Baked Oatmeal Casserole

I got to work Monday and realized I forgot to take a pack of meat out for dinner.  Dont you hate when that happens?  I hate flash-defrosting it in the microwave, because it always ends up cooking parts of the meat.  So I searched my Pinterest pins (because that is what I do all day) and saw a recipe I pinned awhile back that I wanted to try.  It is gluten-free, but since our family has no issues with gluten, I just used what was in my house.

I kept the recipe pretty much the same, but halved the walnut pieces, and added 1/4c of coconut.  I also did not have any raspberries, so I used both blueberries and strawberries.

Baked Oatmeal Casserole

Adapted from Urban Nester

Ingredients:

2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnut pieces

1/4 cup coconut flakes

1 cup strawberries/blueberries
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
2 cups milk
1 large egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a 10-1/2 by 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray and place on a baking sheet.

In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, half the walnuts, half the strawberries and half the chocolate. (Save the other half of strawberries, walnuts and chocolate for the top of the oatmeal).
In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract.

 

Add the oat mixture to prepared baking dish. Arrange the remaining strawberries, walnuts and chocolate on top. Add the banana slices to the top then pour the milk mixture over everything. Gently shake the baking dish to help the milk mixture go throughout the oats.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown and the milk mixture has set. For an extra tasty top, sprinkle a tablespoon or so of extra brown sugar.

 

Total Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 6

 

It was so easy to put together, and came out delicious!  I like the fact that now I  have breakfast for work for the next 3 days.  My pictures really dont do any justice (go on over to her site to check out better and more mouth-watering pictures). 

I put the recipe into My Fitness Pal, and here is the nutritional info (without the coconut):

Calories  378
Carbs  49
Fat  19
Protein  8
Sugar  24
Sodium  109