Breakfast

Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

A pan of soft, cinnamon-spiced oats with apples, walnuts and raisins. Bake once and reheat all week.

⏱ 55 min (15 min prep, 40 min cooking) 🍽 Serves 8 · 1 square (about 1 cup) make aheadkid friendlyfreezer friendly vegetarian
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ContainsMilk, Eggs, Tree nuts. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 8 servings

  • Oatmeal

  • 3 cup Old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¼ cup Ground flaxseed, ground
  • ⅓ cup Brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp Table salt
  • 2½ cup Whole milk
  • 2 Eggs, large
  • 4 tbsp Butter, salted, melted
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 Apples, cored and diced (about 2 1/2 cups)
  • ½ cup Walnuts, chopped
  • ⅓ cup Raisins

  • To serve

  • ¼ cup Maple syrup (optional)

Make it yourself

Out of brown sugar? Make it → Make the butter yourself →

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: 9x13-inch baking dish, mixing bowls, whisk.

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the oats, flaxseed, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, melted butter and vanilla.
  4. Spread the apples, walnuts and raisins in the dish. Scatter the oat mixture over them, then pour the milk mixture evenly over the top. Press gently so the oats are wet.
  5. Bake 38 to 42 minutes, until golden and set in the center (160°F on a thermometer). Cool 10 minutes before cutting.

🌡 Safe temperaturesEgg dishes 160°F. Check the thickest part with a food thermometer (USDA). More on food safety.

Make aheadBake up to 4 days ahead, cool, cover and refrigerate. Reheat squares in the microwave about 1 minute.
❄️ FreezerFreeze cooled squares wrapped individually for up to 3 months. Microwave from frozen 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
🧒 With kidsKids can measure the oats and scatter the fruit. For children under 4, chop the walnuts fine.
Dairy-free swapUse a plant milk and oil instead of butter.
Gluten-free swapUse oats labeled gluten-free.
Nut free swapUse sunflower seeds instead of walnuts.

Goes well with

🍓 Yogurt Parfaits

Good to know

Baking soda vs. baking powder Ceylon vs. Cassia Cinnamon Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt Cooking Fats Compared Salted vs. unsalted butter Food Safety Basics

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.

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