Baked Oatmeal

By Marylee

Ingredients

• 1 Cup milk (Carmen uses skim)
• 1/2 Cup sugar in the raw (or white sugar)
• 1/2 Cup fat-free or low-fat vanilla yogurt (or use plain yogurt and bump the VANILLA EXTRACT up to 1 tsp.)
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 tsp. PURE VANILLA EXTRACT
• 1 TB. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. PENZEYS CINNAMON or APPLE PIE SPICE
• 3 Cups old-fashioned oatmeal or rolled oats
• 1 Cup fruit (blueberries; diced, skinned apples; whole cranberries and/or craisins)
• 1 tsp. CINNAMON SUGAR
• additional vanilla yogurt and fruit, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 9-inch square baking pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the milk, sugar, yogurt, eggs, VANILLA, baking powder, salt, CINNAMON and oatmeal. Mix well. Fold in the fruit. Spread the mixture in the prepared pan and sprinkle with CINNAMON SUGAR. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least a few hours). Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350° oven for about 30-35 minutes. Serve warm. Carmen likes to top her oatmeal with a scoop of yogurt and additional fruit.