apple pie baked oatmeal

By sanmo_babe

Ingredients

• Healthier version that I always make:
• 2 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
• 1/2 cup steel cut oats
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar (or more to your taste)
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup cooking oil (I used coconut oil)
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped into bits (I used Granny smith)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• - exclude the brown sugar
• - reduce cooking oil to 1/8 cup
• - add another 1/3 cup applesauce
• - for sweetness when serving, I like to drizzle a little sugar-free maple syrup on top :)
• For the apple pie topping:
• 3 medium apples (I used Granny Smith)
• 2 tbsn. unsalted butter
• 1 tbsn. brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• pinch of allspice

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a baking dish, set aside. In a large bowl combine the oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar (if using). In another bowl, combine the milk, applesauce and oil. Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix to combine. Fold in the apple bits and then place mixture into a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and gently stir the mixture. Bake for another 20 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

To make the apple pie topping, heat the butter in a medium saucepan until melted. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Saute until desired consistency and slightly caramelized, about 5 - 7 minutes. Serve the hot oatmeal with the apple pie topping and some sugar-free maple syrup!