TikTok Baked Oats (3 Ways) – Oven, Air Fryer, Instant Pot

You can have your cake and eat it too – for breakfast! Delicious and cake-like baked oats is the latest craze in TikTok recipes. You are going to love this easy baked oats recipe.

Suitable for gluten free and vegetarian diets. 

We all know that oatmeal is good for our health. Oatmeal can help us lose weight, keeps our hearts pumping, and can help to lower cholesterol. This gluten-free food is undoubtedly healthy, but its texture can be a bit off-putting for many people. Enter TikTok Oats.

TikTok recipes are changing the way we cook, and blended oats are the newest craze. One bite, and you’ll understand what the hype is all about. Oatmeal, milk, and a few other ingredients you will find in your pantry are blended together until smooth and then baked in your oven, air fryer, or Instant Pot.

Blended oatmeal has an incredible cake-like texture that everyone will love, and it’s easy to customize and change this recipe so you never get bored. Even if you think you don’t like oatmeal, this recipe is worth trying. You are going to love these baked oats.

WHY YOU’LL ♡ THIS

• Cake for Breakfast – This oatmeal has an appealing cake-like texture.

• Adaptable – Cook these in your favorite appliance – oven, air fryer, or Instant Pot. 

• Made to Order – Cooked in individual cups, so it’s easy to customize each bowl. 

HOW TO MAKE BLENDED BAKED OATS (TIKTOK OATS)

Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.

1. Preheat oven to 350F / 180C / gas 4 and lightly oil two 8oz oven-safe ramekins.

2. Add oats, milk, banana, egg, maple syrup, baking powder, and salt into a blender and blend for 30 seconds until combined.

3. Stir in half of the chocolate chips and pour the batter into two greased ramekins. 

4. Then top each with remaining chocolate chips. 

5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the oats comes out clean.

6. Let cool slightly then serve with desired toppings.

HOW TO MAKE INSTANT POT TIKTOK OATS

Get full ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.

1. Make the batter and prepare the ramekins as above, then cover loosely with foil.

2. Pour 1 cup (250ml) of water into Instant Pot insert, place trivet, and place foil-covered ramekins on a trivet.

3. Cover the pot and set the valve to seal, select the pressure cook (or manual) function at high pressure for 16 minutes.

4. When done, turn off the Instant Pot and allow for a complete natural pressure release (NPR) before opening.

Note: Cooking times do not include the time it takes for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure. 

HOW TO MAKE TIKTOK OATS IN AIR FRYER

1.  Preheat the air fryer to 350F / 180C.

2. Prepare the batter and ramekins the same as above.

3. Place the ramekins into the air fryer. 

4. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Note: Air Fryer temperatures can vary, so cooking times are an estimate. 

EXPERT TIPS

• Use a high-powered blender to get the best cake-like texture. 

• Be sure to grease the ramekins well so the oatmeal doesn’t stick to the sides. 

• Select oven-proof ramekins.

• When doubling or tripling the recipe, you can bake it in a cake pan and slice individual servings as you would a cake.

DELICIOUS VARIATIONS

• Vegan Baked Oats – Use an egg replacer such as a flax egg or add an additional ¼ cup of plant based milk. 

• Add Spices – Warm spices like cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice add a lovely flavor. 

One of the best things about this recipe is that you can completely customize each serving. Begin with the base recipe found in the recipe card below and make a few adjustments like these suggestions:

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY BAKED OATS

Begin with the base batter, which consists of  1 cup oats, ½ cup milk of your choice, 1 ripe banana, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and process in a blender until smooth.

Discard two tablespoons of batter and fill the ramekins with half of the remaining batter. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon of jelly and 2 teaspoons of peanut butter finishing with the remaining batter. Bake according to your desired method. 

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BAKED OATS

Begin with the base batter of 1 cup oats, ½ cup milk of your choice, 1 ripe banana, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Add 2-3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa and process in a blender until smooth. Bake according to your desired method. 

MAKE AHEAD AND STORAGE

Prep Ahead – The dry ingredients can be prepared in advance and stored in zip-top bags to make fixing breakfast almost effortless. These individual oatmeals can be baked in advance and store covered in the fridge until ready to reheat. 

Store – Cover and store leftover baked oatmeal in the fridge for up to a week.