If you are on the vegan side of Instagram, your explore page is probably FILLED with reels of baked oatmeal. I got so addicted to watching the videos of baked oatmeal, that I literally ordered ramekins off of Amazon just to hop on the trend! 

Baked oatmeal is so yummy because you can customize it AND it literally tastes like cake for breakfast. I found a recipe for birthday cake baked oatmeal on Instagram that I’ve been using (I’ll add it below! Go follow her account for more recipes @speedy.eatz) and it’s so good!!! They have all different kinds of baked oatmeal recipes on Instagram like cheesecake, tiramisu, carrot cake, etc. I made some tweaks to the recipe I found, like adding chocolate chunks (so it gets all melty and gooey after it’s baked), as well as adding vanilla soy creamer and almond butter to the actual batter. I didn’t have almond extract but I imagine that would take these oats to the next level.

I love to eat it with sliced strawberries as it adds a freshness to a warm baked dish. Depending on how long you bake it, it will either come out like warm oatmeal or more with a cake consistency. The longer you bake it, the longer it will be like cake (just make sure it doesn’t burn!)

Definitely try this to spice up your breakfast! Healthy cake for breakfast anyone?!