Apple Cranberry Walnut Baked Oatmeal

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups whole milk

  (can substitute non-dairy milk if preferred)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 6 tbsp melted butter

  (3 oz)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 cups fresh apples, cored and chopped
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground allspice
• ⅛ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

  (sub pecans, almonds, or other nuts)
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tbsp butter, softened

  (1.5 oz)
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ cup dried cranberries

Instructions

• 1 Butter an 8″ casserole or square baking dish. Wash, core, and chop your apples
  and assemble the other ingredients. If you are baking the oatmeal immediately,
  begin preheating the oven to 350 ℉.
• 2 In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, melted butter, and
  vanilla.
• 3 Add the spices, salt, oats, chopped nuts, and fruit to the mixed wet ingredients
  in the large mixing bowl.
• 4 Stir everything (except for the crumble top and garnish ingredients) and mix
  well to combine.
• 5 Pour the oatmeal mixture into the buttered baking dish. If you are making this
  the night before baking it, wrap or cover the dish well and refrigerate it at
  this point. Otherwise, set it aside while you make the topping.
• 6 Make the crispy crumble topping. Combine all the dry ingredients (oats, brown
  sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, & salt) in a small to medium mixing bowl. Pour the
  melted butter over the top and mix until the oats are well coated. You can also
  make this the night before… cover and refrigerate it as well.
• 7 Gently stir the oatmeal and fruit base mixture. Sprinkle the crumble topping
  evenly over the surface of the dish.
• 8 Bake the oatmeal at 350 ℉ for 35-45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown
  and the casserole is bubbly and hot all the way through. 
• 9 Garnish the top with the rest of the dried cranberries. Let cool for a few
  minutes and then serve warm.

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