Baked Oatmeal: Smiles and Update

Rolled Oats

I previously posted the recipe for the baked oatmeal I tried yesterday along with my disappointment in how it turned out.  I had this nagging feeling like something important was missing.  Something sweet, but not necessarily sugar.  WHAT was it!?!  Well, this morning, after doctoring up my slice of oatmeal a little more I realized what the problem was.

Raisins!

Yes!  I figured it out, and I'm kicking myself for not figuring it out earlier.  Duh.  This morning, I realized that the baked oatmeal was much better cold and not hot out of the oven.  It was very dense, but filling that way.  I added cinnamon and real maple syrup to it today, which helped some with the sweetness, but raisins would be much, much better.

So, I say go ahead and make this lovely cake-y breakfast, but take my advice and let it cool, add some cinnamon, and get the raisin-y goodness in there!

Finally, I can say...YUM!

Recipe: Baked Oatmeal

Baked Oatmeal

I was really looking forward to this breakfast recipe so I could do something different with my oatmeal.  Let's be honest, a normal bowl of oatmeal most mornings can get old very quickly.  But, I wasn't thrilled with this recipe this morning as is...  I even put a good amount of cinnamon on top, but that didn't seem to really help.  On the site where I found this recipe originally, the blog comments mentioned adding spices and maple syrup.  I think next time I'll try more add ins.  I do think it's worth another attempt with tweaking, but the tweak-factor will require some thought.

Ingredients:

6 c.  rolled oats
3 bananas
3 c. buttermilk (or yogurt)
2 eggs
1/4 c. honey
1/4 c. chopped walnuts
2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 c. coconut oil

Directions:

1. (Optional) Soak oats in buttermilk (or yogurt) on countertop for optimal nutrition.

2.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees

3.  combine all ingredients until well combined.

4.  Pour into greased baking dish (I greased with coconut oil, and it burned! Need a solution...) and bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 45 minutes.

Like I said before, it was a little bland.  I felt like it needed a spice kick and a bit more sweetness.  I also used more walnuts (because I'm a big nut!).  I will post a follow-up when I try this one again after I figure out the tweak-factor.

Mix 'er up

Put 'er in the dish

Hot out of zee oven!