Mc Dougall's Baked Oatmeal Casserole

• Oatmeal↗
• cup oatmeal↗1
• cup soymilk or 1 cup rice milk↗1
• cup water↗1
• tablespoons maple syrup or 2 tablespoons agave syrup↗2
• cup chopped walnuts (optional)1⁄4
• 1/4 cup currants or 1/4 cup chopped dried apricot↗1⁄4
• Topping
• ounces crushed whole grain cereal, see note8
• Sauce
• ripe bananas↗3
• cup crushed pineapple↗1
• teaspoon cinnamon↗1
• cup orange juice or 1/2 cup apple juice↗1⁄2
• cup blueberries↗1⁄2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Combine all the oatmeal ingredients then simmer on low until done, about 6 minutes then pour into a casserole dish and top with cereal. Cover and refrigerate until morning.

3. 3

   Bake at 350F until the cereal is just starting to turn brown, approx 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Make the sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve heated or unheated over the hot oatmeal casserole.

5. 5

   Note: 8 ounces whole grain cereal in the original recipe read: 1/2 box of your favorite oil-free, healthy, whole-grain cereal, crushed.