Name: Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4 cups uncooked rolled oats; 3 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 4 Tbsp melted butter, slightly cooled; 4 cups milk; 2 eggs; 3 cups blueberries (frozen or fresh); 4 bananas, sliced

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This easy blueberry baked oatmeal recipe is a delicious option for breakfast or brunch. It’s a simple solution to make ahead, throw together in the morning, or even bring to a gathering. This crowd-pleasing dish is even sugar-free!

Breakfast time each morning will find me in the kitchen pulling together a meal that will fill my three teens up…until lunchtime, at least. Many days find me cooking eggs with a variety of sides such as fruit, veggies, bacon, sausage, yogurt, or sourdough biscuits.

But some days, I want to change things up a little and make a dish, throw it in the oven, and be done with it. That is where this blueberry baked oatmeal recipe comes in. I’ve even been known to do most of the prep the night before, so I can sleep in a little. Plus, the house feels extra cozy with the smell of a baked good cooking in the oven early in the morning.

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TIPS FOR MAKING BLUEBERRY BAKED OATMEAL

Use fresh or frozen blueberries. I prefer frozen since I make this often in the winter and the price is lower for frozen blueberries. Fresh blueberries may turn more soft during cooking than frozen, but they will still taste delicious. Do not thaw frozen blueberries though.
This recipe can mostly be prepared the night before. This will cut down on assembly time in the morning. The best make ahead prep is to assemble the dry ingredients and leave them covered on the counter. Assemble all the wet ingredients and store in the refrigerator overnight. Do not include the blueberries or bananas until the morning though.
To keep the prep time moving along, I always start with melting the butter. It is best to let it cool slightly, so get that going first and let it melt and cool while you work on the rest of the recipe.
Blueberries are what I prefer to use in this recipe as the tartness is off-set by the bananas. But you could substitute other fruit if you prefer. If you use a larger berry, like strawberries, it would be best if they were cut up into smaller pieces to insure they are evenly baked.
This recipe is sugar-free. The berries and bananas are a natural sweetener, but if you’d like to add sugar, I would suggest 1/4 cup of coconut sugar. Mix this in the dry ingredient bowl.
If a smaller dish is preferred, this recipe can be easily cut in half.

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IS THIS RECIPE GLUTEN-FREE?

It certainly could be! The ingredients don’t specifically call for gluten-free, but each could easily be so, if gluten-free is used.

CAN ANYTHING ELSE BE ADDED TO THIS BAKED OATMEAL?

Absolutely! Make it your own. Feel free to add toppings like flax meal. Or mix in chopped nuts. Maybe a dash of nutmeg. Or top it with maple syrup.

By all means, make this a dish that your family will love!

WOULD THIS WORK AS A BREAKFAST SIDE DISH?

Sure! If this won’t fill your crowd up, round up the meal with some protein. A few ideas are eggs, bacon, sausage, or maybe even a bowl of yogurt.

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