21 years ago, on a dusky November evening, my family pulled into the driveway of some friends, who opened their home to us our first few days in our new state of Idaho while we found a place to live. This family loves to socialise, and they love food, and many of my favourite memories involve times at their house.
The next morning we were welcomed to consciousness by the warm loveliness of something I’d never encountered before in all my seven and a half years: baked oatmeal. It was love at first taste.
I have, over the years, made modifications to the original recipe so that I have a vegan version. (I’m not hardcore vegan, but prefer it on the whole, so much of what you see on this blog will reflect that.) How many does it serve? Well, my husband and I can clear out the entire pan in one breakfast. We are rather voracious consumers of foody goodness.
Without further ado, here’s the recipe:
2 whole eggs, beaten (vegans: substitute 4 T water mixed with 2 T ground flaxseed)
½ cup honey (or agave, or just substitute water if you’d rather not have sweetener)
1 cup milk (soy, rice, cocoanut, whatever)
½ cup melted butter (Nucoa margarine or olive oil)
3 cups rolled oats (other rolled grains can be used, or gluten-free oats!)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups frozen blueberries, unthawed (fresh berries and any kind of berry can be substituted)
Beat the eggs. Stir in honey. Add milk and melted butter or oil.
Add dry ingredients. Stir in blueberries last.
Put into an ungreased 13×9 pan and bake at 350F for 20-30 minutes. It should look nicely browned on top without being burned. Serve warm, with milk of choice.
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Make this version first, and then try the following if they appeal to you: substitute applesauce for half the oil; throw in some cocoanut or finely chopped nuts.
Welcome to food blogging! It’s extremely addicting. Lovely recipe.
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Thank you! I love cooking so much. I’m excited to share my adventures in the kitchen.
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Welcome to blogging! Great story and post 🙂
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Thank you!
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That looks great! I’ll have to try a version of it. 🙂
Congratulations on your blog!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Welcome to the blogging world! This recipe look so amazing, I’m a huge fan of baked oatmeal, but never make it enough.
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I would love to try some other recipes for it, but somehow have never been able to get beyond this one! 🙂
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Whot? No mention of pine nuts in the recipe? 🙂
Baked oatmeal is wonderful. I like raisins in mine, or dried apples.
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Hahaha. One could add sunflower seeds if one wanted, couldn’t one? ;-p
I was just thinking as I posted this that fresh apples would even be tasty, and I’VE NEVER TRIED IT.
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