Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups rolled oats

  • 1/2 cup walnuts or almonds, toasted and chopped

  • 1/3 cup sugar or maple syrup, plus more for serving

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

  • Scant 1/2 tsp sea salt

  • 2 cups milk (almond milk works too)

  • 1 large egg

  • 3 Tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 3 firm ,tart apples – cored and sliced into 1/4″ half moons

  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries or mixed berries (fresh or frozen)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F with a rack in the top third of the oven. Generously butter the inside of an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. In a bowl mix together the oats, nuts, sugar if using, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In another bowl whisk together the maple syrup if using, the milk, egg, half of the butter, and the vanilla.
4. Arrange the apples in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Overlap them so they completely cover the bottom.
5. Sprinkle two-thirds of the berries over the top of the apples.
6. Cover the fruit with the oat mixture. Slowly drizzle the milk mixture over the oats. Gently give the baking dish a couple thwacks on the countertop to make sure the milk moves through the oats. Scatter the remaining berries across the top.
7. Bake for 50 minutes until the top is nicely golden and the oat mixture has set. Remove from the oven, and let cool for a few minutes. Drizzle the remaining melted butter on the top.
8. Serve with yogurt and/or maple syrup.

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