Oatmeal Casserole

Now I have the opportunity to share one of our favorite morning breakfasts.  I like this one because it is easy to make and very filling too.  I does require some forethought.  I have it on my monthly schedule, so it is easy to start the soaking the day before to be ready for breakfast the next day.  The possibilities of dressing this one up are various too.  We have had it plain as well and it is delicious.  I would usually, get up in the morning and put this one together and leave it to bake while I go help the children get ready for the day.  By the time we're done, "ring" goes the timer, "breakfast is ready!"  Ahhh! That is a nice feeling.  Leftovers also make a great snack.

Here is what you need to do the day before before:

Sometime the day before (up to 24 hours), soak

3 cups of oats with

2 cups of milk and

2 Tablespoons of kefir, or yogurt, or 2 cups of buttermilk.

Leave covered overnight.

Instructions to prepare it for breakfast:

Add to the mixture:

1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. Ginger
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

1 tsp. real vanilla
1/2 Cup butter or coconut oil, melted
½ C. liquid sweetener or 1/4 C rapadura, sucanat or coconut palm sugar
2 eggs, beaten

Bake in a buttered 11 X 7 baking pan at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Top with fruit, chopped nuts, ground flax seeds, warmed milk, drizzle with warm maple syrup, berries syrup or turn into banana split.  Our family's favorite.

 

 

 

 

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