Baked Oatmeal

When I brought home a 25 pound bag of oatmeal in late January, it was clear that our family would have a stock of oatmeal for a good, long while!  I still think that I intended to order 2 5 pound bags, but the 25 pound bag is what arrived!  It's a good think that we like oatmeal, and my favorite cookie recipe uses a lot, too.

I was pretty happy to see this recipe appear in my Facebook newsfeed shortly after the arrival of the year's supply of oatmeal.  I tried it that day and the results were good!  I froze what we didn't eat and take them out whenever I want a sweet treat that is healthy, too!

Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups applesauce, unsweetened
1 banana, mashed
½ cup honey
5 cups, Old Fashioned rolled oats (I used quick, as you can see.)
¼ cup flaxseed meal (I did not use.)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2¾ cups milk
Optional toppings: raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix eggs, vanilla, applesauce, banana and honey together in a bowl.
Add in oats, flax, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well with wet ingredients.
Finally pour in milk and combine.
Spray a 12 and 6 capacity muffin tin with cooking spray or use cupcake liners. Pour mixture evenly into muffin tin cups.
If using toppings, add them onto the tops of muffins now. If using fresh or frozen fruit, drop it right into the batter.
Bake 30 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean.
Cool and enjoy or freeze them in gallon freezer bags.