Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole with Blueberries, Maple & Almonds is packed with flavour and nutrition. This can easily be made gluten and dairy free too.
Rise and shine. Time to get up!! When the alarm clock goes off, do you jump out of bed? Do you hit the “snooze” button?
I will be the first one to admit I am NOT a morning person. Well, let’s say before 8:00 a.m. Yes, I am up much earlier than that, but my brain doesn’t function till I’ve had my morning coffee (or two).
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
We have all heard this for years. You can likely remember your grandmother saying it to you, I know I do. For the “up and at it people”, they can’t wait to eat. For the “slow risers”, breakfast takes a back seat to coffee.
My grandparents grew up on farms. Getting up early was normal, EVERYDAY, even on weekends. Chores had to be done. Baba was in the kitchen early. We all know fresh bread is made in the morning.
Do you have a favourite breakfast food?
Most households have busy mornings. Going to work, dropping the kids off at daycare or school. Breakfast usually means “fast”, like in you don’t have a lot of time to eat. Having things ready ahead of time sure speeds things up in the morning.
Oatmeal is a great way to start the day. It keeps you full, contains vitamins, minerals and is heart healthy. This Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole with Blueberries, Maple & Almonds is easy to prepare.
Make ahead breakfasts
If you are like me, I am all about “make ahead” breakfasts. Ready and waiting makes mornings that much easier. Less time making breakfast means more time actually eating breakfast.
It is easy to make this delicious dish on the weekend. You can even make it for brunch Sunday morning and have the leftovers for quick, hearty meals during the week.
Easily substitute the regular oats for gluten free oats. Replace the milk with a non dairy option. If you don’t have fresh berries, frozen work great too.
What is your go-to weekday breakfast?
Cereal, eggs, smoothies?
Toast and coffee?
Nothing??
Since a good breakfast is so important, we all must make the effort to start the day right. It is a proven fact that children function much better when they eat a healthy, nutritious breakfast. Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole with Blueberries, Maple & Almonds is the perfect way to start your day, any day of the week.
How are you going to make your weekday mornings easier? Having breakfast waiting for you is a great way to save precious time, and ensure you and your family get off to a great, healthy start.
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Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole with Blueberries, Maple & Almonds
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen) (if using frozen, partially thaw)
- 2 cups milk (regular or non dairy)
- 1/2 cup maple sugar
- additional berries (for garnish)
For topping:
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup maple sugar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350º F.
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Spray and 8x8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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In a large bowl, combine all ingredients (except toppings) and mix well.
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Pour into prepared baking dish.
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Sprinkle on the toppings.
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Bake for 35-40 minutes.
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Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
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Cut into squares. Place into serving bowl.
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(optional) Serve with additional milk and fresh berries.
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ENJOY!!
Recipe Notes
You can easily replace the oats with gluten free oats, and the milk with non dairy options. Sweeten with maple syrup or honey instead of the maple sugar.
This is perfect made on the weekend for brunch. Leftovers are great for easy, healthy breakfast throughout the week.
Frozen berries can be used in place of fresh berries.
I could definitely eat this for breakfast – yum!
Hope you give it a try.
I eat oatmeal just about every morning. I’m going to have to give this version a try!
Makes for easy and stress free mornings.
I’ve never made oatmeal like this. Looks really delicious! And pretty too!
Makes for really easy mornings.
This sounds .delicious. Making a batch of these for breakfast is a great way to do it. I have oatmeal almost every morning, but this make once eat many times dish makes it super easy.
Adds a bit of variety to the week as well.
Wow! What a brilliant idea to put breakfast into one casserole dish! I love the simplicity of this recipe! This is definitely my kind of one dish breakfast. Can’t wait to try this!
Makes mornings so much easier.
this would be an awesome breakfast! I love the combination of fruit, nut and oats.
Yes it makes for a tasty morning.
This breakfast bake looks wonderful!
Easy, delicious and so nutritious.
Looks so delicious! I love make ahead breakfasts!
Saves so much time in the mornings.
Drooling…am I drooling?! Yep, I am. Seriously, could this recipe be any easier? And I LOVE every single healthy ingredient. Thanks for sharing! #pinned
Well thanks so much. Sure hope you give it a try…I’m sure you will love it.
Ok, can I just say that I LOVE that you made this into a casserole! It’s perfect for those busy weekday mornings!
Yes it makes for easy and delicious mornings.
I am a huge fan of casseroles because you can feed a crown and will still have leftovers! Yours looks delicious
It makes for easier weekday mornings that’s for sure.
I agree, breakfast is so important! And this oatmeal casserole looks amazing!!
It sure is…I make it quite often.
Gloria this sounds and looks good! It never dawned on me to make baked oatmeal. I have so many ideas running through my head now. I am also not a morning person. I think I need to buy a coffee maker. Some mornings I struggle to get myself together and coffee always makes me feel better. Thanks for sharing!
