Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Published on October 06, 2023
Quick Summary
Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal-this easy baked oatmeal is a breakfast favorite during the chilly fall months. Make a pan and reheat all week for an easy and healthy breakfast!
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Pin ItOatmeal is one of my favorite breakfasts, it is my go to. I eat it year around, but especially during the chilly fall and winter months. My favorite fall oatmeal is Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal.
If you like pumpkin and oatmeal, you are in for a real treat because this easy baked oatmeal is the BEST fall breakfast. The oatmeal is filled with warm spices, lots of pumpkin flavor and has the perfect amount of sweetness. It is cozy, comforting, and so delicious! A bowl will keep you full for hours.
Baked oatmeal is a great breakfast because you make it in ONE pan and then reheat it throughout the week. I love having a pan in the fridge, it is a breakfast lifesaver!
Table of Contents
Ingredients
- Oats– use old fashioned oats, not quick oats.
- Brown sugar– to sweeten the oatmeal.
- Salt– to bring out all of the flavors.
- Baking powder– to give the oats a lift in the oven.
- Pumpkin pie spice– a MUST for maximum pumpkin flavor.
- Milk– use your favorite milk!
- Pumpkin– use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Pure maple syrup– the pumpkin and maple are a match made in heaven.
- Egg– use a large egg.
- Butter– melted and slightly cooled. You can also use melted coconut oil.
- Vanilla extract– always use pure vanilla extract.
- Dried cranberries– optional, but they add a pop of color and sweetness!
How to Make Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×8 square baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
- In another medium bowl, whisk together the milk, pumpkin, maple syrup, egg, butter, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the milk mixture over the oats and stir until combined. Stir in the dried cranberries. Pour oat mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden and oatmeal is set. Let cool for 5 minutes. Spoon into bowls and serve warm.
Tips & Variations
- Make sure you use old fashioned oats. If you need the baked oatmeal to be gluten free, you can use gluten free oats.
- You can use regular milk or almond milk for this recipe. I like to use unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
- Use pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling. You can find canned pumpkin at any grocery store in the baking aisle.
- Instead of brown sugar, you can use coconut sugar. Or use all pure maple syrup.
- If you don’t want to use melted butter, you can use melted coconut oil. Both work great!
- Dried cranberries add a nice pop of color and sweetness. You can use raisins too or leave them out.
- You can also stir in chocolate chips if you want an extra special breakfast. Pumpkin and chocolate, always a good idea!
- You can easily double this baked oatmeal recipe if you are feeding a crowd!
How to Store & Reheat
How to Store: After the oatmeal has cooled, you can store it covered or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
How to Reheat: Reheat in the microwave or cover and warm up in a 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or until heated through. I like to add a splash of milk to make the oats extra creamy.
How to Freeze: To freeze, make sure the baked oatmeal is cooled completely. Cover tightly and freeze for up to 3 months. I like to cut the oatmeal into individual portions, wrap them in plastic wrap, and store in a freezer bag or container. This makes it easier to thaw and reheat. You can thaw in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
More Oatmeal Recipes
- Baked Oatmeal
- Blueberry Maple Baked Oatmeal
- Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
- Banana Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Baked Peach Almond Oatmeal
- Baked Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal
More Pumpkin Breakfast Recipes
- Healthy Pumpkin Muffins
- Pumpkin Overnight Oats
- Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies
- Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin French Toast
- Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups milk of your choice
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, cooled to room temperature (or coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×8 square baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
- In another medium bowl, whisk together the milk, pumpkin, maple syrup, egg, butter, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the milk mixture over the oats and stir until combined. Stir in the dried cranberries. Pour oat mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden and oatmeal is set. Let cool for 5 minutes. Spoon into bowls and serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
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Love baked oatmeal! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Yum yum! I love Quaker oatmeal!
I eat oatmeal everyday
Going to make this today! Yum
Perfect day to make this….cold and rainy! Will warm my tummy,make my house smell wonderful and great way to start a morning with Quaker oatmeal!
I love baked oatmeal…it’s so convenient!
I grew up eating oatmeal almost every day for breakfast. For a special treat my mom would add golden raisins and brown sugar. I still eat it almost every day and always have a stash at my desk for a quick snack.
You had me at pumpkin!! I absolutely adore baked oatmeal, so with this addition of those lovely fall flavors, I’m sure this is seriously delicious! Like you, we eat oatmeal every day, so this will be a great way to switch it up 🙂
Love oatmeal, love pumpkin…nuf said! 🙂
Pumpkin and cranberries in oatmeal?! Yum!!! Sounds like a perfect fall breakfast. I can’t wait to try it. I hope my 3yo will like it too.
