A hot, filling breakfast, rich in fiber and that really tastes like dessert? This is exactly what the
Blueberry Cheesecake Baked Oatmeal. This dish is prepared in a large mold and cut into squares like a cake.
It consists of a base of oatmeal, milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla. All enriched with a cup of fresh or frozen blueberries. All baked with cream cheese and blueberry jam.
Allow around 15 minutes of active preparation, 1 hour 05 minutes in total and 8 servings, for a vegetarian, gluten-free and nut-free result. A recipe that honestly looks like a breakfast dessert.
Why This Baked Oatmeal Looks So Much Like Cheesecake
In the recipe, the oat mixture is poured into a 20 cm square mold. It rests for 15 minutes to thicken. Then we cover it with small dollops of cream cheese and blueberry jam.
A simple stroke of a knife creates a marbled pattern which, after 30 to 35 minutes of cooking at 180°C, gives a lightly golden top.
In the mouth, we find the chewiness of the oat flakes, the melting of the cream cheese and the tangy explosion of the blueberries.
Served warm, this dessert for breakfast
stands like a square of cake. But it holds much better than a classic piece of pastry thanks to the fibers in the oats.
A base designed for a healthy and practical breakfast
The ingredient list is kept very simple: oatmeal, whole milk, egg, unsalted butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, blueberries, cream cheese and blueberry jam. The oatmeal provides the fiber, the egg and milk the proteins and the jam the delicious side that can be easily adjusted according to your sugar tolerance.
Another advantage: the cooked dish can be kept for up to 1 week in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Tips and variations on blueberry cheesecake oatmeal
To stay as close as possible to the “cheesecake” spirit, it is best to keep the cream cheese well softened to obtain a smooth texture that is easy to marble. Blueberries can be fresh or frozen, making the dish doable all year round. Resting for 10 to 30 minutes after removing from the oven helps the oatmeal firm up without drying out.
Finally, this base lends itself well to adjustments. More protein by adding Greek yogurt to the batter. Or less sugar with a jam without added sugar. Even a plant-based version with plant-based milk and plant-based cream cheese.
This blueberry cheesecake-style baked oatmeal can become your routine that will replace industrial cereals in the morning.