Easy Vegan Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal. Oats tossed with gingerbread spices, molasses, candied ginger and non dairy milk and baked to make moist gingerbread oat bars. Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe, can be nut-free.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 35 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups old fashioned oats (,use certified gluten-free if needed, see notes for substitution)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 tsp gingerbread spice (or 1 tsp gingerbread spice + 1/2 tsp cinnamon)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp chopped pecans or walnuts (, or omit for nutfree)
  • 1 tbsp coconut
  • 3 tbsp chopped candied ginger
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 3 tbsp light molasses ((or 2 tbsp dark molasses))
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 cup warm non dairy milk such as coconut or almond
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • optional add ins: chopped dates (,chocolate chips, dried fruit)

Method

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients from oats to chia seeds in a baking dish(9 by 9 inch or 8 by 10 inch or similar). Add dates or other optional add ins and mix in. Add the molasses, maple, non dairy milk and apple sauce and mix well. Let the mixture sit for 15 mins for the oats to soak in some of the liquid. Top the oatmeal with halved pecans(optional) or top with cinnamon sugar (2 teaspoons coconut sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon)
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F (180 c). Bake the oatmeal for 35 to 40 mins. Take the pan out of the oven, Brush some maple syrup so the pecans get a glaze.
  3. Cool for 10 mins, then Slice and serve with whipped coconut cream, yogurt, or maple syrup.
  4. Store: Store unbaked at step 4. Store the baked oatmeal in a closed container in the fridge for upto 4 days.
  5. Reheat: Reheat the refrigerated oatmeal in a microwave or in the oven for 10 mins or so to crisp

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.