Baked Oatmeal with Blueberries

With all the cookies, cakes, and pies we have been eating the last few weeks the triplets have all developed quite the sweet tooth. Yesterday baby B threw all his food off his tray at breakfast, put his hands on his hips and said CAKE! I am not kidding, he was demanding CAKE for breakfast. So, now that the holidays are over its time to try some healthy baking.

So, this is my version of baked oatmeal. I typically make it the night before. The triplets are very demanding in the morning and would never wait 20 minutes for this to bake. So, I simply rewarm it in the microwave in the morning. It is pretty healthy. I used applesauce instead of oil, just a touch of butter, oats and fruit. I used blueberries. The triplets love blueberries. Sadly, since they are out of season they are a rare treat. I did go ahead and buy a small container. They were overpriced and sadly had to be shipped from Chili (okay now I feel bad about buying them, will freeze local blueberries next year, I swear). Frozen berries or even dried cranberries would work in this recipe too.

Baked Oatmeal

• 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.

Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg.

Add milk mixture to oat mixture; stir well

Pour oat mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Serve warm

I like to cut myself a little square and poor milk over it, yum.