There is a reason I only buy Macintosh scented candles and if you've ever walked through an apple orchard when its harvest time, you'll understand why that is. The fragrance of the orchard is intoxicating. I made my annual fall trek to the orchards with Kerry the lovely, my oldest sons girlfriend. Kerry was kind enough to come home from school for the weekend and accompany me to Brookdale Farms. This is our third season going together and do we ever have fun. We always pick huge bags of apples so there is always plenty to eat and plenty to bake with. Soooo....instead of baking up a dessert storm, I thought for a change of pace, I might try this baked breakfast masterpiece. This delicious, filling oatmeal treat is why I love to cook. You can take the most ordinary ingredients throw it all in a casserole and the results are extraordinary. Baked Apple Oatmeal is very close to a deconstructed Apple Crisp, but healthier.
If you are a fan of oatmeal you will absolutely love this easy to make breakfast delight. Oatmeal, brown sugar, dried cranberries, nuts, apples and cinnamon baked along with a few cups of milk. Wow!!!
Baked Apple Oatmeal is from a lovely blog I follow called rita-may-recipes.blogspot.com . Pop over and visit Rita's blog for her recipe. You will be so glad you did!! Thank you Rita, it exceeded my expectations.
That looks deeevine.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of the apples on the tree too.
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julie
That looks so good and Autumnal!
ReplyDeletewow.... I can smell it!!!! Hugs, Flavia
ReplyDeletePerfect breakfast!
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you are talking about. In fact, I'm going to go light one up and make sure I have some to stir up tomorrow. Great posting.
ReplyDeleteNothing beats walking through apple orchards.
ReplyDeleteMacintocsh are the best! Your shot of the orchard makes we want to go, I haven't yet been apple picking this season. I wonder if this oatmeal could be made in the crockpot, I've been looking for a recipe to put in the pot when I got to bed and wake up to in the morning...might be wishful thinking.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful breakfast and it sounds like you had a great visit to the orchard:@)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tradition. The apple oatmeal looks simply delicious. The first time I tried baked oatmeal was while visiting Lancaster, Penn. The oatmeal was served with cream and brown sugar. It was as if I was eating a giant warm oatmeal cookie. I am going to give your recipe a try, thanks for sharing, Hugs, Julie.
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing....a yummy way to start the day! Although...snacks would be good too:)
ReplyDeleteI am going to go and get that recipe. It looks so yummy, I wonder if I could get away with fixing it for dinner?
ReplyDeleteSo nice you have that tradition already started.
I always buy that kind of candle too. In fact those are the only ones I have in my house. I love that smell.
Fantastic my mouth was watering as I read your post and looked at the photo MMM YUMMY! Will have to check out Rita's blog ! Have a wonderful eve.
ReplyDeleteOh, yum, yum, yum.... definitely has to be on the menu soon. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting my Baked Apple Oatmeal and giving the link to my
ReplyDeleteblog. I'm glad you liked it! Macs are my favorite apple too and anything with apples and cinnamon is always a good start!
Cheers!
Rita
That does look very, very good.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a mouthwatering breakfast. We have oatmeal (porridge) most colder mornings, so this is definitely a recipe which I shall look forward to trying out!
ReplyDeleteSusan, I'll be over for breakfast in the morning! I think I'd like fresh home made whipped cream with it! Mmmm, this dish looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you and Kerry had a lot of fun!
It is the perfect season for oatmeal. I love cutting up apples and adding cranberries. It is one of my favorites. Have you noticed.....I have a lot of favorites?
ReplyDeleteWell I do love apple crisp. This does look yummy! I'll have to try this one.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves oatmeal, even for dinner (since I make a hot lunch her). Perhaps I'll make this tonight!
ReplyDeleteI have oatmaeal almost evry morning; what a nice change; going to see the other Rita. Those apple look so perfect in yout top picture.
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I love baking, and apple crisp and apple pie are among my favorites. The aroma reminds of my Mothers kitchen.
ReplyDeleteWell that's breakfast for tomorrow sorted! My mouth is watering at the thought.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo.
Just perfect, flavors are lovely, a perfect dish for the season and for our hearts!
ReplyDeleteMary x
Delightful! I have not had the pleasure of walking through a fresh scented apple orchard (sigh)....No doubt awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove fruit crisps. This is perfect.
Cheers.
Velva
I love both of these images. I just want to take a spoon and eat that oatmeal.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL! Such a great Autumnal post and recipe!
ReplyDeleteI do indeed love oatmeal and have been wanting to make something just like this with our apples. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I think I will make it for tomorrow's breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of spiced apple scented candles but I've never come across any, Spring here but I'm already gazing upon my tiny apple trees with their tiny buds with excitement!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! We're having a snowy evening and tomorrow more is forecast ... I am making this for my breakfast! Perfect cozy way to start a Sunday! Thanks Susan!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so delicious! I try to eat oatmeal often, as it is healthy and filling, but I have to admit I am not a big fan of its taste. Prepared this way makes it sound like dessert!
ReplyDeleteI hope you received the give away from Bertolli that I had on my blog recently -- have you tried their soups?
This looks REALLY delicious, and it has everything in it that I love! I will definitely try it. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. Nice to know that I hit the mark on life's little things once in a while. :-)
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You are so right, Bonnie. I remember well the fragrance of an apple orchard. We used to have a cider mill near where I used to live too, which the kids loved. And so did I because they always had fresh donuts with the cider!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to put apples and cranberries in oatmeal. Love those fall flavors!
My husband eats oatmeal every single morning. I must give him your recipe Susan, then he can fix some for me :D
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Pam
My sister had an apple tree outside her home in Virginia. We made apple pies from the Granny Smiths. Thank you for the referral to the Apple Bake. I hope you are faring well with the unseasonable weather.
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