Personalized Baked Steel Cut Oat Cups will make everyone in the family happy!
Yes I know what your thinking.......This looks so very similar to my most popular recipe, Personal Sized Baked Oatmeal with Individual Toppings all over Pinterest, BUT there are some simple changes I made from the original per reader requests. 🙂
So here are the differences:
- Steel cut oats versus rolled oats
- chia seeds versus flaxseed
- reduction of amounts used overall
- Layered batter/filling effect versus just topping
Moral of the story.....It is really just personal preference of whichever you like better. I had many requests to work my original recipe with steel cut oats and also to use chia seeds so this is what I came up with.
I love both!
But just an FYI: The texture of these will NEVER be the consistency of making steel cut oats on the stove or in the crock pot. They will have a chewy texture, but it doesn't mean they are undercooked, that is the way baking them like this will make them. I eat them warm in a bowl with a fork.
This is the middle, the filling part. Can you see that very special one I made just for me, bottom, second from left? Oh yes, you ARE guessing correctly.
Covered here with more batter and desired toppings.
After placing filling into cupcake liners, cover only a few at a time with batter so you don't forget what you placed inside. Ha Ha, 'cause I ALMOST did forget! Especially NOT good if you have children allergic to certain ingredients!
My filling/topping ingredients:
- blueberries/shredded unsweetened coconut
- raspberry/chocolate chip
- dried unsweetened cherries/granola
- sunflower seeds
- mango
- all natural peanut butter,no sugar added/ unsweetened, all-natural jam (pic below)
Oh yes, PB&J Baked Oatmeal is fantastic, unfortunately I only made one for myself to try it. AND.I.WILL.MAKE.IT.AGAIN.
But the hubby thought it sounded gross and I'd like to know your thoughts.
Gross or YUM?
How can you not want to eat THAT for breakfast or a snack, I mean really 🙂
Here's the nutrition info for the PB&J Baked Steel Cut Oat cups if you are interested in making them.
Additional Notes:
I expected to make only about 12 since I had reduced the amount of oats from my original personal sized baked oatmeal which uses rolled oats, but I got 16 instead. I probably could have filled them more then I did and got less, but it is what it is ...... I'm fine with more anyway. Hope you won't mind either!
So I'd love to hear from you if you've made my original recipe using rolled oats and also if you try this recipe which you prefer, let me know!
Don't forget....... Gross or Yum to the PB&J idea?
Can't find the QUICK steel cut oats? You can use regular and soak them, here's the recipe: Individual Steel Cut Oat Cups [Pre-soaked, No Sugar]
Nutrition Info {plain, no filling or topping}
- 1 banana, mashed
- ½ cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups milk ( I used 1%)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 ½ cups [QUICK ]steel cut oats ( I used Trader Joe's Brand, do not need to soak)
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon [url href="www.iherb.com/p/5270?rcode=yaj035" target="_blank"]stevia powder[/url] or use ½ cup honey
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl mix together, oats, chia seeds, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, stevia.
- In another bowl mix together banana, applesauce, egg, vanilla, and milk. If you are using honey instead of stevia, add it to the wet ingredients now.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix to combine.
- Spray cupcake liners with cooking spray.
- Place 1 tablespoon of batter into liners, add desired filling ingredients, pour more batter, top with desired toppings.
- Bake for 30 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean.
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Alisha
Yes we freeze them all the time!
Stacy
These are devine! I veganized mine by using flax & water in place of egg. One of these, one quinoa & diced veggie muffin, one piece of fruit and I'm out the door with a complete breakfast in hand in 30 seconds. Thanks for the recipe!
Mindy
Can you substitute almond milk for 1%? Also, can you use greek yogurt instead of the smashed banana?? I'm going to try this recipe - I need a fast, healthy breakfast and this might be it!!
Brenda
You can sub almond milk for the 1%. Not sure about the banan sub as I haven't tried it but it might work fine. let me know!