Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal

Looking for a meal prep breakfast that's filling, and feels like a treat even with all of the healthy components? Look no further than my Peanut Butter & Jelly Baked Oatmeal! You can make the batter all in one bowl, and bake it in a little over 20 minutes. It keeps all week for an easy breakfast option!

Why not throw it back to childhood with a PB&J flavored oatmeal bake? Yep, this recipe is an absolute keeper. It's one bowl and pretty hands-off as far as baking. Simply dump everything in a mixing bowl and pour it into a baking dish or a cast iron like me, and you're done! The cute strawberry preserves swirl design on top is a bonus.

Ingredients

• 1-Minute Oats: The quick oats work fine for this recipe. We don't want them to absorb too much liquid, and the steel-cut oats take a lot longer to soften up.
• PB Powder*: This is my hack for peanut butter taste with less calories! You can add peanut butter powder straight to the batter. If you don't have that, it's fine to melt some already-made peanut butter and add that instead.
• Maple Syrup: To keep this as naturally-sweetened as possible, we're going to use a touch of maple syrup as our sweetener. You also get a good sweet flavor from the jam!
• Almond Milk: We always use non-dairy milk in our house! However, regular milk, oat, soy, etc. will be fine.
• Strawberry Preserves: It's not pb&j without the j! I love using preserves over jam; I feel the texture lends better in this recipe. For a quick homemade version, try my recipe for strawberry jam here.

How to Meal Prep PB&J Baked Oats

This oatmeal bake lasts well in the fridge, so you can make a batch at the beginning of the week to cut down on your breakfast prep time each morning. Anything to cut down on my morning routine is a win for sure. A slice of this and your morning hot coffee or tea? *chefs kiss*

1. Start out by mixing all of your wet ingredients - the almond milk, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, vanilla extract, and egg. If you're using melted peanut butter instead of pb powder, add this in during this step.
2. Once the wet ingredients are whisked, add in your dry ingredients. This is your oats, pb powder (if you didn't use peanut butter in step 1), baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
3. You should have a pretty loose batter. If you need to add a bit more milk to loosen it up, feel free.
4. In a sprayed or lined baking pan, add half of the oatmeal batter.
5. Drop half of your fruit preserves onto the batter, then swirl them throughout the pan using a spoon.
6. Add the remaining batter to the top, then repeat the swirling with the remaining preserves.
7. Bake for about 20-22 minutes. That's it! I like to serve with a touch more melted peanut butter and jelly drizzle on top.

Peanut butter and jelly baked oatmeal is the theme for today, but I'm imagining so many different flavor combinations, too… a cinnamon roll baked oatmeal anyone? Apple pie? Or what about a peach cobbler variation? Drop some suggestions in the comments for me to tackle next!

Variations/Substitutions

• Feel free to substitute and use your favorite jam flavors - like my recipes for homemade strawberry jam or homemade blueberry preserves... or try apple butter, blackberry preserves, or the classic grape jelly.
• Allergic to peanuts? Almond butter or sunflower butter is a great substitute!
• This can be sweetened with date caramel or agave instead of maple syrup.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal

Shani W.

PB&J loves, rejoice! With this easy recipe for Peanut Butter and Jelly Baked Oatmeal, you can now have your favorite flavors for breakfast in a quick and easy meal prep.

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Prep Time 8 minutes mins

Cook Time 22 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Servings 6 slices

Ingredients

  

• 1 ½ cup almond milk
• 3 tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 tbsp. coconut oil melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 ct. egg
• 2 cups 1-minute oats
• 2 tbsp. peanut butter powder if you don't have this, use ½ cup of melted peanut butter.
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch Salt
• ¾ cup strawberry preserves

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Add the almond milk, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and your egg to a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly until all ingredients are combined.

  If you're using melted peanut butter instead of peanut butter powder, add it in during this step.
• Pour in the oats, peanut butter powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and stir until thoroughly combined.
• Prepare a baking pan or cast-iron skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour half of your peanut butter oats mixture into the pan. Drop half of the preserves on top with a spoon and swirl to create a marble effect. Pour the rest of the oats mixture on top and repeat with the remaining preserves.
• Bake for 22 minutes. The oats should be golden brown.
• Slice and enjoy! Leftovers can be kept in the fridge and reheated in the microwave.

Keyword Breakfast, Meal Prep, One-Bowl

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The Coined Breakdown

• Total Cost per serving: $0.59
• Total Cost (6 slices): $3.53
• Those Other Guys: $6.99 per slice