Posted by Faithful Foodie
July 26th, 2009 
7 Comments
Baked Cherry Oatmeal with Toasted Pecans
- Baked Cherry Oatmeal with Toasted Pecans
Baked Cherry Oatmeal
Recipe By : Sue McLaughlin
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time: 0:15
1/2 cup Maple syrup
1 Egg beaten
1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp almond extract
3/4 cup dried cherries
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup Toasted pecan pieces
1. Place dried cherries in a small bowl and cover with the boiling water. Let stand 30 minutes or overnight to reconstitute the cherries. Drain the cherries reserving the water.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a casserole dish with Pam. Break the egg into the casserole dish and beat. Mix in the milk, maple syrup, almond extract, the water drained from the cherries. Mix well.
3. Add the oatmeal, baking powder, salt, & cherries. Mix well.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the mixture is spongy and beginning to brown. Serve with milk or cream, additional maple syrup, and toasted pecans.
Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 323
Calories From Fat: 103
Total Fat: 12.1g
Cholesterol: 55.3mg
Sodium: 390.8mg
Potassium: 201.2mg
Carbohydrates: 53.1g
Fiber: 2.8g
Sugar: 26.1g
Protein: 4.6g
Sue, I got so hungry reading your recipe that I have to go eat something.
You should tell the people on FAM email about your blog unless you have already and I missed it. A sister-in-law
I haven’t emailed everyone so I will. You can also make this with a can of peaches and just use the juice drained from the can to replace the water the cherries were soaked in and use 1/4 cup of sugar & 1/4 cup of brown sugar in place of the maple syrup.
Is this the oatmeal we had during the Mark, Beth, Ruth visit in the spring? I think we had it with peaches. It was fab.
Yes, I modified the peach recipe to include maple syrup and dried cherries that I brought home from Michigan.
PS, Love the blog
I made the peach version this morning, using raspberry flavored peaches (as that was what I had on hand). I used 1/4 cup honey plus 1 tablespoon molasses instead of the sugars. And lemon extract instead of the almond extract. Skipped the cinnamon. It was delicious. Maybe next time I’ll add some fresh or frozen raspberries, as the hint of raspberry flavor was very complementary to the peaches.
Dawn, glad it turned out well. I didn’t even know they made raspberry flavored peaches! I like blueberries with peaches as well. I will have to try that combo while blueberries are so available.