Baked oatmeal with apple topping

  I had a bunch of apples to use up from a, family apple picking outing, and so I decided on a nice, baked oatmeal with a apple topping. 

 

 

 

This is a great dish to whip up the night before!

 

 

BEFORE

BAKED

 

 1  orange squeezed

 

2 tsp

      apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice

 

2 2/3

cups old-fashioned oats  

1/2

cup raisins or dried cherries

4

cups milk

1/3

cup packed brown sugar

2

tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4

teaspoon salt

5

medium apples, chopped (4 cups) 

  

 

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart casserole, mix oats, 4 cups milk, butter, cinnamon and salt and apples.
• In a separate bowl, mix apples, raisins (or cherries), 2 tbsp orange juice, brown sugar and apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice.
•  Spoon apple mixture over the oatmeal mixture
• 2 Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until most liquid is absorbed. Top with walnuts. Serve with additional milk.