Oatmeal Cups with Yogurt and Fruit
These Oatmeal Cups with Yogurt and Fruit are so perfect for the upcoming brunch season. They are perfect for Easter, Mother’s Day, baby showers, wedding showers, or any party. Who doesn’t love yogurt with oatmeal cups topped with some delicious fresh berries? These baked oatmeal cups can easily be made in advance.
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Picture this: hearty oatmeal cups filled to the brim with creamy yogurt and an array of vibrant, fresh fruits. Sounds like a dream, right? This is an easy recipe that’s healthy for you too! There’s no sugar added and it even has chia seeds in it!
Oatmeal Cup Ingredients:
- quick oats
- applesauce (cinnamon applesauce is a delicious option)
- honey
- chai seeds
- cinnamon
- salt
How Do You Make Oatmeal Cups?
You won’t believe how easy these yogurt cups are to make.
Start by putting the quick oats, applesauce, honey, chia seeds, ground cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. Mix it to combine. Then evenly divide the mixture between 6 muffin cups in your muffin pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Press the mixture into each tin, forming the cup shape.
If you wanted you could switch the honey for pure maple syrup. If you wanted additional protein, you could add a scoop of vanilla protein powder. You would need to up your applesauce to a third of a cup. You could also add a splash of vanilla extract to the mixture.
Then bake in a preheated oven. Let them cool a few minutes in the pan before removing them to cool completely. You can make these oatmeal cups the day before and just keep them in an airtight container at room temperature until you need to use them.
Oatmeal Cups with Yogurt and Fruit
Equipment
- muffin tin
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds can be left out
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add the oats, applesauce, honey, chia seeds, cinnamon and salt to a bowl and mix until combined.
- Spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
- Evenly disperse the mixture in 6 muffin tins.
- Use your fingers or a spoon to press the mixture into the sides and base of the muffin tin.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes.
- Let it cool in the muffin tin for about 10 minutes before using a butter knife to remove the oatmeal cups.
- Let the cups cool completely before filling with yogurt and fruits.
Notes
Brunch Idea
Aren’t they pretty? You could create a brunch bar setup with these varieties of yogurt and fresh fruit. People can make their own by filling yogurt in oatmeal cups and topping it with their favorite fruits, nuts, etc. Wouldn’t that be fun at a shower or for Mother’s Day?
Combo Flavor Ideas:
- peanut butter and bananas (or any nut butter)
- blueberry yogurt and fresh blueberries
- strawberry yogurt and fresh strawberries
- strawberry yogurt and bananas
- strawberry yogurt and mini chocolate chips
- vanilla yogurt with maple syrup
I hope you get a chance to try these homemade oatmeal cups soon!
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I made these for my daughter’s wedding brunch also and they were great! I am wondering if they can be frozen? I see someone else asked that question but there was no answer.
Thank you!
I am late with this (since I made it for a Christmas Brunch) but these were a hit! I used a mini muffin pan and they were beautiful, healthy and delicious! I shared the recipe several times!
if you used them in a muffin tin, how does it stay in that shape, doesn’t if flatten out for a brunch?
They are baked in the tin and that’s what gets them to hold their shape.
I just made 66 of these for my daughters wedding brunch! Can’t wait to taste one. 😀 Do they need to be refrigerated or can they be stored at room temp?
Thanks!
These got mixed reviews from my family. Most thought they tasted ok- one said really good- but the texture was odd. I expected these to be crispy, but they are an odd chewy texture.
Are these made in mini muffin pan?
No, they are made in regular size muffin tins.
What are the calories per one pls
Hi. The oatmeal cups look very tasty. Do you have the nutritional information … calories, sugar, fat, sodium, etc.?
Can you use Old fashioned oats instead of Quick oats in the oatmeal yogurt cups? They look wonderful by the way!
Hi Colleen! I’ve never tried, so I’m not certain. My guess is that you’d need to cook them longer though.
Looks so delicious! can’t wait to try to make them. My kids will love it.
Is there any way to substitute Apple sauce with anything else? Thanks
Anna I haven’t tried anything else, but a mashed banana might work.
Can you save these in a sealed container for a few days?? or will they get too crunchy?
I did! Made them Friday for a Sunday brunch. I kept them in a glass dish covered right with aluminum foil then after the brunch I put them in a Tupperware container. It’s Monday and they’re still soft and so delicious!!
Great to hear Rebecca – thanks for letting us know!
Can these be made and then frozen?
My 10-year-old daughter says they look amazing and asked if we could try these. I found you while we were looking on Pinterest.
I am currently making these for Teacher Appreciation Breakfast Pitch-In in the morning. I altered the recipe for mini bite size cups. Just baked at 350° for 6 minutes. Filling with yogurt in the morning to prevent them from getting soggy. Topping with cut up berries (raspberries and blackberries, blueberries and strawberries).
Yummy, can’t waittomake these. Thank you for sharing.
This is such a great idea, Maryann! I can’t wait to try it. I think this would be a good, healthier snack at the office instead of donuts and cookies.
Great idea Doris!