Set yourself up for a winning (and tasty) day with Blueberry Baked Protein Oats, an easy breakfast to make early in the week and reheat, as needed. Each hearty serving has 290 calories, 39 carbs, 7g fat and 21g protein.

I feature LOTS of oat and grain bakes on this site, the variations are endless — see my Mix & Match Master recipe! That master oat bake recipe makes a big batch (9-12 servings) and that’s fantastic if you have a big family or available freezer for meal prep. However, if you don’t have either — don’t fret! This blueberry oat bake recipe is half-sized, making 4 servings, which will stay fine in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 6 days.

Blueberry Protein Oatmeal Bake Tips

This half-batch oat bake recipe cooks up perfectly in a traditional loaf pan, measuring about 9.5″ x 5″ — or any other 1.5 quart casserole dish.

It’s easy to double, just pour ingredients into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish, and cook for the same amount of time.

Berries: I prefer to use fresh blueberries, but frozen can be substituted. You will get a little more juice “bleed” from the frozen, but it doesn’t affect the taste. You can also substitute the same amount of fresh or frozen raspberries or chopped strawberries.

Oat Type: This recipe is specifically designed for steel cut oats. Do not substitute old-fashioned, “rolled” oats or instant-oats. However, you CAN substitute half of the steel cut oats for uncooked (rinsed) quinoa! I have done this many times and the blueberry protein oatmeal texture is amazing!

Watery Appearance: Prior to cooking the mixed-up ingredients will look very watery, almost sloshy. Don’t worry — all that liquid gets absorbed as the grains bake in the oven. If it still looks a little watery after the cooking time has passed, then it’s not quite done — let it go 5 or 10 more minutes.

Protein Powder Selection: Use an unflavored or vanilla protein powder — whey, pea protein, and even collagen powder will all work well. In fact, this time I used Collagen from Great Lakes Wellness — a brand I’ve used for nearly 10 years. Happy to share my Great Lakes Wellness discount code with you — it’s THEFITFORK100ff to save 10% on your order.

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Blueberry Steel Cut Oat Bake with Protein

Blueberry Steel Cut Oat Bake with protein is sweet, simple, make-ahead goodness. 290 cal per serving, 21 g protein, healthy whole grain carbs. Perfect fuel runs and workouts.

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk 2%
• 1 cut water
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese 2%
• 1/3 cup vanilla protein powder or collagen powder
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp liquid stevia drops
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Rinse berries(if fresh), place in standard loaf pan.
3. Whisk egg, add milk, water, cottage cheese.
4. Stir in protein powder until absorbed, then add chia seeds and steel cut oats.
5. Add salt, stevia, vanilla, stir well.
6. Pour in loaf pan with blueberries. It will seem very runny, but don’t worry, the liquid gets absorbed during baking.
7. Bake at 350 for 65 to 70 minutes or until set.
8. Let cool 10 minutes before cutting into 4 pieces.