Baked Oatmeal with Fruit and Nuts

Adapted from a recipe in Super Natural Every Day: Well-Loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen by Heidi Swanson

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/3 cup walnut pieces, chopped
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk (I used coconut milk)
• 1 large egg
• 1 T unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ripe banana, sliced
• 1 peach or nectarine, sliced
• 1 cup blueberries

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 400˚F with a rack in the top third of the oven. Generously butter the inside of an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. In a bowl, mix together the oats, half the walnuts, the sugar, the baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter, and vanilla.
4. Arrange the banana and nectarine slices in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle two-thirds of the berries over the top. Cover the fruit with the oat mixture. Drizzle the milk mixture over the oats, making sure the milk moves through the oats. Scatter the remaining berries, remaining walnuts, and slivered almonds across the top.
5. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until the top is nicely golden and the oat mixture has set. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes. 
6. Serve warm, drizzled with maple syrup or dusted with powdered sugar. 

Serves 4-6

Coconut Flour Waffles with Walnuts

Adapted from Joy the Baker

Ingredients:

• 1 overripe banana 
• 2 T melted butter, cooled
• 1/3 cup coconut milk
• 5 large eggs
• 1/8 cup honey or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 T cinnamon
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted

Steps:

1. In a medium bowl, mash the banana, then whisk in the butter, coconut milk, eggs, honey or maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well incorporated.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
3. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Add the shredded coconut and walnuts and whisk to incorporate. Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes while you plug in and preheat the waffle iron.
4. Bake in a waffle iron until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup and fruit, such as bananas, raspberries or strawberries. These waffles are also great the next day toasted and topped with peanut butter, sliced banana, and honey.

Serves 3