Baked Oatmeal with fruit & nuts

Hearty oatmeal made with almond milk, dried fruit, and nuts. It’s dairy-free and has no added sugar. This baked oatmeal dish works great for meal prepping and is also a great brunch option.

Why I love baked oatmeal

I am a lazy breakfast eater, so if I can fix something ahead of time, keep it in the refrigerator, and eat it all week, this is a good thing. The first time I had baked oatmeal was on a breakfast buffet at a women’s retreat. I had that little brain explosion thing happen. I was like, “This is genius. How have I never had this before? Why did I not come up with this myself?”  Maybe baked oatmeal is standard in your circles, but this girl had never had it. I grew up eating regular cooked oatmeal and cream of wheat. Which are fine, but this is like the cross between an oatmeal cookie and oatmeal. It almost feels like a treat instead of breakfast. Truth be told, sometimes I skip breakfast and eat it for lunch. 

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Here’s how I sweetened it up.  I cooked 1/2 cup of dates in water for 10 minutes, then I mashed them and let them cool.

Then I whisked together 2 eggs, unsweetened applesauce to replace the oil, some spices to give some flavor, vanilla because everything is better with vanilla in it, and unsweetened almond milk.

I miss milk.  Bessy cow this milk drinking mamma will be back soon.  Did I mention I’ve cut out dairy too?

Screaming and whisking, it’s like Munch’s paining Scream only the food version.

I purchased a bag of mixed dried fruit and nuts at Costco. I’ve used it. But this time, I wanted to use my favorites, so I rough-chopped 1/3 cup dried cherries, 1/3 cup unsalted whole almonds, and 1/3 cup pecans. Use whatever you have on hand or what you like best as far as fruits and nuts. You could also use only fruit and no nuts. I also think this would be good with diced apples mixed in.

Now add the oatmeal, fruits, nuts, salt, and baking powder to the wet ingredients.  If you are an observant soul ignore the date mash in this picture. It should have been added in long ago, back with the eggs and stuff 😉

Grease an 8×8 baking pan. 

Cover with foil and place in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

There you have it!  It really is quite good.  Even my 17 year old son ate some, and didn’t freak out. You can eat this plain, or you can drizzle a little almond milk or if you are able drizzle a little maple syrup and milk over it.

Enjoy! Sheila

Baked Oatmeal with fruit & nuts

Sheila

This recipe is great for meal prepping. Baked oatmeal with fruit and nuts is also a great brunch dish. This recipe is versatile and easy to change to your tastes.

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Prep Time 5 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 6 hours hrs

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Calories 178 kcal

Equipment

• 8×8 baking dish

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup whole dates
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
• 1/2 cup pecans roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins or any dried fruit of your choice
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In a small sauce pan bring dates and water to a boil, turn temperature down to low,  let simmer for 10 minutes, remove from heat, and allow to cool, leave dates in water and mash with a fork until dates become a paste.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together wet ingredients: applesauce, eggs, almond milk, mashed dates, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet. Oats, fruits, and nuts (I used dried cherries, whole unsalted almonds, and pecans. Feel free to use what ever you have on hand) salt. Combine with a spatula until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Pour in to a greased 8×8 baking dish or pan. Cover with foil, place in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Uncover, cut into squares, and enjoy!

Notes

Optional: If you rather you can substitute the dates for 1/2 cup brown sugar, and the almond milk for cow’s milk.

Note: Use whatever dried fruits and nuts you have or like. If you don’t have any or like them, feel free to leave out.

Nutrition

Serving: 1squareCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 166mgPotassium: 264mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 38IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg

Keyword cinnamon, dairyfree, dates, eggs, oatmeal, pecan, raisins, walnuts

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