These healthy sticky date baked oats are packed with fiber and warm, caramel flavor from the Medjool dates. If you love the classic Aussie dessert, sticky date pudding, or the English version (sticky toffee pudding), then this is the breakfast for you!

Let's talk about the recipe.

Infuse the Milk

Combine the milk, dates, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp vanilla in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let stand for 45 minutes to infuse. Separate the milk from the dates, reserving both.

Typically, sticky date and sticky toffee pudding are topped with caramel, and while that is so delicious, it's a lot for breakfast! Infusing the milk with the dates before you pour it over the baked oats gives it that same toasty, caramel flavor without feeling like too much for breakfast.

Make the Baked Oats

Preheat oven to 350f and grease a 9x13 casserole dish. Stir together oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, 2 tsp cinnamon, and salt. Mix in the reserved dates, sugar, olive oil, and eggs until just combined. Pour mixture into prepared dish and bake for 35 minutes. Serve warm with the infused milk poured over the top.

If you've seen my carrot cake baked oats recipe, you know that about 3 cups of oats make 2 cups of oat flour if you're making it yourself in the blender (which you can do). You could also use about 2 1/3 cups of quick-cook oats, and it'll still come out great! Blending your oats just makes the texture more like a cake, and less like oatmeal!

These sticky date baked oats will come out pretty brown on top, that is not to fear! The dates and the sugar are just caramelizing a lot, but that deep brown color just means even better flavor.

Sticky Date Baked Oats Recipe

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Servings: 8

Active time: 10 minutes

Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Ingredients:

For the Infused Milk

• 4 cups milk
• 8 Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Oats

• 2 cups oat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup olive oil
• 4 eggs

Method:

1. Combine the milk, dates, 1 tsp cinnamon, and vanilla in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let stand for 45 minutes to infuse.
2. Separate the milk from the dates, reserving both.
3. Preheat oven to 350f and grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
4. Stir together oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, 2 tsp cinnamon, and salt.
5. Mix in the reserved dates, sugar, olive oil, and eggs until just combined.
6. Pour mixture into prepared dish and bake for 35 minutes.
7. Serve warm with the infused milk poured over the top.

See Nutrition Info

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	539
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.4g	40%
Saturated Fat 6.2g	31%
Cholesterol 92mg	31%
Sodium 88mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 59.1g	21%
Dietary Fiber 4g	14%
Total Sugars 40.2g
Protein 10.6g
Vitamin D 8mcg	42%
Calcium 172mg	13%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 178mg	4%

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About the Author

Hi! I'm Alexandra, and I've been cooking and baking for about 12 years. My passion is making cheap, convenient, nutrient-dense food that still tastes amazing, and helping to perpetuate healthy eating habits without perpetuating diet culture. I want you to find recipes that make your body and your heart happy, without putting any food off limits, or making you feel guilty for loving delicious things

By Alexandra Massengale