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Wow… Did I just create my new favorite breakfast?
Yes, I did. And I think this Strawberry Coconut Baked Oatmeal will be your new favorite breakfast too if you love coconut and strawberries. It is really a breakfast dream come true. And if you don’t love coconut and/or strawberries, then be sure to read the modifications portion of this post!
I’ve made baked oatmeal many times in the past, and this is definitely my best baked oatmeal recipe yet! I’ve also made this Peach Baked Oatmeal and this Blueberry + Honey Baked Oatmeal. They’re both amazing, but this Strawberry Coconut Baked Oatmeal is the new favorite!
Ingredients
Oats – Use rolled oats. Use gluten-free certified if needed. I do not recommend steel cut oats, definitely just stick with rolled!
Coconut oil – To keep it moist as it cooks, plus to infuse a coconut flavor. If you don’t want a coconut flavor, use avocado oil.
Desiccated or shredded coconut – For extra coconut flavor + texture. Omit if you don’t want a coconut flavor.
Strawberries – I recommend using fresh. You can use other fresh fruit as well.
Eggs – To thicken it, keep it moist, and help it rise.
Milk of choice – Any should work here. I used 100% grass-fed, but any creamy nut milk should work well. You can use creamy cashew, or even a coconut milk.
Maple syrup – To sweeten it. You can also use honey, although I love the flavor of maple syrup for this combination. Honey has a stronger flavor, is a little thicker, and is a little sweeter – just keep all that in mind! It’ll still work great, but just gives a different result.
Vanilla extract – For flavor.
Almond extract – For flavor. Optional.
Baking powder – To help it rise.
Pink salt – For flavor.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8×8 baking dish with oil and set aside.
- Melt the coconut oil in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the rolled oats, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine.
- Pour the melted coconut oil into it and combine well.
- Fold in the desiccated coconut and half of the strawberries, saving the rest of the strawberries for the next step.
- Pour the mixture into the 8×8 baking dish. Top with the remaining sliced strawberries.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until the middle is set. A knife inserted into the center will come out mostly clean, with a few crumbs.
- Remove from the oven to cool for at least 10 minutes. If desired, you can sprinkle with more desiccated coconut, or drizzle melted coconut butter (not oil) one top.
- Enjoy! Please be sure to leave a comment and rating if you tried this recipe 🙂
Modifications
Although this Strawberry Coconut Baked Oatmeal is delicious as-is, here are some optional modifications if you like switching things up:
- Sub other fruit in place of the strawberries. Any berry will work, banana, peach, mango, etc.
- If you don’t want coconut flavor: Sub avocado oil or melted butter for the coconut oil and omit the desiccated coconut.
- Add slivered almonds for a nutty crunch and flavor. Or you could use chopped pecans or walnuts.
- Drizzle softened coconut butter over the baked oatmeal. Coconut butter is not oil! It is the meat of coconut ground up like a nut butter but has a more fudge or buttery paste consistency. To drizzle it over the oatmeal: Warm up a couple spoonfuls with a splash of milk and stir until it becomes a consistency that can you can drizzle over top of the oatmeal.
Other recipes you’ll love
Blueberry + Honey Baked Oatmeal
Blueberry & Roasted Pecan Granola
I hope you love this Strawberry Coconut Baked Oatmeal! Please leave a comment and review if you try the recipe. I would love to know what you think!
PrintStrawberry Coconut Baked Oatmeal
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Oven
Ingredients
Wet:
1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk of choice
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp pure almond extract (optional)
Dry Ingredients:
2 cups rolled oats – use gluten-free certified if needed
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp pink salt
1 2/3 cups (245g) sliced or chopped fresh strawberries, divided
1/3 cup desiccated or shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8×8 baking dish with oil and set aside.
- Melt the coconut oil in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Whisk until well combined.
- Add the rolled oats, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine.
- Pour the melted coconut oil into it and combine well.
- Fold in the desiccated coconut and half of the strawberries, saving the rest of the strawberries for the next step.
- Pour the mixture into the 8×8 baking dish. Top with the remaining sliced strawberries.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until the middle is set. A knife inserted into the center will come out mostly clean, but will have a few crumbs on it.
- Remove from the oven to cool for at least 10 minutes. If desired, you can sprinkle more desiccated coconut on top.
- Enjoy! Please be sure to leave a comment and rating if you tried this recipe 🙂
Notes
Modifications
Sub other fruit in place of the strawberries. Any berry will work, banana, peach, mango, etc.
If you don’t want coconut flavor: Sub avocado oil or melted butter for the coconut oil and omit the desiccated coconut.
Add slivered almonds for a nutty crunch and flavor. Or you could use chopped pecans or walnuts.
Drizzle softened coconut butter over the baked oatmeal. Coconut butter is not oil! It is the meat of coconut ground up like a nut butter but has a more fudge or buttery paste consistency. To drizzle it over the oatmeal: Warm up a couple spoonfuls with a splash of milk and stir until it becomes a consistency that can you can drizzle over top of the oatmeal.
I just made this for breakfast. It is amazing! I’m not a huge coconut fan, but this recipe had the perfect amount, and I will be making this regularly. I like that I can make it and throw it into the oven, get ready, then have this hot breakfast waiting when I’m done. It’s so much better than plain oatmeal.
This just made my day!! I’m so glad it hit the spot for you 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!