Baked Oatmeal

We love oatmeal in our house, but after eating EVERY DAY pregnant, I was completely sick of it. Having it baked this way is totally different. And totally yummy. I drizzle it with maple syrup. Daughter likes it in warm milk with honey. Husband likes it in cold milk, sprinkled with brown sugar.

All delicious. 

Really. Don't think about the mushy, bland stuff you associate with oatmeal. This will become your new favorite breakfast. 

3 cups rolled oats (can be GF if you use GF oats)
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 cup oil (I use coconut oil)
1 cup milk (I use coconut milk)
1/4 cup agave (pure maple syrup or honey work, too)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup ground flax seed
2 1/2 tsp cinnamon (to taste. I dump a ton in)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix together syrup, oil and eggs. You want melted oil, here. I melt it in a pan, mix the eggs and agave first, then add in the warm oil. If you add melted oil into the cold eggs it'll firm back up. So I make sure and mix in the room temp agave, which already brings up the temp of the eggs a bit, and then add the warm oil.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Bake for 25 minutes in a greased glass 9 x 12 dish.

Serve warm and top with real maple syrup (not the fake junk), honey, fruit, yogurt or milk.