I am looking forward to trying this recipe out!
We love oatmeal and this recipe looks great!
Awesome…looks yummy 🙂
This looks so good!!! I’m putting it on my meal plan for next week!
This looks delicious!
I eat oatmeal everyday and I love pumpkin..
We love oatmeal. Love your recipes and the blog!
I never liked oatmeal till this. it
Love oatmeal! Eat it almost everyday.
I’ve never made baked oatmeal, but this sounds good, and we have all the ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!
Delicious!
This pumpkin oatmeal looks so good! I will be making it soon!
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it!
I love oatmea! I’ve been doing overnight oats in mason jars the past couple weeks for breakfast and love it. This pumpkiny fall spin sounds perfect to try next!
I love oatmeal for breakfast! I can’t wait to try this recipe, it sounds super yummy!
Oatmeal is the base of my supply !! Can’t imagine a day without !! Impossible !!!
This baked oatmeal looks perfect and I love how it’s all ready in the morning!
Wow, without question, this looks like the ideal breakfast! Yum!
This looks great! I definitely want to give this a try!
I had no idea tomorrow is National Oatmeal Day, I love oatmeal for breakfast. As a matter of fact, I am eating my Quaker Oats right now!
I love anything with oatmeal…the pumpkin and maple syrup make this better. I am going to bookmark the off you go website and will revisit it often. Thank you!
Eating oatmeal as I read this! Thank you for all the recipes!
Looks wonderful! I think I’ll have to make it for breakfast tomorrow! Yum!
Yummy! I love starting my day with a warm bowl of oatmeal. Quaker Oats are a staple in our pantry for oatmeal, muffins, and other tasty treats!
My kids would gobble this up!
I have all these ingredients. I’m going to make this today.
This looks great! I’ve loved your other baked oatmeal recipes so will give this one a try.
My boys LOVE baked oatmeal before baseball games! It’s great for those early mornings when they have to be at the fields by 7:00 a.m. This will be perfect for this weekends games.
I eat pumpkin oatmeal every morning during the fall and winter–love it. Here’s my quick microwave version:
1/2 cup oats
1 tbs ground flax seed
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup fresh cranberries
2 tbs maple syrup
1/2 cup cashew milk + 1/2 cup water
few dashes of ground cinnamon
Place in large mug and microwave for 1:45 minutes.
I’ll have to try to make a big batch using your baked recipe, too! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love this idea! I just got into oatmeal a couple of months ago so I’m still exploring!
Baked oatmeal is my favorite! Can’t wait to try a pumpkin version.
This looks delicious! Such a perfect fall breakfast!
Loved this-used golden raisins instead of craisins. Oatmeal is the daily breakfast at our house also.
This sounds so delicious and fall-like. I’ll be making some soon!
I love oatmeal! Buy the giant size box at Costco, of Quaker old fashioned oats. Baked oatmeal is a favorite at our house. We ate several batches of peach baked oats during peach season. Also eat overnight oats during the summer, nice and cool and full of fruit. Yum!
Love pumpkin. Love oatmeal. This sounds great!
Sounds delicious and great for a healthy and filling breakfast!!!
This looks great. I find baked oatmeal is one (of the few) way to get my husband to eat oatmeal.
Yum pumpkin oatmeal. I will have to make this soon! Would love to win this giveaway!
I have oatmeal every single day! I love your baked oatmeal recipes with Quaker oats!! 🙂
My family would love this. Thanks for sharing!
Love the peanut butter & apple baked oatmeal, gonna make the pumpkin kind this weekend, thanks! Try adding chopped walnuts on top so they roast a bit.. so yummy!
What luck! I was looking for a warm and hearty breakfast recipe today, and this looks perfect! Thanks!
Love pumpkin season and baked oatmeal! This sounds great 🙂
Me and oatmeal anything is almost as sweet as two peas in their pod. This is a wonderful addition to my oatmeal Jones and will be enjoyed repeatedly.
I love baked oatmeal! This looks great!
This looks so good! :9
I love baked oatmeal. This is such a great fall breakfast!
LOVE this recipe Thanks!!
This recipe looks awesome. My daughter loves pumpkin oatmeal and I am sure she will love this!
Our boys love this oatmeal! I hope your daughter likes it too!
