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Baked Apple-Raisin Oatmeal
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One serving of this hearty oatmeal provides many nutrients: both soluble and insoluble fiber, iron, calcium and folic acid.
  2 ratings : 2 reviews

Baked Apple-Raisin Oatmeal

Best Life Diet approved recipe! Fix it and forget it when you bake delicious whole-grain oatmeal. Soymilk and maple syrup are the surprises. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:1 hr
makes:8 servings

2cups chopped unpeeled apples or pears (2 medium)
2 2/3cups old-fashioned oats
1/2cup raisins
2teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4teaspoon salt
4cups plain or vanilla soymilk
1/4cup real maple syrup
Additional soymilk, if desired
Chopped toasted walnuts, if desired
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2-quart casserole with cooking spray. In casserole, stir together apples, oats, raisins, cinnamon, salt, soymilk and syrup.
2.Bake uncovered 45 to 50 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed. Pour additional soymilk over each serving; sprinkle with walnuts.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 18g); Protein 8Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 20%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1 oz-equivalents Grains, 1/4 c Fruits
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2 Reviews

 

Awesome!
My husband & I loved it the first time we tried it. I made it when my family came to visit and they loved it as well. I would suggest cutting the recipe in half if it's only 2 people.
Posted at 9:43 AM on April 9 2008 by Linda , Hooksett NH

 

Warms the Tummy & Soul
This was a fabulous recipe and my family loved it. I also changed out the fruit to peaches and the dried fruit to blueberries for a change. It was great too. I image any dried fruit (cherries, dates, figs, apricots) would work great as would any nut (walnut, pecan, almond).
Posted at 10:40 AM on March 5 2008 by maryslambs , Schaumburg IL