Baked Apple-Pecan Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup almond milk (or milk of choice)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (plus more for greasing)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp pink sea salt
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 apples (see notes)
- 1 cup raw pecans (plus more for garnish)
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
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Dice apples into small cubes and coarsely chop pecans. Grease baking pan or dish with coconut oil. Line baking pan or dish with parchment paper leaving some of the paper sticking out of the sides.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, maple syrup and coconut oil. Drizzle vanilla extract, sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, and sea salt and continue to whisk.
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Stir in rolled oats and baking powder making sure oats are well combined with wet ingredients. Fold in diced apples and chopped pecans.
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Pour mixture into prepped pan or dish. Use spatula or spoon to evenly spread mixture throughout pan. Use apple slices and whole pecans to garnish the top of your oatmeal if you desire. Place oatmeal in oven and bake for 35 minutes.
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Remove baked oatmeal from oven and allow it to cool-off for about 10-15 minutes. Use the sides of parchment paper and slowly pull out baked oatmeal. Cut into it making even squared or rectangled bars as big or small as you'd like; or you can scoop out the oatmeal instead if you wish. Serve as is or with milk.
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Use the right size dish for this recipe- This will guarantee that the oatmeal will get baked thoroughly in the said time.
- Line baking pan with parchment paper- This will prevent oatmeal from sticking to the bottom. Also, leave enough paper sticking out on the sides. This will then make it a lot easier to pull oatmeal out of pan once it’s baked.
- You can peel apples if you wish- or leave them as is.
- If you want to garnish the top of your baked oatmeal- You can either reserve some of your apple and slice it to garnish the top. Or you can slice a third apple and use it as garnish.
- No coconut oil?- Replace with olive oil or unsalted butter.
- No maple syrup?- Honey is a great substitute.
- Substitute for pecans- You can use any other nuts like walnuts, almonds, cashews, etc.