Oatmeal with pumpkin sound good. Have not used any pumpkin this fall.
I am an oatmeal fanatic! Many a time have I whipped up baked oatmeal, but this one—with the flavors of fall oozing out of every morsel—looks amazing!
This looks great – I love oatmeal and pumpkin!
Can’t wait to try this!!! 🙂
I can’t wait to try this!! Autumn yumminess!!
Love oatmeal, I make a big batch weekly and heat it up each day. Will make a batch of this soon.
That’s the way to do it! I hope you like this one!
I haven’t had baked oatmeal in years! This looks marvelous.
I eat oatmeal every day! This looks like amazing!
I love oatmeal in the winter, this would be great!
Making tonight!!
Yum! I think I will have that for lunch today!
It’s great anytime of the day!
I can smell it already. Looks like we’ll have a new Halloween morning tradition!
Mmmm. That sound really good. I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks for the recipe!
My kids love oatmeal! I can’t wait to try this!
I will most definitely be making this baked oatmeal! I have made several of your recipes and they have been absolutely delicious!!! I’ll add this one to my collection of favorites I’m sure! Thank you!
I am glad you are enjoying our recipes!
That looks really good, would it keep for several days in the fridge? I’m the only one who eats breakfast and I’d love to just make a batch for a few days.
Yes, you can keep it in the fridge and reheat all week! Enjoy!
I can’t wait to try to make this oatmeal. I love everything pumpkin!
I cannot remember the last time I had anything other than oatmeal for breakfast…& like me, my kids request it for lunch & dinner too! We love it!
i LOVE all things oatmeal and your recipe looks amazing. I will definitely will be making this before the weekend is over. Thanks for offering the giveaway!
Sounds amazing!
sounds yummy!
I love pumpkin in my oatmeal! This baked oatmeal looks AMAZING!! Thanks for the recipe.
Nothing better than pumpkin and oatmeal!
Love me some pumpkin oatmeal. Been eating instant Quaker oats since I was a child. Considering dressing up as the Quaker oat man for Halloween.
All made and waiting for us to enjoy tomorrow morning….thank you!
Your oatmeal looks great, we will try it this weekend. Thanks!
Looks delicious! I’ll have to try this soon!
I loved baked oatmeal- this looks divine!
Love baked oatmeal — can’t wait to try this! This is really perfect since I have some leftover canned pumpkin to use up. Think I’ll add some nuts for crunch.
This looks amazing!! ♡
Oatmeal is one of the few things my whole family loves. I love that everyone can personalize their own serving
This looks delicious! I was wondering if I could leave out the brown sugar?
Yes, but it won’t be as sweet.
Especially now when the weather turns chilly, our oats consumption rises significantly. I love breakfast recipes like this!
Yum! I love oatmeal in the fall!
I loved baked oatmeal – so easy to pack for breakfast at work.
Looks delicious!! Thanks for Sharing!! We love everything pumpkin in our home!!
I love oatmeal and craisins are one of my favorite toppings!!
Cannot wait to try this recipe! I enjoy oatmeal every morning.
I’ve never had baked oatmeal but it always looks so delish! I need to test it out!
I LOVE oatmeal, eat it everyday for breakfast with whatever fruit is in season!
This looks delicious!!!!
Wow! That recipe is a keeper! Thanks for offering the promotion.
This looks wonderful and I just cooked two pumpkins earlier today. Looks like this is breakfast for tomorrow! I’m wondering if the butter is necessary, or if the amount could be reduced. I’m on a very fat restricted medical diet.
I like to eat oatmeal often but i usually don’t have the time to make it. When I do though I’m super full and happy throughout the day. My favorite oatmeal is oatmeal with sweetened soymilk, cocoa powder, some peanut butter and a lot of bananas. It’s super yummy!
love this recipe!!
Cant wait to try this!
Now this is something I will definitely try!
Can’t wait to try this recipe out! My picky toddler is loving pumpkin right now; tis the season!
This looks delicious. Im going to make this Thanksgiving morning!
Making this tomorrow morning!
This recipe sounds delicious! We eat Quaker Oats for breakfast several times a week.
This looks amazing!! I love the combo of pumpkin and oats!!
sounds like a yummy breakfast for a cold morning!
Oatmeal for breakfast every single day! I never get tired of oatmeal – so many ways to make it delicious.
My husband and I have baked oatmeal as a special breakfast every Sunday morning…this is definitely going to be added to the rotation!
