Baked Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

I'm always looking for new breakfast ideas to change-up my usual english muffin and peanut butter routine.  While I really like my standard breakfast, it's good to switch things up every once in a while, right?  While browsing through an old Taste of Home magazine, I came across a baked oatmeal recipe.  I was looking to use up some extra milk and eggs and since I had all of the other ingredients on hand, I thought I'd give it a whirl.   The original recipe used a lot more sugar and walnuts and included raisins, which made each serving more caloric than I usually want for breakfast.  I reduced the sugar and walnuts and eliminated the raisins to make it more calorie-friendly. 

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home: Healthy Cooking

Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Makes 6 servings

3 cups old fashioned oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 apple, cored and diced
6 tsp walnuts, chopped
maple syrup and additional milk for serving, optional

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly spray an 8x8 inch pan with cooking spray.  Combine the first six dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Whisk together the milk and eggs in a separate bowl.  Add milk mixture to dry ingredients, stir to combine.  Let mixture sit for 10 minutes.  Add diced apples and stir to incorporate throughout.  Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle 1 tsp chopped walnuts over each serving square.   Bake for 30-35 minutes. 

 

Remove from oven, cut into six servings and serve right away, drizzling with a little maple syrup and additional milk, if desired.   This also works great re-heated as a week-day breakfast.  I refrigerate individual servings of this oatmeal and take them with me to work and reheat in the microwave.  Enjoy!

xoxo Melissa