Make this delicious baked oatmeal with so many good for you ingredients like nuts, oats, and carrots. Sweetened with a small amount of pure maple syrup, you will find no refined sugars. The almond milk can be made from scratch and fun to make! Even the avocado oil has heart healthy benefits! You can’t go wrong with this nutritious sweetness.
Makes 8 one cup servings. Original recipe found in the Washington Post
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup chopped pecans, or walnuts
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1/4 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (you don’t want to use quick cooking or instant)
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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2 cups 1% milk or use almond milk (click on the link for the recipe on how to make it homemade)!
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1/3 cup pure maple syrup
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1 large egg, or make a flax egg to stay vegan (3 tablespoons warm water with 1 tablespoon ground flax)
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2 tablespoons avocado oil
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1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1 medium Golden Delicious apple (unpeeled), cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1 cup)
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1 or 2 medium carrots, scrubbed well, then shredded (1 cup)
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1/2 cup raisins
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish or a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking oil spray.
Stir together the oats, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a mixing bowl.
Whisk together the milk, maple syrup, egg, oil and vanilla extract in a liquid measuring cup.
Pour the milk mixture over the oat mixture, stirring to combine; then mix in 1/2 cup of the pecans, 2 tablespoons of coconut, the apple, carrots and raisins. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Mix together the other 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, remaining 2 tablespoons of coconut, and 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon. Top dish with the pecan-coconut mixture.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden at the edges and just set at the center. Serve warm or cold. A delicious healthy breakfast, snack or anytime treat!