I just had a bowl of pumpkin baked oatmeal. It was excellent! I did have to bake it for 37 minutes and it looks a little “wetter” than the photos. My husband topped his with Chobani pear cinnamon Greek yogurt–why didn’t I think of that?! Quick and easy breakfast for a cold rainy morning.
I eat oatmeal every day! Love it!
I love oatmeal, and I love pumpkin! Making this is going to the top of my To-Do list!!!
I love oatmeal. Nothing like a good hearty bowl when the weather starts to get a bit cooler. This baked oatmeal sounds like a good way to make it and have it ready to go for weekday mornings.
We eat a good breakfast in the morning together and we all love oatmeal. Thanks for the chance 🙂
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Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal for our weekend breakfast, delish!
Yum! Your recipe looks awesome. It’s a great idea for Christmas morning breakfast
Looks delish and I can only imagine how good it smells – hoping to make a batch this weekend! 🙂
I had caramel apple craisin steel cut oats this morning, but now I’m wishing I had made this instead! I would love to win a bunch of goodies from Quaker, thanks for the chance!
Love baked oatmeal. This is a fun twist for fall.
I can’t wait to try it..
Yuuum! This seems like a recipe that I will definitely try! Love Quakers, and love oatmeal. 🙂
I will try this tonight! looks delicious!
Looks delicious! Please enter me in the contest.
Thanks for sharing all the yummy recipes!
Omg pumpkin and oatmeal together?? Why have I never thought of this? Looks delicious! So excited to try this recipe 🙂
I’m trying this recipe tonight. I am thinking it will make some great lunches for me at work this week. Instead of the cranberries, I’m going to try some dark chocolate chips and see how that works out. Have you tried that? Also, how many days are these typically good for? Thanks!
looks soooo good!! i make a big batch banana baked oatmeal every couple of days that i eat every morning!
Thanks for the recipe! Sounds interesting and delicious , but maybe i’ll try it with sweet potato instead of the pumpkin, since the is not my favorite.
We are huge oatmeal fans in my house and love adding fresh fruit.
I’m always looking for breakfast recipes and this is something both my girls will love.
Literally OBSESSED with oatmeal! Such a versatile, amazing, and delicious meal! This recipe looks awesome!
Thanks for the giveaway! Oatmeal is one of my favorite foods to eat for breakfast.
My family loves oatmeal. I admit its the instant flavor packet oatmeal but its better then none at all.
I had no idea about oatmeal day. We love oatmeal too, our favorite is peanut butter oatmeal. I am so making this pumpkin baked oatmeal for our Monday morning, thanks!
We love oatmeal, I had no idea it had a day!!! I am making your baked oatmeal for our Monday morning. Thanks!
Love the recipe baked pumpkin oatmeal
My family loves oatmeal. We make it for breakfast every morning. I just love that I can add lots of fruit, maple syrup, nuts and seeds; there is just so much variety!
I love pumpkin. I love oatmeal. I love the spoon that says “Love oatmeal.”
Cannot wait to try this. A perfect combination. Thanks!
awww sorry I missed the giveaway, but I’d definitely making some baked oatmeal…yumm!
This looks really good and something my kids would eat!
Our boys love it!
I made this over the weekend and I LOVE IT! I didn’t have pumpkin pie spice so I used all cinnamon. It has just the right amount of sweetness. I pinned it on my Pinterest board and will be making this over and over. Thanks for sharing!
Yay so glad you liked the oatmeal!
I made this last night. Doubled the recipe. It is totally yummy!!! Thank you!
Oatmeal, pumpkin and cranberries are some of my favorite flavors, can’t wait to combine them!
Made this for post-thanksgiving breakfast and it was so yummy. I’m always on the lookout for new baked oatmeal recipes – so glad I made this! Thanks!
Wanted to bring this to a morning meeting. I wonder how it would be to put it together the night before and just bake it in the morning. I would double the recipe. What do you think? Thanks!
The oats might soak up the milk if you put it in the pan the night before and wait to bake it. I have made it the night before and reheated in the morning and it tastes great!
Just found this recipe–since my granddaughter is a brand new associate in a top law firm, her hours are long and she frequently skips breakfast. She loves pumpkin so I will make this today and freeze it in individual portions for her. Looks delicious!
I hope she likes it!
This is baked and in my fridge tonight. I have to be at work at 6am and wanted an easy breakfast. It smelled really good hen it came out of the oven. I can’t wait for morning now. Goodnight.
Yay! Enjoy!
