I LOVE breakfast - anyway you slice it - especially eggs but this is my favorite go-to make-ahead breakfast for a busy week. My general morning routine used to be oatmeal with granola on top and whatever fruit is in season - but a couple years ago I found this recipe for Baked Oatmeal and now it is my favorite - and for multiple reasons! I bake it ahead and then since Richard hates oatmeal (he is silly as I think this would convert even oatmeal haters as it's not a pile of mush) I eat off it for almost a whole week. The original recipe was from bonappetit but it made way too much for one person - so if you can get someone else in your house to eat it I would double. It's kind of like a breakfast carrot cake - but not sweet. After baking I put it in the fridge and then every morning I warm up a hunk in the microwave for about a min. and drizzle with a tiny bit of cream and top with fresh fruit. Today I happened to pit a few fresh cherries and thought that would be good baked into the oatmeal as when there is no good fresh fruit I have used a few dried cherries... my favorite though is in the middle of winter when I pull out a jar of my frozen peach chunks - peaches and cream what's not to love?!
Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
about 6 servings
1 egg
Zest of 1/2 orange
1/4 cup fresh OJ - usually half an orange
1 cup milk
1/2 t salt
1 t vanilla
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t ground ginger
1/4 cup steel- cut oats
1 cup old-fashioned oats (not instant)
1/2 apple grated
1 medium carrot grated
1/2 t baking powder
3/4 cup chopped nuts (I've mostly done pecans, but today did walnuts and a couple times I had chopped macnuts and OMG those were great)
4 T butter melted
The day before put in a big mixing bowl put all the top 8 ingredients and mix up a bit. Add in the oats, apple, carrot, 1/2 cup nuts, 2 T butter and baking powder and mix. Spray a small rectangular baking pan with oil and then pour in the mixture. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup nuts on top and drizzle with remaining 1 T butter. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 35 min or until browned a bit on top. Serve warmed up the next morning with a little cream and fruit of your choice. Enjoy!
PS. I also have baked this and brought to someone who is under the weather as they can eat it for a few days
PPS. I tried adding coconut to it and didn't enjoy it. And original recipe called for raisins - but gross! I mean if that's your thing then go for it ; )
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