a simple real food recipe :: soaked cran-apple almond baked oatmeal
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 4 cups rolled oats (not quick oats)
  • 1 ½ cups raw almonds coarsely chopped (I buzz them in the mini food processor quick)
  • ¼ cup whole yogurt to soak (if you are dairy free use 3 TB lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to soak)
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • 1 cup whole milk (if you are dairy free use coconut milk)
  • 6 pastured eggs
  • 1 ½ TB cinnamon
  • 1 tsp almond extract (or vanilla extract if you don’t have the almond)
  • ¼ pure maple syrup (or honey if you don’t have the maple syrup)
  • ¼ cup melted butter (if you are dairy free use melted coconut oil)
  • 2 small apples, finely chopped (I buzz them in the mini food processor)
  • 1 cup dried cranberries (or combo of whatever dried fruit you want)
  • Drizzle whole yogurt, pure maple syrup, or raw honey over the top if desired!
Instructions
  1. The night before you want to make the baked oatmeal, combine the oats, almonds, yogurt, and salt in a mixing bowl and fill with filtered water just to cover the oats. Set the bowl in a warm spot in your kitchen 8-12 hours. The yogurt and salt help break down the phytic acid in the oats and nuts making them more digestible, and making more of their nutrients available.
  2. The next morning, dump the oat mixture in a strainer to drain out the extra liquid.
  3. While the oats are draining in the sink, preheat your oven to 375, and with a hand mixer, blend up the rest of the ingredients in a mixing bowl, EXCEPT the apples and cranberries.
  4. Add the apples, cranberries, and drained oats/nuts into the mixing bowl with the egg mixture and combine.
  5. Pour the batter into a buttered 9x13 baking dish. Use coconut oil for the dish if you are dairy free.
  6. Bake at 375 for 45-55 minutes. Let it rest 5-10 minutes before cutting.
Recipe by the SIMPLE moms at https://www.thesimplemoms.com/a-simple-real-food-recipe-soaked-cran-apple-almond-baked-oatmeal/