Super delicious!
I found this recipe and my wonderful hubby made it for us but we chose to make muffin cups for portion control. These are absolutely amazing and because we made them in a muffin tin they turned out crunchy and chewy on top and bottom. He also added the pecans to the top, so you get that crunchy element and then you find that little gem of a dried cranberry! SO good! P.S. I have celiac disease so we used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oats.
I don’t like oatmeal but I loved this! Thank You for sharing… Can’t wait for breakfast. My house smells so good.
A lover of all things pumpkin, I made this and loved it! Perfect amount of spice and sweetness, and it smelled like pumpkin pie as it was baking! The sweet tooth person in my house enjoyed it with a drizzle of maple syrup! Will be making again!
Really good. I did use egg replacer instead of the egg and almond milk/soy creamer instead of regular milk. It was a hit even though I forgot the butter. Definitely will make again.
Love this recipe! On workout mornings , I cut as a pumpkin bar with some tea. I also freeze it in individual bars/servings then heat it and add milk like traditional oatmeal .
Do you know the nutrition facts for this recipe?
This is so delicious! And the house smells so good while it’s in the oven. Thanks for the recipe!
Delicious! Next time I will double it, so it lasts longer.
Can this be made in advance? Can I prep The night before and just able in the morning? Also I’m going to try to use pumpkin spice almond beverage from Trader Joe’s and omit the sugar and spices, fingers crossed that works. Also don’t have dried cranberries on hand but have raisins.
Yes, you can make it in advance. Raisins will be good too!
How many servings does this make?
How long will it stay if refrigerated?
5 to 7 days
Delicious!! Plan on making this many more times. Thank you.
I felt like after a year of making this, I should probably leave a review. The BEST baked oatmeal. It’s amazing fresh or left over. I usually make a batch on Sunday night and it lasts me throughout the week. I love adding dark chocolate chips too!
Made numerous times – I add a scoop of protein powder. Any clue what the caloric content might be for this recipe?
Any clue what the caloric content might be for this recipe?
This looks fabulous! What adjustments would you make for using steel cut oats instead of oatmeal?
Thank you, Maria, for this recipe. I made it this morning. I happened to have pumpkin spiced maple syrup on hand! I only used 1 teas. butter and used skim milk. It was wonderful to have for breakfast and will have it for the next 5 days!
I am making the Apple Cinnamon baked Oatmeal next week!
Thanks, again!
Glad you are loving my baked oatmeal recipes!
I love the Blueberry baked oatmeal and I know I’ll love this one too. Anybody have suggestion for what to make with 1 1/2 c pumpkin after I use the 1/2 c for this recipe?
I have LOTS of pumpkin recipes:) Try my pumpkin chocolate chip bread, healthy pumpkin muffins, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, lots of pumpkin cookies, etc. Just search at the top of the site! Enter pumpkin, lots of recipes will come up!
Already made this twice in one week. We love it!
Perfect for fall!
I added an extra egg and chopped walnuts.
Oh the nuts is a great idea! I bet pecans would be good too with it. Thanks for the tip!
Fantastic! I made this last night and doubled ingredients for 9×13 pan and it was done in 35min. Left out dried cranberries and was low on milk, so did half milk half water. It was amazing!! My kids who are 4, 5, and 8 loved it and we did too. Will absolutely make again. Already sent recipe to family and a friend! Thank you!!!
I made this for my family over the holidays and it was a huge hit! Literally, everyone asked for the recipe.
Love this recipe! It’s so versatile! I add flax seed, brewers yeast, and chia seeds and it’s a great, easy make ahead breakfast for breastfeeding! I also like adding dried sour cherries!
What is the different between can pumpkin pie filling from pure pumpkin?
Pumpkin pie filling adds sugar and spices. You want pure pumpkin, JUST pumpkin.
Oh okay Thank you Maria Lichty I didn’t think about that.
Delicious! Do you have the nutritional information?
I love this recipe. This is a fall breakfast staple in our house. It’s so easy to throw together and the whole family loves it. The sweeteners can easily be adjusted to suit personal tastes (I use 1 Tb. maple syrup and coconut brown sugar). We prefer the tartness of cranberries, as written, but also like to throw in some pecans and/or walnuts. The oatmeal reheats well for a quick and easy weekday morning breakfast!
It is the perfect fall breakfast.
My family makes this recipe for every holiday and sometimes as a “just because” treat in the fall and winter. Delicious and filling!
I am so glad you love it!