Oat flour is the gluten-free flour I reach for most often when baking gluten-free! It's affordable, forgiving, and just works in so many recipes. Check out my favorite oat flour dessert recipes below!
Oat Flour Desserts
Whether you want to make a gluten free pumpkin pie with an oat flour pie crust or a batch of chewy oat flour chocolate chip cookies, whole-grain, naturally gluten-free oat flour is the right choice. On its own, paired with other gluten-free flours such as almond or tapioca flour, or added to a homemade gluten free flour blend, oat flour is my very favorite flour with which to bake!
When I developed the recipes for my cookbook, Flourless, I realized that oat flour is a gluten-free baker's little secret gift. It performs similarly to wheat flour and can often be swapped 1:1 for all-purpose flour by weight. It's especially wonderful in cakes, creating a gorgeously fluffy texture and fork-tender crumb, yet I equally love it in cookies, tarts, and more!
In this post, you'll find my favorite gluten-free oat flour desserts, the tried-and-true recipes I fall back on over and over again. I hope you'll find something here to satisfy your sweet cravings and fall in love with oat flour as much as I have.
Note: A gentle reminder that not everyone with celiac disease can eat oats because of a protein called avenin. If you can't eat oats, I recommend trying brown rice flour or sorghum flour in these recipes instead of oat flour. See my post on gluten-free flours for more options.
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Also see my posts on oat flour below:
- Is oat flour gluten-free? (answer: yes!)
- How to make oat flour
- The ultimate guide to baking with oat flour
- A big post of oat flour recipes
- Gluten-free baking tips
And, see my oat flour recipes section for even more oat flour recipes!
Oat Flour Dessert Recipes
Cakes, brownies, cookies, pies ... oh, there is nothing that oat flour can't do! Here, find my absolute favorite recipes that include oat flour either as a standalone flour or in simple combinations with other gluten-free flours.
Oat Flour Cakes
- Gluten Free Hummingbird Cake - Pair oat flour with almond flour to make a luscious hummingbird cake that's special, delicious, and incredibly moist!
- Oat Flour Chocolate Cake - The OG chocolate cake ... this is my go-to recipe for birthday cakes, with just oat flour needed to make an always-welcome chocolate cake. I love it filled and frosted with salted caramel frosting for a unique treat.
- Oat Flour Vanilla Cake - Simple and sweet, this oat flour vanilla cake can be served plain or topped with simple chocolate icing.
- Oat Flour Cake - This reliable winner relies on oat flour for a sturdy yet tender crumb.
- Oat Flour Banana Cake with Chocolate Icing - I could not stop eating this cake on the day I made it, still slightly warm and dripping with delicious icing. And guess what? It tastes even better the next day.
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Oat Flour Cookies and Bars
- Spiced Gluten Free Pumpkin Blondies - These soft, walnut-flecked bars are a seasonal favorite. Oat flour works wonderfully alongside pumpkin puree for a tender, irrestible handheld dessert or snack.
- Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies - So chewy and delicious! A combo of oat flour and rolled oats make these cookies impossible to stop eating.
- Oat Flour Peanut Butter Cookies - Rich peanut butter and whole-grain oat flour star in these simple, crave-worthy cookies.
- Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Bars - Your favorite cookie in bar form, made with oat flour!
- Oat Flour Oatmeal Walnut Cookies - Add crunchy walnuts to a batch of oatmeal cookies for an unexpected treat.
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Cupcakes
- Oat Flour Chocolate Cupcakes - Oat flour is a natural complement to chocolate, and when you top these cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting, you're in for a real treat.
- Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes - Tangy cream cheese icing tops tender carrot cake cupcakes made with oat flour.
- Gluten Free Funfetti Cupcakes - Kids love these adorable sprinkle-swirled funfetti cupcakes!
- Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cupcakes - Mini chocolate chips in the cakes AND the frosting make these family-friendly cupcakes a winner.
- Gluten Free Angel Food Cupcakes - Airy pockets of sweetness make gluten free angel food cupcakes light and fluffy, perfect with whipped cream.
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Quick Breads
- Oat Flour Banana Bread - Whole grain oat flour is the only flour needed to make a moist, super banana-y loaf.
- Gluten Free Banana and Zucchini Bread - Sweetly simple gluten free banana & zucchini bread is made with whole grain oat flour and summer's zucchini, plus walnuts for crunch.
- Gluten Free Banana and Blackberry Bread - An oat flour-based banana bread is studded with juicy fresh blackberries.
- Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Bread - Warmly spiced and just sweet enough, this oat flour cinnamon bread feels like a real indulgence.
- Oat Flour Chocolate Banana Bread - Chocolate and banana were made for each other! Plenty of semisweet chocolate chips add texture and sweetness to this oat flour banana bread loaf.
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Oat Flour Pies, Crisps & Crumbles
- Apple Galette - Tender spiced apples are folded into an oat flour crust for a rustic, autumnal dessert.
- Gluten Free Apple Crumble - Oat flour stars in a buttery, crisp topping layered over plenty of apples.
- Gluten Free Blackberry Crisp - My favorite fall dessert! Juicy blackberries are covered with a delightfully crisp topping made from rolled oats and oat flour.
- Gluten Free Nectarine Crisp - Make the most of stone fruit with this delectable nectarine crisp. The topping is made with, of course, oat flour!
- Gluten Free Peach Crisp - Another lovely way to use summer fruit, sweet peaches are swirled with cinnamon and finished with a simple oat flour and oat topping.
Happy oat flour baking! If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments below. And you can always type "oat flour" in the search bar for the latest recipes. ❤️
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