I had a few people asking for this recipe so I figured I would throw it up on the old blog — perhaps I can get into a better habit of doing this more often!

The recipe is meant for a 9×13-inch dish. It really does stay good for a week! I micro individual pieces and top them with a little whole milk or plain yogurt personally. I love it! Also, the recipe is soooo flexible! I have oftentimes add little chunks of dried apricot, or raisins, or craisins, or grated apple, or any other kind of nut or seed… use whatever you like!

I had some leftover sweet potato that I had sprayed with coconut oil and tossed in nutmeg and cinnamon and roasted that I wanted to use up. They were actually kind of the whole inspiration behind this dish! I used them instead of dried fruit to make a more savory oatmeal bake.

OATMEAL BAKE INGREDIENTS:

• Cooking spray of your choice (I used the coconut oil that I love from TJ’s)
• Old-fashioned oats
• Milk of your choice (I used almond)
• Vanilla extract
• Slivered almonds (or any nut of your choice)
• Dried fruit if you want it (I usually use raisins)
• 1 apple, shredded (I didn’t peel mine and used my cheese grater to do this); you could also probably dice it and it would work just as well!
• Maple syrup
• Flax seeds (could also add hemp or chia)
• Cinnamon
• Optional: a pinch of nutmeg (again, add more of this if you love it) or pinch of pumpkin pie spice

HOW TO MAKE THIS OATMEAL BAKE:

• STEP 1: Preheat oven to 400°F.
• STEP 2: Spray the baking dish with cooking spray.
• STEP 3: Combine all ingredients and stir well and pour into casserole dish; use a spatula to flatten so it is distributed well into whole dish.
• STEP 4: Bake uncovered for 45 minutes (if you halve the recipe, only bake it for 30 minutes); you basically want it to be golden brown and the milk absorbed.
• STEP 5: Enjoy!!!

Oatmeal Bake

Recipe by Kate

This is the recipe to bake in a 9×13-inch casserole dish, so halve if you want a smaller size!

Ingredients

• Cooking spray of your choice (I used this coconut oil that I love from TJ’s)

• 2 cups old-fashioned oats

• 2 cups milk of your choice (I used almond)

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (when I halved the recipe I still used a 1/2 tsp)

• 1/2 cup slivered almonds (or any nut of your choice)

• 1/2 cups dried fruit if you want it (I usually use raisins)

• 1 apple, shredded (I didn’t peel mine and used my cheese grater to do this); you could also probably dice it and it would work just as well!

• 4 tablespoons maple syrup

• 2 tablespoons flax seeds (could also add hemp or chia)

• 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon

• Optional:

• A pinch of nutmeg (again, add more of this if you love it) or pinch of pumpkin pie spice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spray the baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and stir well. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Use a spatula to flatten the top so that it’s evenly distributed throughout the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 45 minutes (if you halve the recipe, only bake it for 30 minutes), or until it is golden brown and the milk has been absorbed.

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