Baked Oatmeal Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 cups oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup walnut pieces
- 1 cup berries (I used strawberries)
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (I'll use less next time. It was a little too chocolate-y for Keith and me.)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices
- Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, walnuts, berries and chocolate.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract.
- Add the oat mixture to prepared baking dish.
- Add the banana slices to the top then pour the milk mixture over everything.
- 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown and the milk mixture has set.
- For an extra tasty top, sprinkle a tablespoon or so of extra brown sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 ¼ vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups sweetened, flaked coconut
- 2 cups chopped pears
- ¾ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together sugar and oil.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift together flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture.
- Add vanilla. By hand, fold in coconut, pears and pecans (batter will be thick).
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly on top of muffin batter.
- Bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
And since no post is complete without a picture, here's one of Parker with Ms. Bergen on her last day.
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