Baked Oatmeal

I'm on a mission to eat better. The problem is it takes effort and let's face it, I am just lazy sometimes or sometimes I really am just tired. Still, I know that healthy eating is critical to my health and my family's so I am really wanting to try and eat a little bit better than I have been. I went online and found some great healthy food blogs. This morning we tried one of the new recipes I found on Kath Eats Real Food.

This is baked oatmeal and it was really tasty. I added 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, applesauce instead of mashed banana and milk over the top of mine and that was the only difference to the following recipe:

Slice 2 bananas. You can add these however you like – in with the wet ingredients or arranged in a pattern on the top (and/or bottom!) of the dish. (You’ll need an additional mashed banana for the wet ingredients below)
2) Combine the dry ingredients:
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
3) Combine the wet ingredients:
• 1 egg, beat
• 1 mashed banana ( I used 1/2 cup applesauce)
• 1.5 cups skim milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
4) Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix well.
5) Line an 8″ pan (square or round) with parchment paper (for easy removal and cutting!). (I just sprayed my square pan really well and it came out fine)
6) Layer some banana slices on the bottom. Pour batter into pan. Top with remaining banana slices.
7) Pop into a 375* oven for about 26 minutes.
After 26 minutes, increase heat to broil, sprinkle oatmeal with 1 heaping tbsp brown sugar and broil for 3-4 minutes.
Makes 4 portions about 275 kcal, 6 grams fiber and 11 grams protein each.