Baked Cranberry Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 3 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 butter or margarine
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups apples finely chopped
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup walnuts, pecans or peanuts coarsely chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
2. Coat square pan (9 inch) with nonstick spray.
3. In a large saucepan, bring the milk, brown sugar, margarine, and cinnamon to
4. a boil.
5. Concurrently, in a large mixing bowl, mix together the oats, chopped apple,
6. cranberries, and nuts; spread evenly into the prepared pan.
7. When the milk mixture begins to boil, pour out evenly over the oatmeal
8. mixture.
9. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until the liquid has been absorbed and
10. the oatmeal is tender.
11. Cut the mixture into 6 servings, scooping each out into a cereal bowl.
12. Garnish with a sliced apple (if desired).