Baked Apple-Spice Oatmeal

Name: Baked Apple-Spice Oatmeal
Yield: Makes 4½ cups (1.125 l), 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 ml) fortified unsweetened soy milk or other nondairy milk, plus more for serving; ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ground cloves; 1½ teaspoons (7 ml) ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) unsweetened shredded dried coconut; 1¼ cups (310 ml) old-fashioned rolled oats or steel-cut oats; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) raw sunflower seeds; ¼ cup (60 ml) raisins, currants, or chopped prunes or other dried fruit; ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) salt (optional); 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract; 2 apples, diced; Ground flaxseeds or chia seeds (optional); ¼ cup (60 ml) walnuts, chopped

Preparation info

Makes 4½ cups ,
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

By Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Published 2018

About

Baked oatmeal is a welcome comfort food, plus it’s rich in soluble fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. Although intact whole grains are generally best, this is a lovely dish to add variety to your repertoire or to serve to company. It also freezes beautifully.

Ingredients

1¼ cups (310 ml) old-fashioned rolled oats or steel-cut oats
2 apples, diced

Vegan
Breakfast

Method

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Put the oats, apples, walnuts, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, cinnamon, and cloves in a deep 7-inch (18-cm) or 8-inch (20-cm) square baking dish. Put the milk, vanilla extract, and optional salt in a small bowl and whisk to