make sure to add these after warming up (or you could have it cold - which is perfect for the Australian summer)
Freezing
There's a number of ways you can freeze baked oats. Wrapping them as close as possible is the best way to keep them fresh and away from freezer burn. I have a whole post on freezing oatmeal if you want more tips and tricks.
If you want more meal prep information, check out my Meal Prep for Beginners post and my Meal Prep Basics E-Book.
Other Christmas breakfast recipes
Or, you can have a browse through my Christmas breakfast recipes for more delicious eats.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do - Love & Pasta, Lauren x
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Recipe
Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal
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Equipment
- Square Baking Dish, approx. 22cm
Ingredients
Gingerbread spice (store bought or make own)
- 5 g (1 tablespoon) ground ginger
- 5 g (1 tablespoon) ground cinnamon
- 3 g (1 teaspoon) allspice
- 3 g (1 teaspoon) ground cloves
Gingerbread baked oatmeal
- 170 g (2 cups) rolled oats
- 60 g (½ cups) flour
- 60 g (½ cups) protein powder, optional (see note 1)
- 2 eggs, (subs note 2)
- 60 g (½ cups) chia seeds
- 310 g (1 ¼ cups) milk , (subs note 3)
- 60 g (¼ cups) molasses
- 50 g (¼ cups) brown sugar
Instructions
Prepare
- Preheat oven. Set the oven to 340°F / 170°C and grease a medium baking dish to prevent sticking.
- Mix together wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 310 g (1 ¼ cups) milk , 60 g (¼ cups) molasses.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well: 60 g (½ cups) flour, 60 g (½ cups) protein powder, 60 g (½ cups) chia seeds, 50 g (¼ cups) brown sugar, 5 g (1 tablespoon) ground ginger, 5 g (1 tablespoon) ground cinnamon, 3 g (1 teaspoon) allspice, 3 g (1 teaspoon) ground cloves, 170 g (2 cups) rolled oats
Bake
- Transfer the mixture to the baking dish, spreading it evenly.
- Bake for 30-50 minutes, depending on desired texture (See Note 4), until the top is set and golden. A toothpick should come out mostly clean with a few crumbs.
- Let cool briefly before slicing. Enjoy warm with toppings like Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, or a sprinkle of cinnamon.
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