Baked Apple Oats

Serves: 5

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Storage: fridge- 3-4 days

Gluten-free alternative: Use gluten-free oats

Nut-free alternative: substitute peanut butter for any seed butter or leave out completely

Baked Apple Oats

Ingredients

2 cups coconut milk (or any milk)

½ cup maple syrup

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups rolled oats

¼ cup desiccated coconut

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp flaxmeal

1 apple, diced

5 dates, diced

TOPPING- optional

2 Tbsp coconut sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2. Add wet ingredients to a bowl and mix
3. Add dry ingredients and mix well
4. Stir through apple and dates
5. Pour mixture into a lightly oiled baking dish
6. In a small bowl combine 2 Tbsp coconut sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon
7. Sprinkle evenly over the oat mixture
8. Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes
9. Serve with coconut yoghurt and any extra fruit you desire.