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Monday, September 30, 2013

Apple Butter Baked Oatmeal


baked oatmeal
Apple Butter Baked Oatmeal
 When Musselman's contacted me, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to create another recipe using their apple butter. You might remember earlier this summer when I had some fun using apple butter in morning glory apple butter muffins, cranberry apple butter bars, and my personal favorite, the bacon apple butter flatbreads with caramelized onions and gouda.
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I threw around a few ideas on what to make this time around with the apple butter, especially now that we're truly in apple season, and while I have a few more ideas up my sleeve, I couldn't stop thinking about baked oatmeal with apple butter. Amish Baked Oatmeal is a family favorite in our house, and a comforting breakfast we can all always agree on! 
baked oatmeal
Not only do I love this breakfast because it's a breeze to throw together (10 minutes, then 30 in the oven...or prep it the day before and just throw in the oven in the morning!), but in this version I omitted the sugar or butter and replaced it with apple butter, making it at least a bit better for you. Since apple butter already has some sugar in it, the oatmeal was plenty sweet...especially since I topped it with a bit of brown sugar just before baking. The apple butter as a butter replacement meant there was no sacrifice to the texture of the baked dish either.
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Served in bowls with a bit of warmed milk, this is the perfect fall breakfast! (If you love pumpkin, you should also give my pumpkin baked oatmeal a try!) Want to win your own jar of Musselman's Apple Butter so you can make this? They'll send one reader a jar with some disposable mini loaf pans so you can get baking! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me what your favorite thing about fall is! I'll accept comments through Wednesday, October 2nd (8 pm Central) and contact the winner thereafter! Danae@RecipeRunner was selected as the giveaway winner & has been contacted!

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Apple Butter Baked Oatmeal
adapted from Amish Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:
-1 cup apple butter
-2 eggs
-1 cup milk
-3 cups old-fashioned oats
-1 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 large apple, diced
-1 tsp cinnamon
-chopped pecans & brown sugar, for topping
-milk, for serving

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat apple butter with eggs until combined. Stir in milk, oats, baking powder, and salt.
2. Beat in apple and cinnamon.
3. Pour into a greased round casserole dish (a 9-inch square pan would also work). Sprinkle with chopped pecans and brown sugar. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.
4. Serve in bowls with warmed milk.