Baked Blueberry Oatmeal

This amazing breakfast dish from Feel Good Foodie is like a combination of granola and overnight oats. Incredibly easy, it mixes up right in the baking dish. I increased the maple syrup a bit from the original recipe and added 4 scoops of unsweetened, unflavored protein powder. There are also lots of way to tweak the additions of nuts and fruit. Take a look at the link above for the inspiration for this recipe. Photo credit goes to my friend and desk mate, Rachel Wilkes, who turned me onto the recipe by heating up her breakfast in the office microwave and filling the air with notes of cinnamon and maple. Good colleague indeed!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

Mix in a 9×13 baking dish:

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats (not quick)

3/4 cup pecans (or other nuts) roughly chopped

 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

 1 teaspoon baking powder

 ¼ teaspoon salt

4 scoops of non flavored, unsweetened protein powder (if desired)

Whisk in a bowl and add to oats:

2 cups almond milk

 1/3 cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons ground flaxseed

 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Press into the mixture:

1 ½ cups blueberries