Baked Oatmeal and Raisin Yummies

       I have made oatmeal and raisin cookies many, many times over the years. But I had not tried baked oatmeal until recently. How silly it sounds now;  this delicious, warm and wonderful comfort food is a must have for family night or on a rainy day! How did I ever miss this one when the boys were small!?! It simply was not a staple in the house I grew up in, and not a recipe I adopted until recently. Oh!!!!!!!!!! How I wish I had tried this recipe sooner! I hope you love it as much as I do!

Baked Oatmeal and Raisin Yummies. 

Serve warm with extra milk.

Preheat oven to 350 F and prep a 9x9 baking pan.
In large bowl combine:
3cups quick oats
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp real salt
1 tsp fresh ground cinnamon
Sift until mixed together well.

in another bowl whisk together:
1 egg
1/2 c applesauce
1/2 c coconut oil (or real butter)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c milk

Stir this liquid in with the dry oatmeal mixture and combine well. Lastly, add in 1/2 c raisins and give one final stir. (You can also add 1/2 c of any fruit or nuts mixture you'd like- chopped apple bits is especially good! a small handful of chopped walnuts perhaps?? or both?)

Spoon mixture into 9x9 baking pan and bake for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm, with milk for fantastic breakfast, or anytime energy treat.  My kids love it on a rainy day!!!! Some people drench it in milk in the bowl, others serve milk on the side, my son tries to get a scoop of vanilla ice cream with it. Me? I love it plain. To each his own, yes?

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Amazingly Simple Banana Nut Bread

Simple Banana Nut Bread

1/2 cup real butter (1stick)
1 cup organic cane sugar (or 3/4 c raw honey )
2 eggs
1 tsp. organic vanilla extract
3 over ripe bananas mashed
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

use real butter and grease inside of bread loaf pan.set aside
heat oven to 325F. In a mixing bowl cream butter, sugar, and 2 eggs until creamy. add vanilla and mashed bananas. Stir in rest of ingredients until fully incorporated. Pour into bread pan and bake for 1 hour & 15 minutes, or until butter knife inserted in middle comes out clean.

When done, invert pan onto bread board or wire rack, to drop out loaf, set upright and let cool before cutting.

So easy your mom would be proud! Mixes in just a few minutes, I just use one bowl; and it took me all of 10 minutes to pull ingredients, and mix and pour into pan to bake. Set a timer! You don't want to forget this

wonderful comfort food! Makes 2 mini loaves, if you want one for yourself and one to share!
Also: extremely good additions would be a diced tiny apple, 1/2 c applesauce, and 1/2 cup raisins.

Loaded! breakfast muffins!

Loaded! breakfast muffins!

in a bowl combine:
1/2 c apple sauce or apple butter
1 tbsp vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 c olive oil
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 c honey
whisk together.
In seperate bowl combine:
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. cinnamon
sift, and slowly add to the first bowl while stirring.
Once fully incorporated, add:
1 apple (peeled and diced tiny)
1 c. raisins or dried cranberries
2 c. grated carrot (or chopped tiny in food processor)
1/2 c chopped walnuts or almonds

Heat oven to 375F. Prep muffin baking pan with paper cups. Fill muffin cups and bake 20-25 minutes.  (makes 18 small muffins or 12 larger)  Done when toothpick inserted into one comes out clean. For larger muffins may need to add 5 minutes.
Or! You can make this into a breakfast quick bread. Fold mixture into prepped, greased baking loaf pan and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Done when inserted butter knife comes out clean in center.

Quick Ideas for Breakfast

Quick Ideas for Breakfast
A fast and easy breakfast does not have to include high sugars or processed cereals. Here are some simple ideas:

Fresh fruit and yogurt
An apple and piece of toast w/ 1 tbsp peanut butter
Oatmeal topped with honey and fruit or berries
Slice of melon and cottage cheese
Eggs: scrambled, fried, egg sandwich, omelet, hard boiled, poached
Breakfast burrito with egg, cheese, sausage and salsa
Whole wheat pancakes served with honey drizzled, or maple syrup
Whole wheat waffles served with real maple syrup or molasses
Breakfast smoothie with fresh fruit and yogurt
French toast served with apple sauce
Toast with yogurt cheese or cream cheese and berries