Make this Christmas morning!

If you want a healthy, delicious hot breakfast for Christmas morning you need to give this recipe a try. I've been making this recipe every Sunday morning for the past month and it's incredible. It's pretty healthy (not too much added sugar) and with oats and fruit it's a good start to any day. I've made this with both apples and bananas, and with maple syrup and honey. I think the bananas with honey version is my favorite so far. This makes 6-8 servings, and it reheats wonderfully.

Baked Apple Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal
from Elly Says Opa

Ingredients:
1 cup old fashioned oats
1.25 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/8 tsp. ginger
a couple grates of whole nutmeg or 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2-4 Tbsp. maple syrup
1 cup milk (I used skim)
1 large egg
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 tsp. vanilla
1 apple, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2″ pieces
1/2 cup raisins, divided

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, toss together the oats, spices, salt, and baking powder. In a separate bowl (or in a large measuring cup), whisk together the maple syrup, milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla.

Spread the diced apples in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish, and top with about two-thirds of the raisins. Cover the fruit with the oat mixture. Drizzle the milk mixture over the oats, distributing as evenly as possible. Sprinkle the remaining raisins over the top of the oats.

Bake the oatmeal for 30-40 minutes*, until the top is golden brown and the oats have set. Remove the oatmeal from the oven and serve hot with additional maple syrup, if desired.

Notes: I baked this oatmeal for 30 minutes the first time and it was a little dry. The second attempt was baked for 25 minutes and it was much, much better.