Ingredients
- 1 cup steel cut oats
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
- 4 cups very hot water
- 2 medium apples, chopped
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. brown sugar, lightly packed, divided
- 2 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- Dash ground cloves
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Place the steel cut oats in a large bowl with 4 tablespoons of the butter. Pour the hot water over the oats and cover the bowl. Let stand for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the caramelized apples. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the apples, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, and ¼ teaspoon of the cinnamon to the pan. Toss gently and cook, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
After the steel cut oats have finished soaking, stir in the old fashioned oats, remaining ½ cup of brown sugar, maple syrup, salt, remaining 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the pumpkin, milk and vanilla. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the oat mixture.
Spread the apples over the bottom of a lightly greased 2 quart-ish baking dish. Pour the oatmeal mixture on top of the bananas. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.