Healthy Baked Steel Cut Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 4 cups 1 milk
• 2 cups steel-cut oats
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins, or more to taste

Directions

Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan; immediately reduce heat to medium-low. Stir oats and vanilla into the milk. Stirring occasionally, cook at a simmer until the oats are soft, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.

Mix bananas, eggs, and applesauce in a large bowl. Mix baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl; stir into the banana mixture. Add oats mixture to the bowl; stir. Fold raisins through the oat mixture; pour into a 9×13-inch baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Remove plastic wrap from baking dish and bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 45 to 60 minutes.