Who knew you could bake oatmeal NOT in a dessert? A few weekends ago I was at Camp Stitchalot and we had a yummy baked oatmeal for brunch one morning. Now, I have eaten this at previous camps before and I liked it then too but for some reason, I was moved to try to find a recipe when I got home this time.
A quick Google search found me loads of baked oatmeal recipes but there were a lot of differences in them. And most had like a stick of butter in them...and as much as I love butter, I'm really trying to eat better. I tried a few, one was too dry, one was too bland so I changed up the recipe until I got it right. I used applesauce instead of butter to keep the calories down and it also helped with the dryness. For those of you counting, there are only 5 Weight Watchers points in each serving (makes 8). Hope you love it!
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
You could easily substitute the apples for blueberries or cranberries!
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 40 Minutes
Total time: 50 Minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 Cups Quick Cook Rolled Oats (I used Quaker Quick 1 minute)
- 1/2 Cup (packed) Brown Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 Cup Applesauce (I used chunky)
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 Cup Diced Granny Smith Apple (1 small)
- Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Butter a 9" x 9" glass pan and set aside.
- Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean and the edges are lightly brown!