Breakfast Budget Freezer Vegetarian

Baked berry oatmeal squares

Name: Baked berry oatmeal squares
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Meal prep
Ingredients: 3 cups rolled oats; 2 cups milk; 2 eggs; ⅓ cup honey; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1½ cups berries, fresh or frozen; 2 tbsp melted butter or oil; pinch of salt

Oatmeal you can hold in your hand. Bake one dish on Sunday and cut it into six breakfasts.

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Ingredients

6 servings

3 cups rolled oats
2 cups milk
2 eggs
⅓ cup honey
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ cups berries, fresh or frozen
2 tbsp melted butter or oil
pinch of salt

About $6.06 for 6 servings.

Contains: egg, milk. Packaged foods vary, so check the labels of what you buy.

How the cost and nutrition are worked out

Ingredient	Weight	Cost	kcal	Protein
rolled oats	243 g	$1.12	921	32.1 g
milk	488 g	$0.51	244	16.1 g
eggs	100 g	$0.58	143	12.6 g
honey	111 g	$1.46	337	0.3 g
baking powder	8 g	$0.09	4	0.0 g
ground cinnamon	2 g	$0.08	7	0.3 g
berries, fresh or frozen	218 g	$1.91	98	1.7 g
melted butter or oil	28 g	$0.28	201	0.3 g

Totals divided by 6 servings. Salt, pepper, water and a film of oil for the pan are not counted. Prices are estimated US supermarket prices (October 2026), charged for the amount used rather than the whole pack; nutrition is from USDA FoodData Central. Our method.

Method

Heat the oven to 375°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Stir the oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.
Whisk the milk, eggs, honey and butter. Stir into the oats.
Fold in the berries and pour into the dish.
Bake 35 minutes, until set and golden at the edges.
Cool completely, then cut into 6 squares.

Storing

Refrigerate within 2 hours of cooking, in shallow sealed containers. Keeps 4 days in the fridge by US guidance; UK guidance is stricter and says eat cooked leftovers within 2 days. Freezes for up to 3 months for best quality; thaw in the fridge.

Reheating

Microwave 45 seconds, or eat cold. Heat until steaming hot all the way through (165°F), and reheat only the portion you are eating.

Worth knowing

Wrap squares individually before freezing, so you can take out one at a time.

Food safety figures follow USDA leftovers guidance, the FoodSafety.gov storage chart and safe cooking temperatures, UK chilling and freezing guidance.

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