Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Make Ahead Baked Oatmeal


I have been meaning to try baked oatmeal forever.  It can be super healthy for you and it's great because you can make it ahead of time and eat if for several days.  My boys love granola and cereal bars, but I've been trying to feed them less processed foods, so I haven't been buying the store bought variety.  This recipe is a great substitute for soft baked bars. 

The Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
2 Tbsp Flax
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup agave syrup or honey
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup coconut flakes

At Ten O'Clock
In large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.  In small mixing bowl, mix together agave syrup, milk, eggs, vanilla and melted butter.  Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.  Add the coconut. 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 pan.  Pour batter into pan.  Bake for 40 minutes.

Before Serving
Cut into bars, if desired. 

Family Approval
Two thumbs up.  These were defininately breakfast/snack bars and not dessert bars, but my family LOVED them.  I cut them into bars, wrapped each one in tin foil, and brought them on vacation.  We ate them for breakfast and snacks for a couple days.  They didn't last nearly as long as I thought they would.  My husband told me that he would be happy to eat them all the time. 

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