The beauty of this recipe is that you can substitute whatever fruit your heart desires!
This time around I made an apple cinnamon version, but here are some other ideas:
- peaches and cinnamon with some yogurt on the side
- bananas and chocolate chips for a "banana bread" taste
- classic blueberry baked oatmeal with some fresh blueberries and yogurt
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Melted Butter
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
3 Cups Quick Oats (I used Old Fashioned Oats)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 Cup Milk
Recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add in whatever fruit (or chocolate chips) you want.
4. Transfer to a non-greased 9x13 baking pan.
5. Bake for 40 min.
This time around, I was going for a more flavorful fall baked oatmeal.
I chopped up two apples and added them to a small pot on medium heat.
Then I added ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cardamom to the the apples and let it stew together for a while until my house smelled amazing. Then I added it to the mixing bowl and baked it.
I really don't know if there is any science behind this method, but it did smell good and my oatmeal turned out lovely. The only thing I would have changed is adding a more tart green apple for more of a classic apple pie flavor.
Recently, I learned that Cafe One Eight serves their baked oatmeal in a parfait form with fresh fruit on top and yogurt on the bottom.... YUM.
BUT if you want to eat this breakfast like a true Lancaster County resident, you have to make sure it's really hot and then pour a bunch of milk all over it like cereal.
Let me know if that's just Lancaster County or if everyone eats baked oatmeal like that haha!
-KB