Monday, January 9, 2012

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!

15 comments:

  1. It looks tasty, although I'm not a fan of oatmeal. This is perfect for those who are kinda watching their health.

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  2. Oh yes, this recipe is so good. have tried it with lil variations. Right now it's pumpkin and oats baked on my table :-)
    Loving it.

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  3. I've never heard of baked oatmeal, but this sounds excellent. What a great way to serve a crowd.

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  4. It looks good but I don't think I have the patience to bake oatmeal. I barely have the patience to boil quick oats, lol. But I try to eat the boiled stuff with goji berries.

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  5. I've had a recipe for baked oatmeal and crock-pot oatmeal in my to try files for years. Good to see from a reliable source that it really might be worth making. This looks so yummy.

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  6. I've never had baked oatmeal but really wanted to try it. Thanks for posting this Katy!

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  7. I love baked oatmeal too. I haven't tried it with wheat germ. Great way to up the nutrition.

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  8. I love oatmeal too but I have never tried it baked. I guess I don't know what I am missing because this looks delicious and sounds so healthy. Thanks for the recipe!

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  9. It sounds healthy! I've baked oatmeal before and it tastes really good but my children, unfortunately,won't go near it.
    Cheers

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  10. I have never tried baked oatmeal, but I have seen a lot of recipes for it lately. Thanks.

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  11. The first time I tried baked oatmeal was at a retreat. It was so good and I asked for the recipe. Since then I've made it a number of times.
    I haven't tried wheat germ in it, that would be good too.

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  12. I would go for the wheat gem too. Love them as breakfast or as afternoon snack!

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  13. it's usually so cold when we wake up in the morning, this would be the perfect way to warm up, i love it!

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  14. Very tasty and tender, can't detect the oatmeal at all in texture but it's rich in flavor! I add some chocolate chips on it! My sister brought these to work together with our favorite almond milk try it! http://www.gourmetrecipe.com/recipes/almond-milk! And she said that everyone raved about them! A healthy combination!

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  15. Oh what a great idea. I bet it is good. Now you have me wanting to make some. Thanks for the recipe.

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