Tres Leches Baked Oatmeal – Fit Foodie Finds

It’s baked oatmeal for breakfast! The Tres Leches Baked Oatmeal brings together everything you love about Tres Leches cakes but in an oatmeal casserole dish.

Decadent Tres Leches baked oatmeal

We’re big fans of Tres Leches cake, and that’s exactly what this Baked Oatmeal was inspired by! There are SO many flavor combinations that go well with Baked Oatmeal – like our Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Muffins and our Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal – just to name a few 😀 And this Tres Leches flavor combo is just oh so good.

We can’t wait for you to make these deliciously decadent baked oatmeal for breakfast!

What is baked oatmeal?

Baked oatmeal is a method of cooking oatmeal in which you combine oatmeal with eggs and milk and other flavorings and bake to create a muffin- or cake-like breakfast.

The texture is like a savory bread or muffin, and it pairs so well with toppings like peanut butter, honey, or fresh berries — or in this recipe, 3 flavors milk, cinnamon, and maple syrup. That texture also makes it a great on-the-go breakfast!

Why Make Baked Oatmeal?

Baked oatmeal is one of our favorite ways to eat oatmeal because it’s almost like eating cake for breakfast. Baked oatmeal is also a great breakfast idea that needs a quick reheat when you’re ready to eat 😀

Ingredients for Tres Leches baked oatmeal

oatmeal

• Smashed Banana
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• maple syrup
• Unsweetened Oat Milk
• Fast cooking oats
• all purpose flour
• baking powder
• Cinammon
• Salt

Tres leches sauce

• condensed milk
• 2% milk
• oat milk
• maple syrup
• Cinammon

Optional toppings

• whipped cream
• Sliced ​​strawberries

How to Make Tres Leches Baked Oatmeal

Prepare wet and dry ingredients

Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl until combined. Then place all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl and add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.

Bake oatmeal

Transfer batter to an 8×8-inch baking pan and bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until the top begins to brown. If the center of the oatmeal casserole does not bake, cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake an additional 5 minutes.

Prepare Tres Leches sauce

While the oatmeal casserole is cooling, heat all the ingredients for the tres leches in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer before removing from heat.

Slice & serve!

Cut the oatmeal casserole into squares and serve in a bowl with 1-2 tablespoons of the tres leches and garnish with whipped cream, fresh berries or vanilla Greek yogurt. Enjoy!

Best Tips

Can you use old-fashioned oatmeal for Tres Leches Baked Oatmeal? Be sure to use quick-cooking oats. Tested with rolled oats, this recipe completely changes the texture and cook time.

Wait to add the tres leches sauce: Wait to add the Tres Leches sauce until you are ready to serve your Tres Leches Baked Oats. Nobody wants a soggy piece of oatmeal cake!

For leftovers: Be sure to store the tres leches sauce separate from the oatmeal casserole. Reheat the oatmeal and sauce before serving.

storage

Once your baked oatmeal has completely cooled, we recommend cutting it into individual portions and placing in an airtight container.

Store your baked oatmeal in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. While you can leave your baked oatmeal overnight, it will last much longer in the fridge.

We recommend waiting to pour the Tres Leches sauce over the baked oats until they are ready to serve.

Freeze: To freeze these tres leches baked oatmeal, let it cool completely. Then wrap it tightly with a piece of aluminum foil, removing as much air as possible. Freeze up to 3 months. Wait to add the Tres Leches sauce until ready to serve.