Baked Oatmeal

I love baked oatmeal.  It's like cookies for breakfast, only better.  And talk about all kinds of goodness, this has it.  So much tastier than a vitamin pill!  Smiles.  This recipe is pretty versatile; I think you can use whatever dried fruit catches your fancy, add chopped nuts, honey, or as I did, wheat germ. 

This recipes is one I've adapted from Allrecipes.com.  It's a keeper.  Ole Sweetie-Pi won't go near this; he prefers frosted cereals; methinks he is still a kid at heart.

Baked Oatmeal
(adapted from:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-oatmeal-ii/Detail.aspx)

3 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dried fruit, all one kind, or a mixture of your choice, nuts, etc.

Preheat oven to 350*F. 

Mix all ingredients together and pour into a 9x13 inch baking pan or casserole large enough to hold the ingredients.  Bake for 40 minutes.

MY NOTES:  Because I upped the ingredients from the original recipe, this makes about six servings.This reheats well in the microwave with milk added to it while it reheats.  I think the addition of the wheat germ makes this a little dry; it doesn't bother me, but you might want to add a bit more milk. 

I think I need some dried blueberries and pecans the next time....yummmmmm!