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    Friday
    Jun072013

    Baked Triple Berry Oatmeal

    If you’re like me, you like the taste, heartiness, and health benefits of oatmeal, but aren’t big on the squidgy texture. Baked oatmeal is the perfect solution. 

    Here’s what you’ll need: 

    • 1 cup old fashioned oats
    • ½ cup oat flour (or whole wheat)
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 egg
    • 1 ½ cups milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 ½ cups mixed berries
    • ¼ cup chopped pecans
    • 2 Tablespoons butter 

    First thing, go ahead and preheat your oven to 350° and butter an 8x8 pan.

    Put your oats into a mixing bowl.  I happened to have ground flax seed on hand, so I added a tablespoon.  It is absolutely optional, though. 

    Add the rest of the dry ingredients. 

    Stir that until everything is evenly distributed. 

    Measure your milk and add the egg and vanilla.

    Whisk that together and pour it over the dry ingredients. 

    Stir until everything is incorporated and add the berries.  I used ½ cup each of blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries.  I happened to have fresh strawberries, so I used those rather than the frozen ones.  Either will work just fine, though.  In fact, probably any kind of fruit, (apples, peaches, cherries, whatever) fresh or frozen, will work.  You just want a total of 1 ½ cups. 

    Gently stir in the berries and pour everything into your prepared pan. 

    Slice 2 tablespoons of butter into thin slices and spread them over the top.

    Into the oven for about 40 minutes.  It should be golden around the edges and just starting to brown on top. 

    The longer you allow it to cool, the better it will stay together.  Then just cut it into squares and enjoy!  And the best part is, any leftovers can be reheated in the microwave in about 30 seconds, so it’s instant breakfast. 

    What food textures do you have issues with? 

    Reader Comments (2)

    Soft items like: pudding, sometime yogurt and bananas. They will make me gag.

    June 7, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterYou know who I am.

    Brilliant!! I'll bet I could cut and freeze squares to take with me too!

    And Minion asked for oatmeal for breakfast a couple weeks ago, but didn't like the texture. I'm so making this for him!

    (and me)

    June 7, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSeeley deBorn

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