Hearty Baked Oatmeal Protein Squares

These hearty baked oatmeal protein squares are fabulous for a quick breakfast or an afternoon snack. I keep them frozen in individual baggies so that they are ready to go after 30 seconds in the microwave.

The trick to packing these baked oatmeal squares with protein is a few simple ingredients: protein powder, greek yogurt, and eggs.

I use an all-natural protein powder by Tera’s Whey. It doesn’t have any added ingredients other than whey and sunflower lecithin.

For the Greek yogurt, I simply use Fage 0% from the grocery store. You can use any Greek yogurt you prefer, but the 0% is required to get the macros listed here.

For gluten-free, simply make sure the oats are gluten-free to your needed level. Costco sells gluten-free oats if you need an inexpensive option. Amazon sells gluten-free oats as well.

If you cut them into 24 portions, the macro breakdown on these is roughly 15.1 g protein, 18.5 g carbs with 1.6 g fiber, and 2.9 g fat. If you change any ingredients or any amounts, these macros will change.

If you are looking for some other breakfast options packed with protein I love my protein pancake recipe too.

Making the Baked Oatmeal

Start by adding the wet ingredients to a large bowl.

Stir or mix until wet ingredients are well combined.

The ingredients should be fairly smooth — I don’t love large chunks of bananas, so I like using the mixer to make sure they are well blended.

The dry ingredients use oat flour to help make the baked oatmeal a little less chewy. To make the oat flour simply add the oats to a blender or food processor. Process for about 30 seconds and voila! You have oat flour.

Add all of the dry ingredients to the same bowl.

I like using a spatula to combine the dry ingredients with the wet ones. If you use the mixer it makes the dry powders fly all over. The spatula is easy and helps fold everything together.

Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl and stir until all the dry pockets are well combined.

Pour the batter into a 9×13 sprayed with non-stick spray.

The batter will be thin and bubbly. That’s perfectly normal.

Now is the time to choose your toppings — I love these dried cherries from Costco. They work very well with the oats and some chocolate chips. You can add anything you like — blueberries, raspberries, raisins, apricots, chocolate, nuts, all the yummy things.

Be sure to add the special toppings right on top of the batter. They will sink a little as the oatmeal bakes.

Bake for 35-40 minutes.

This makes about 24 small servings or 12 large servings. It’s great for a family breakfast or for freezing to have prepared as quick breakfasts or snacks for later.