We celebrated Christmas as a family yesterday. So I decided to make something new for breakfast. I tried baked peanut butter oatmeal. I got the recipe from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. I’ve never made baked oatmeal before. To be honest it’s very rare that I make oatmeal of any kind at all. But this sounded good. And very simple! Justin and Rebecca both liked it. Although Rebecca had her usual chewing issues with oats. A small piece took her an hour and some tantrums to get through. She just won’t chew oats. So she won’t be eating the leftovers today 😛  I served it with homemade vanilla yogurt (poured on top). That worked well. You could pour milk on too. Or just eat it plain. It can be served warm or cold. It’s actually firm enough that you could eat it as a bar for an on the go breakfast or snack. For the first attempt I made the recipe as is. Next time maybe I’ll try soaking the oats and using rolled oats instead of instant. This is a filling quick prep breakfast. I think I’ll be making baked oatmeal more often. There are so many flavors you could make. Today Justin gets it with homemade banana yogurt. Peanut butter and bananas…yum 🙂  I’m guessing you can prep this the night before to make it even easier. I made a half recipe in a 9″ pan.

Baked Peanut Butter Oatmeal

3 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter

Mix all ingredients together and stir well. Spread in a greased 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. If you like it a little crunchy on top cook for a few minutes longer. Serve with warm milk or yogurt poured over top.