Baked Oatmeal

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Brunch - leftovers can be used for dessert

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Rolled (not instant) oats
  • 1/2 cup walnuts - toasted & chopped
  • 1/3 cup Sugar or maple syrup - plus more for serving
  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. Fine-grain sea salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 3 Tbs. Unsalted butter - melted
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Ripe Bananas - sliced into pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, huckleberries or mixed berries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 with rack in top third of oven.

Butter 8x8 baking pan.

In a bowl, mix together oats, half the walnuts, sugar, if using, baking powder, cinnamon & salt.

In another bowl, whisk together maple syrup (if using) milk, egg, half the butter & vanilla.

Arrange bananas in a single layer in bottom of prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 2/3 of berries over top. Cover fruit with oat mixture. Slowly drizzle milk mixture over oats. Gently give baking dish a few thwacks on countertop to make sure milk moves through oats. Scatter remaining berries & walnuts on top.

Bake 35-45 minutes until top is golden & oats have set. Remove from oven. Drizzle remaining melted butter on top. Serve with extra sugar or syrup.