Amish Baked Oatmeal

From: vlynn

On Apr 9, 2008

This was ok but not what me and dh was expecting I guess. I doubt if we make it again. Will just go back to regular way of fixing oatmeal.

From: blancpage

On Apr 6, 2008

Edited to fix the fact that my 5-star rating did not show up, just the comment part. I know this has tons of reviews, but when I found this recipe from my Spring PAC 2008 baby, Shari2, I had to try it. My bf and I love oatmeal, but neither one of us has ever had (or cooked) baked oatmeal before. This smells wonderful as I'm baking it, and bf came out to the kitchen to comment on how the good smell is making him hungrier than he already is. When I told him what I was going to make, he thought it sounded interesting and different. I halved this recipe to serve 3 but realized that it would barely serve 2 as a full meal, so I mixed up another half batch. I used an 8x8 pan for the full batch, as the larger pan seemed too big. I added a dash of cinnamon to this, and because of my IBS, used Fresh & Easy brand Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk, Eggbeaters, and Smart Balance Spread with Flaxseed Oil. I decided to try this with white sugar, as recipe states. Bf's first response to trying his bowl (plain with nothing on/with it) was 'Mmm!' After acclimating myself to the different texture of oatmeal, I agree. It's quite sweet too, all on its own. I did add a tad bit of soy milk to my bowl Bf said he'd like me to make this again and gives this 4 stars. He looks happy while eating this, lol, so I feel pretty confident that this recipe is a winner for us. The more I keep eating this, the more I love it. The edges are delicious, lol. I agree with other reviewers, this is like eating an oatmeal cookie for breakfast. The 8x8 pan for the full recipe made barely enough for 2 of us, but I think the texture, flavor, and thickness in that pan was perfect. When bf came back for 2nds, he was scraping up every last bit in the pan; I had to stop him before he took my 2nd serving! Obviously, Shari2, this got rave reviews here. Thanks so much for sharing and I'm glad I chose this for for one of the recipes in Spring PAC 2008. Served this with Oven Cooked Bacon With Black Pepper and Brown Sugar.

From: Roosie

On Jan 20, 2005

Yum! You're right, this does taste like an oatmeal cookie! This was my first experience making baked oatmeal as well. I did follow the recipe, except I halved it and accidently used a whole egg instead of just half. I think that the final result was that my oatmeal was a bit firmer than it would have otherwise been, but it still turned out great! We served with a little cream and milk and it was just delish. I did use brown sugar for the sugar (yum, brown sugar and oats!), and like Miss Annie said, I think the additions you could make to this are endless- raisins, apples, nuts, anything! I did add a dash of cinnamon, which I definitely recommend. I like that this is so easy to just throw in the oven and let cook while you're getting ready or preparing other breakfast dishes. I'm always keen on breakfast recipes that can be cooked in the oven, since breakfast seems to be so often an event where every dish requires a burner (pancakes, eggs, bacon and so on!) The only thing is, I made a half recipe, which was supposed to be 3 servings... I split it between BF and myself and it really wasn't enough for me to consider it a whole meal. I guess its 3 servings if you are planning on this as a side, but next time I will make the full recipe for the two of us. I'd rather have leftover than not enough. I too thought that the pan size seemed rather small (I used an 8x8 for the half recipe), but this sort of crisps like a cookie on the outside and gets wonderfully creamy on the inside, sort of like, as another reviewer stated, granola. All-in-all, we enjoyed this very much and I think its a great low-maintenance and fairly healthful breakfast dish!

From: WJKing

On Oct 22, 2002

Here in Amish country, we eat this warm with milk, OR soft ice cream (YUMMY!) - and it's especially well-liked w/ sliced peaches to go w/ the milk or ice cream. Just an FYI, since I've grown up w/ this. Enjoy!