Recipes from Let's Cook, Ya'll

Baked Oatmeal

Adapted (slightly) from an old Cooking Light recipe. This one is so easy to bake using simple pantry ingredients

CourseBreakfast, Brunch
CuisineAmerican

Ingredients

2cups uncooked quick cook oatsI’ve also used old-fashioned, just have not tried steel cut
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1/3cup raisinsI usually use craisins, or try with other dried fruit
1tablespoon chopped walnuts
1teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2cups fat free milkcan use any milk
1/2cup applesauce
2tablespoons buttermelted
1large eggbeaten
cinnamonoptional; my addition
Cooking Spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine the first 5 ingredients (dry) in a medium bowl.
Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg. Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well.
Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Serve warm (see notes).

Recipe Notes

Stacy’s Notes – I have used both old fashioned and quick cook oats and both work. I have yet to be brave enough to try steel-cut oats, LOL! I often do not have raisins so I normally just use craisins (dried cranberries). You can use whatever kind of milk you have in your fridge. When you take it out at 20 minutes, it may still look a little wiggly, but as it cools, it should set up and be firm enough to cut into squares. I make this and store in the fridge, then heat up a square (or two!) in the mornings in the microwave for my breakfast 🙂

More Notes: I doubled this to take to my ladies Bible Study. I used all old fashioined oats (I no longer use quick cook, as I prefer this with old fashioned rolled oats), and I used a mixture of Craisins (dried cranberries) and golden raisins. In a well-sprayed 9×13, the doubled amount took about 30 minutes to cook at 375. It will jiggle a little when it first comes out, but should setup well.

Enjoy!