Apple spice oatmeal cake
This warm breakfast is tasty, filling, and kid-approved.
Make this quick, simple recipe that’s full of nutrients.
Enjoy this warm, comforting breakfast that’s great for overcast days. It can be made in advance and heated up in the morning for a quick weekday breakfast.
Double the recipe if you’d like. You can freeze half for a week when you need something quick.
You can swap the apples for blueberries or pears for variety.
Servings: 6
Cook time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus extra to sprinkle on top
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1/3 cup raisins
Wet ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 to 3 tablespoons brown sugar (or date puree)
- 1 large apple, chopped
- 1 egg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Stir wet ingredients in a second bowl.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and stir well.
- Spread mixture into 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Bake in oven for 25 minutes.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
Nutrition information (per serving)
- Calories: 220
- Total fat: 7 g
- Saturated fat: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Total carbohydrate: 34 g
- Dietary fiber: 5 g
- Total sugars: 13 g
- Protein: 6 g
Note: Nutrition information calculated using 2 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar.