Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal

I made this for breakfast this morning. Bright and early, before running! Fortunately (or unforrtunately) It is healthier then it looks.  I got this recipe from chocolatecoveredkatie.com she has vegan recipes that are quite healthy. I adapted it slightly as I used milk and real cream cheese instead of dairy-free

For the oatmeal

• 1/2 cup oats (50g)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• sweetener, such as 1 1/2 T maple syrup or honey
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (60g) (You can sub pumpkin or mashed banana)
• 1/4 cup milk or water 
• heaping 1/16th tsp salt
• Optional: handful of raisins, chopped walnuts, brown sugar for the top

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine raw oats, spices, applesauce, and liquid. Pour into a small baking pan, loaf pan, or 1-cup ramekin. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or more until it’s firm. Finally, set your oven to “high broil” for 3 more minutes. Don’t forget to spray or butter your ramekins first, if you want your cakes to pop out.

For the "icing"

• 1/4 cup mori-nu silken-firm tofu (50g), or original tofu dessert (I ended up using both because the firm tofu alone tasted too strong for my taste)
• 3-4 T cream cheese  (option of using vegan cream cheese)
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2-3 T  milk (or soy milk)
• sweetener to taste (such as sugar, agave, etc.)
• optional: feel free to blend in 1/4 cup berries

Combine all ingredients in your blender or food processor and blend until smooth. I used the Magic Bullet short cup.  There was lots leftover, so i may use the leftovers tomorrow on more oatmeal. You can also add some of it to milk and drink it as a smoothie.

Next time I make this dish, I will put more cream cheese and less tofu or use tofu desert instead of firm tofu. A teaspoon of icing sugar might be good too.

On its own the icing definitely tasted too much like tofu. However, on top of the oatmeal it tasted pretty good!