Start your morning with a little hug for your taste buds - this summer berry baked oatmeal is like a cross between a cobbler and your traditional bowl of oatmeal. Except this is unique and fantastic for impressing your overnight guests.
1 ½ qt. Corningware baking dish (use a size you desire)
Ingredients
1cupold-fashioned dry oats
1 ½cupssoy milkuse the milk of your choice
1 ½cupsfresh strawberries, thinly sliced
1 cupfresh blueberries
⅔cupraw pecans, chopped
⅓cuppecan meal
2teaspoonbaking powder
½tablespoonground cinnamon
2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
¼cuppure maple syrup
¼cuplight brown sugar
2tablespoonsflax meal eggs
6tablespoonswaterto mix with the flax meal
⅓cupavocado oilreserve a small amount to coat baking dish
1generous pinchkosher salt
Instructions
Combine flax meal and water to make flax eggs and set aside (preferably in the fridge).
In a small skillet over medium heat, toast pecan halves for about 5 minutes or until their nutty aroma is evident. Remove from heat and allow to cool before chopping.
Use a small amount of avocado oil (or oil of your choice) to thinly coat the sides of the baking dish.
Line the bottom of the baking dish with half the blueberries and strawberries.
Combine dry ingredients (oats, pecan meal, baking powder, cinnamon, chopped pecans, and salt) in medium bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.
In a separate, medium-sized bowl, combine wet ingredients (milk, remaining avocado oil, honey, light brown sugar, flax eggs, and pure vanilla extract). Stir thoroughly to combine. Gently add to dry ingredients and barely stir until combined. Pour over dry mixture in baking dish and refrain from stirring.
Pour the mixture over the fruit bottom and top with remaining fruit. Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour.
Notes
If you are using a flatter baking dish, layer in the following order:
Half the fruit on the bottom of the dish.
Dry ingredients to cover the fruit (do not mix)
Wet ingredients to cover the dry
Remaining fruit and any extra nuts, for decoration.
Also, adjust the baking time to 40 - 50 minutes in a 350º F oven.