The options and combinations are endless with this casserole. Sometimes I just use of leftover fruits…and it works great.
Oatmeal is a favorite breakfast in our household. We generally cook it in the slow cooker so that it is ready when we hop out of bed, but I’m loving the idea of mixing it up a bit and baking it.
It works so well in this tasty casserole.
Breakfast is my favourite meal! While my friends were getting hopped up on boxed cereal we had from scratch oatmeal and a side of healthy protein. This looks delightful!
Prefect and makes mornings so much easier.
I have to have breakfast to start my day. All my favorite things in this recipe.. Oats, blueberry, maple. almonds.. You got me.!!! I have to try.. Thanks for the recipe
It is almost like having dessert for breakfast.
How delicious, I love blueberries and almonds so I’ve definitely got to try this. Thanks for sharing.
This is such a great way to start the morning.
pinning this for mornings at our cabin
Perfect for any morning…home or at the cabin/cottage.
I love a crunch in my dessert! plus with blueberries… result is HEAVEN! GReat job!
Thanks so much. Makes mornings that much easier.
I love porridge in the morning, and this one looks sensational!
We love it.
Not an oatmeal fan but you got me at bluberries.
This is so delicious…perfect for busy mornings.
I adore blueberries and this sounds delicious!
We think it is.
I love love baked oatmeal. I haven’t made any in a while so I think I should get on that this weekend. I have some fresh blueberries I could use for this. Thanks!
I think I need to make this again…we love it.
Sounds like we have a lot in common when it comes to mornings – I always have breakfast, but never until after coffee! Your Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Casserole looks wonderful – I hope to give it a try soon!
LOL…yes coffee before ANYTHING!!
This looks so delicious! Breakfast casseroles are usually so overloaded with potatoes, bacon, cheese, etc – I love what a fresh and healthy take this is on something that is still worthy of serving guests for brunch.
Healthy, nutritious and so delicious.
I never imagined such a breakfast casserole before. You just opened up my mind to new things
It is so good.
Beautiful breakfast meal! Blueberries are one of my favorites, especially with oats.
It sure is a great combination.
I’m definitely one of those people who just out of bed first thing in the morning and start looking for breakfast! I always have oatmeal every single morning, but this recipe will make a nice twist to how I usually have it.
This makes mornings so easy.
Looks delicious, and I love that it’s made without eggs! We have egg allergies in our house so we get excited when we find baked recipes without them 🙂
Yes…it sort of reminds me of “dessert” for breakfast.
I am a morning person. And this looks like a perfect way to start the day.
Hope you give it a try.
Pinned this! 🙂 I love oatmeal and blueberries! This is packed with so many healthy foods and looks so yummy!
Yes healthy and nutritious for sure.
I’ve never seen this type of breakfast casserole before but it sounds delicious!
That is sure is. Hope you give it a try.
I haven’t ever had a breakfast casserole with oatmeal but this looks absolutely delicious. Love it!
Hope you give it a try. Makes for some tasty, easy mornings.
Well, you are living up to your blog name — this indeed looks super yummy! Add to that, the make-ahead option and I am happy, Happy, HAPPY.
🙂
Traci
Hope you give it a try. Thanks for stopping by.
I love breakfast casseroles and this one looks delicious! Nice change from all the bacon, cheese, and egg varieties. Thanks for sharing!
Try to get a little healthier….and still have something delicious.
Oh My this looks heavenly. I love a good casserole and anything with fruit . I am making this for sure. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.
It is good…and the leftovers are awesome.
That looks delicious – and so healthy and filling. It has lots of my favorite ingredients in there!
Hope you give it a try.
I am not a big breakfast eater but this has me drooling! I can’t wait to try the recipe!
If I don’t have to think about it….I will usually eat it.
This looks great Gloria, I would love, love to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Hope you give it a try Fred.
This looks so wonderful and healthy! I love blueberries so I am going to give this recipe a try very soon!
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
What a yummy breakfast casserole. I am always looking for new breakfast ideas. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
You are welcome…hope you give it a try.
THis looks so delicious. We love berries in our house and this would be a perfect combination for a filling breakfast.
Any berry would would great for sure.
Sounds like the perfect breakfast and the perfect way to start the day! It takes me a while to be fully functional in the morning.
Yup…coffee has to kick in first.
Oh I love everything about this! This looks perfect for these cold winter mornings to warm me up!
Easy mornings are so much more enjoyable.
Can this be prepared the night before? and then baked
I have never tried it that way…but I don’t see why it would not work. You might want to add more liquid since it will be absorbed as it sits in the fridge overnight. If you try it, please let me know how it turns out. Sounds like a great idea.