Baked Oatmeal

We make this recipe a lot at Riverside (the recipe is scaled up considerably), it is simple and quick to make and utterly delicious. 

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1 1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups oatmeal
1 Tablespoon baking powder

Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.  In a bowl whisk butter, brown sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla until smooth.  Stir in the oatmeal and baking powder, pour into greased dish and bake for  45 minutes or until solid.  Slice and serve.

If you want variations on this recipe you can make apple spice baked oatmeal by adding 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice and 3/4 cup chopped apples.  Or cranberry almond baked oatmeal with 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries. 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, and 1/2 cup sliced almonds.

I like to eat my Baked Oatmeal by cutting a slice putting it in a bowl and adding a 1/4 cup of milk.  At Riverside we serve it with yogurt, blueberries, chocolate chips, brown sugar and syrup so the kids can dazzle their oatmeal up any way they want.