Name: Protein Baklava Baked Oats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 1⅓ cup Rolled Oats (120g); ½ cup Instant Oats (45g); ½ cup Whey-Casein Vanilla Protein Powder (45g); ¼ cup Whey Vanilla Protein Powder (22g); ¾ cup Non-fat Greek Yogurt (168g); ¾ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (180g); 3 Egg Whites (96g); 1½ tsp Baking Powder; 1½ tsp Cinnamon; ¾ tsp Cardamom; ½ cup Pistachios without shell (Chopped, 56g); 3 Tbsp Chopped Walnuts (21g); 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup (15ml, Sugar-free recommendation below); ¼ tsp Cinnamon

Flavor-packed Protein Baklava Baked Oats for a healthy and tasty dessert for breakfast! This high protein baklava baked oatmeal uses protein powder, Greek yogurt, egg whites and sugar free maple syrup!

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I was actually quite hesitant when trying this recipe because I wanted to make it taste like a healthy baklava recipe with all the pistaccios and everything, xbut also keep it macro friendly.

Totally worked out though! Proper baklava flavors with the cinnamon and cardamom, and crunch with the nuts, but still healthy and high protein!

Ingredients for Protein Baklava Baked Oats

This high protein baklava baked oats recipe is made with protein powder and a few simple ingredients; No banana and no sugar either!

Rolled Oats and Instant Oats – I wouldn’t recommend Instant or Quick since they’d get too soggy
Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein baked oatmeal, and also replace the sweetener.
I used part whey-casein Vanilla protein powder from Quest Nutrition, and part Whey Vanilla from ProteinWorld for this recipe to keep it sugar free.; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Non Fat Greek Yogurt for an extra high protein baklava baked oats recipe, but any other yogurt will also work
Egg Whites – Even more protein!
Unsweetened Almond Milk or another non dairy or regular milk
Baking powder
Cinnamon and Cardamom for those Amish baked oatmeal flavors

And for that Baklava oatmeal recipe:

Pistachios
Walnuts
Sugar free Maple Syrup for low calorie baked oats with no sugar!
I use the sugar free monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)
Cinnamon

Tips for Baked Bakava Protein Oatmeal Bars

These baked baklava protein baked oatmeal bars really are easy to make, and here’s some tips to get it just right!

Make sure you use Rolled Oats and NOT instant or quick oats! The latter are too fine and will make the mix to soggy.

Chop the nuts for the filling so they hold together well with the maple syrup.

Grease the baking pan before putting in the mixture. You want to make sure the baked baklava oats comes off easily.

Remove the baklava baked oatmeal when the center is still slightly soft; It will cook completely when it cools; Don’t over-bake or the baked oatmeal bars will be too tough.

How to Store Baklava Protein Baked Oatmeal

Store these baklava protein baked oatmeal in an airtight container on the counter for 2 days, or in the fridge for about 5 days; A make-ahead high protein baked oatmeal for breakfast or an easy high protein snack.

To freeze baked baklava oats, cut the baked oats into bars, wrap in plastic wrap and keep in the freezer in zipper bags. They should last 2-3 months.

Alternatives for Healthy Baklava Baked Oatmeal Bars

These healthy baklava baked oatmeal bars are made with protein powder – and Greek yogurt for extra protein – for a sugar free and low calorie recipe, but here’s some options you can try.

Greek Yogurt – Coconut Yogurt
Almond Milk – Any regular milk
Egg Whites – Flax Eggs or Aquafaba (chickpea liquid)
Sugar-free Maple Syup: Regular maple syrup, or honey; This won’t be sugar-free anymore though

Make Baklava Baked Oats Vegan and Dairy Free

To turn this into a high protein Vegan baked oatmeal recipe, use coconut yogurt and a plant based protein powder; ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well.

You also want to replace egg whites with 2 flax eggs instead (2 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 6 Tbsp water let rest for at least 10 minutes), or ¼ cup Aquafaba.

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