Baked Oatmeal

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Everyone also knows that breakfast can be the most boring meal of the day. It becomes all too straightforward to fall into a rut of grabbing toast while you run out the door, the same old bowl of cereal, or a calorie-laden Starbucks pastry. Okay so that last one might not be boring, but it’s certainly not lighter! This baked oatmeal is a wonderful alternative to traditional breakfast foods – it’s warm, hearty, filling, and full of good-for-you stuff that will make you feel like you started the day right. Looking for an added bonus? You can bake this up and have enough left to be reheated for breakfast every day of the work week. That’s right, 5 days of breakfast ready and waiting for you – no wondering what you’re going to eat or what you’ll have time to make when you wake up in the morning.

There is nothing complicated about baking up this oatmeal, so get to it! We enjoyed ours with an extra sprinkling of chopped walnuts, a few more raisins, and a drizzle of honey.

Baked Oatmeal

Yield: 4 servings This baked oatmeal is reliable for a speedy breakfast

• 2 cups (162 g) uncooked oats
• ½ cup (110 g) packed light brown sugar
• ⅓ cup (48.33 g) raisins, or dried fruit of your choice
• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts, or nut of your choice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ cups (366 ml) milk
• ½ cup (122 ml) applesauce
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 large egg, beaten
• Cooking spray

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°.
• 2. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg in a separate bowl. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Baked Oatmeal
(Source: Cooking Light)

2 cups uncooked oats
½ cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup raisins (or dried fruit of your choice)
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (or nut of your choice)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1½ cups milk
½ cup applesauce
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten
Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg in a separate bowl. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

• Yield: 4 servings
• Prep: 10 minutes
• Cook: 20 minutes
• Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups ( 162 g ) uncooked oats
• ½ cup ( 110 g ) packed light brown sugar
• ⅓ cup ( 48.33 g ) raisins, or dried fruit of your choice
• 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts, or nut of your choice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ cups ( 366 ml ) milk
• ½ cup ( 122 ml ) applesauce
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 large egg, beaten
• Cooking spray

Method

1. 1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. 2. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg in a separate bowl. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well. Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve warm.