Baked Oatmeal

Tags: breakfast - vegetarian
Active Time: 25 minutes
Passive Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 6

Tasty baked oatmeal recipe

• Old-fashioned rolled oats: 2 cups
• Light brown sugar: 3/4 cup
• Walnuts or pecans: 1 cup, divided
• Raisins: 1/2 cup
• Craisins: 1/2 cup
• Orange zest: from 1 orange
• Baking powder: 1 tsp
• Cinnamon: 2 tsp
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
  
  
• Eggs: 2 large
  
  
• Milk: 2 cups
• Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
  
  
• Unsalted butter: 4 tbsp, melted
  
  
• Apple: 1 medium
• Banana: 1 medium

• Can sub apple for another banana
• Can mix up the nuts/raisins/craisins as desired

1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Grease an 8 or 9 inch baking dish with butter
3. In a medium bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup nuts, raisins, craisins, orange zest, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well
4. In another bowl, break up the eggs with a whisk then add in milk and vanilla until well combined
5. Add milk mixture to oats mixture, along with the melted butter
6. Scatter apples and bananas evenly along the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour the oatmeal mixture over top and spread evenly. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts
7. Bake 40-45 minutes until top is golden and oats are set