These air fryer baked oats are the perfect breakfast on the go, and they take just minutes to make and bake.
You'll need just a few ingredients to make this naturally low sugar, low fat breakfast recipe:
- dried fruit
- oats
- cinnamon
- salt
- baking powder
- milk
- egg
- honey or maple syrup
And bringing the ingredients together could not be simpler, with just a couple of quick steps.
You'll soak the dried fruit in hot water for 10 minutes, measure the dry ingredients into a bowl and stir, then add the wet ingredients including the fruit and stir again, then spoon into a baking tin, pop into the air fryer and bake!
The cinnamon and fruit gives these oatmeal squares the most wonderful flavour and the oats, milk and egg combine to a give a lovely, just set texture to the oats.
Read on for the full recipe with detailed instructions and a helpful photograph for every step. And if you have any questions, just leave me a comment. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 100 g dried fruit e.g. sultanas, raisins, cherries, apple pieces
- 150 g oats gluten free if required
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Small pinch salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 150 ml whole milk
- 1 medium free range egg beaten
- 45 ml honey or maple syrup
Instructions
Put the fruit in a bowl and cover with approximately 100ml (1/2 cup) of boiled water. Leave to soak for 15 minutes, then drain.
Put the oats, cinnamon, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
Mix together.
Add the milk, egg, honey and soaked fruit.
Stir to combine.
Spoon the mix into the greased baking tin.
Set the air fryer to 160C/320F and bake for 20 minutes until well browned.
Allow to cool completely, then tip out of the tin and cut into 16 equal pieces.
Enjoy hot or cold.
They're like little bites of fruity cinnamon porridge you can take with you on the go!
Once you've given my recipe a go, I'd love you to come back and leave a comment letting me know how yours turned out.
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Air Fryer Baked Oats Recipe
Ingredients
- 100 g dried fruit e.g. sultanas, raisins, cherries, apple pieces
- 150 g oats gluten free if required
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Small pinch salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 150 ml whole milk
- 1 medium free range egg beaten
- 45 ml honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Put the fruit in a bowl and cover with approximately 100ml (1/2 cup) of boiled water. Leave to soak for 15 minutes, then drain.
- Put the oats, cinnamon, salt and baking powder in a bowl and mix together.
- Add the milk, egg, honey and soaked fruit and stir to combine.
- Spoon the mix into the greased baking tin.
- Set the air fryer to 160C/320F and bake for 20 minutes until well browned.
- Allow to cool completely, then tip out of the tin and cut into 16 equal pieces. Enjoy hot or cold.
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