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Baked Oatmeal

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for a lightened version of baked oatmeal. Applesauce is substituted for some of the butter but it is still delicious and a great breakfast with milk, fruit or yogurt.Many know the health benefits of oatmeal in a nutritious diet. You are probably familiar with simmering the oats in a pot of water or using the instant oatmeal packets. But, did you know you can make a lovely dish of baked oatmeal? It is delicious! And, so easy too!

 

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Baked oatmeal is an easy recipe and delicious for breakfast, brunch or snacking. This lightened version reduces the butter by substituting applesauce for a lightened, healthy oatmeal. Serve with milk, cream, maple syrup and fruit or as a topping for yogurt.We grew up with and still enjoy a bowl of old-fashioned oatmeal with a sprinkle of brown sugar, a drizzle of cream and a handful of blueberries tossed in.

 

But, baked oatmeal… it takes those oats to a whole new level.

 

Just toss together the ingredients, dump into a baking dish and bake. Make the coffee, pour the orange juice, set the table and and you’re ready to pull the dish from the oven.

 

easy recipe for homemade baked oatmeal for breakfast, brunch and dessert.

 

 

 

Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup, milk or cream. The recipe gives you an option to add raisins but if you didn’t, you might like it topped with bananas, sliced strawberries or blueberries. Crumble some over a bowl of yogurt. It is delicious for breakfast, brunch or snacking.

How to make baked oatmeal

Ingredients for making baked oatmealIn this recipe, I have substituted half of the butter with unsweetened applesauce. But feel free to increase the butter to 1/2 cup and exclude the applesauce. I do not see a difference in flavor or texture using the applesauce but it does reduce the fat and calorie content.

 

Ingredients for making baked oatmealIn a large bowl, mix together oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.

 

Ingredients for making baked oatmealGive a quick stir so everything is evenly combined.

 

Ingredients for making baked oatmealIn a small bowl, lightly beat the 2 eggs.

 

recipe for making baked oatmealAdd the beaten eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.

 

recipe for making baked oatmealStir the mixture together and add the dried cranberries or raisins, if using. I find that the dried fruit can get a little too dry when baked with the oatmeal. Not a problem but you might want to consider just tossing raisins or dried cranberries in when serving. It is just a matter of preference. 

 

recipe for making baked oatmealSpread the oat mixture into a deep dish pie plate or a 9×13 inch baking dish.

Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Keep in mind that the larger the pan, the shallower the oatmeal mixture and it will bake quicker. Adjust baking time accordingly.

 

Baked oatmeal for breakfast

 

 

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Baked Oatmeal

Slightly adapted from Allrecipes.com

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Makes 8 3/4-cup servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups rolled oats (the Old-fashioned oats, not instant or quick cooking)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries or raisins (optional)

 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large bowl, mix together oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.

Beat in milk, eggs, melted butter, unsweetened applesauce, and vanilla extract.

Stir in dried cranberries or raisins, if using.

Spread oat mixture into a deep dish pie plate or a 9×13 inch baking dish.

Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

NOTE: to make individual servings, fill 3/4-cup capacity ramekins or custard cups and bake 30 minutes. Bake for less time if using smaller containers.

Nutrition facts do not include dried fruit

 

Individual serving of baked oatmeal

individual servings of homemade baked oatmeal for breakfastIf you prefer to serve the oatmeal in individual portions, perhaps for a lovely breakfast or brunch, spoon the mixture into ramekins or custard cups. You will need to adjust the baking time. Depending on the size of your cups (probably 1/2 cup size) I would bake about 20-30 minutes.

Baked Oatmeal for dessert

serving homemade baked oatmeal with vanilla ice cream with berries for desserthaha… if your guy has a sweet tooth, you’ll probably get this. While photographing the oatmeal for this post, my husband, who is currently working remotely, popped his head in and offered his opinion. He thought the oatmeal would make a great dessert with a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream. Yup. He is right. I think you can guess what happened to this plate right after I was finished photographing 😉

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