I hope you all are not tired of baked oatmeal recipes, because I have another one for you today. And I think this one, might be my new favorite.

I came up with coconut baked oatmeal because I am really trying to work on making breakfast healthier.

Everyone in our family loves baked oatmeal and it is a healthy breakfast, so it works well for us and we eat it at least once a week. But since we eat it so often, I am always trying to come up with different versions to change it up. An this coconut baked oatmeal is my newest baked oatmeal creation.

I love making this coconut baked oatmeal the night before because all I have to do is put it in the oven in the morning. So easy and so good!

If you have never tried baked oatmeal, or are looking for tips for making baked oatmeal, I have shared some tips and ideas here.

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We love homemade granola and I make it often. One of the things I love about homemade granola is that I can control the ingredients that go into it.

It is also easy to change it up and make all kinds of different flavors. The coconut granola I am sharing today is one of the newest ways that I have changed it up a little.

This coconut granola is my new favorite granola. I love eating a bowl of it with yogurt or milk for lunch. Yes, I eat granola for lunch often because it is a healthy and quick lunch, but this is also perfect for a healthy breakfast.

If you have not tried homemade granola I encourage you to give it a try.

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This is the time of year where many people are focused on healthy eating and setting goals for changing the way they eat. It is a fresh start to a new year.

One of the best places to start eating healthier is breakfast. It is the first and most important meal of the day. So, over the next few weeks I hope to share some ideas and thoughts on starting the day right by eating a healthy breakfast.

Now if you know me in real life, than you know this is an area I struggle with and have my whole life. I have never been a huge breakfast eater. I am just not hungry first thing in the morning and when hunger finally does strike at 10:30 or 11:00 I often grab something unhealthy to eat. This is something I really know I need to work on and change. Even if I don’t grab breakfast first thing in the morning, when I do get hungry, I need to head towards something healthy, not junk food.

I know the importance of a good breakfast and I am trying to instill in my kids the importance of starting the day off right with a healthy meal. I am hoping that my bad example of not eating breakfast has not ruined them.

Thankfully my husband and kids are all breakfast eaters. They do not take after me in this area. They need breakfast. In fact, they love it, and this makes it much easier to instill in them the importance of a good breakfast. They wake up hungry and ready for a good meal.

My struggle though is often getting that meal ready for them. And it is something that I need to work on.

Yes, I love my baked oatmeal recipes because I can make them ahead and we eat them often. My kids love homemade granola and you will often find a jar of it in my kitchen, but the reality is that all too often over the last few months on those crazy busy days, we have grabbed that box of not so healthy cereal or container of store bought yogurt or granola bars.

So, one of my food goals for 2012 is to bring back the healthy, or at least healthier, breakfast at our house.

I do find that breakfast goes much better if I have a plan, so I am going to try hard to make a breakfast menu plan each week. I make a dinner plan every week, but often I skip the breakfast planning and those are usually the weeks that we end up not eating well. So, starting with a breakfast plan each week is my first goal.

I have actually been working on this goal for the last few weeks and I will be sharing a new recipe for coconut baked oatmeal and a recipe for homemade coconut granola that we have been enjoying. Both recipes have helped me put a healthy breakfasts on the table the last few weeks.

Do you struggle with starting the day with a healthy breakfast? What tips do you have for starting the day right?

Joining me on this journey of setting goals and a New Year, New You is:

• Amy from Mom’s Toolbox
• Rachel from Surviving the Stores
• Stephanie from Couponing 101
• Sarah from Give Me Neither
• Erin from $5 Dollar Dinners

So be sure to follow all of us over the next few weeks as we share ideas and challenges for starting the New Year!

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When I look back over the last year I cannot believe how many recipes I have shared. And I cannot believe this is the last week of 2011, but it is, and 2012 will be here in just a few short days.

A few weeks ago SnoWhite from Finding Joy In My Kitchen contacted me about participating in a Countdown to 2012 where we would spend that last week of the year highlighting some “best of 2011″ recipes. I loved the idea and knew it would give me a chance to revisit some of the fun things I have covered over the last year.

Each day this week we will be focusing on a different theme and today is breakfast. So, here are a few of my favorite breakfast recipes from 2011.

A few months ago I shared my breakfast fried rice. We love this and I love the fact that I can make up a large batch to eat over a few days or even freeze for future use. This also works not only for breakfast, but for a breakfast for dinner type meal.

During the summer I shared homemade smoothie mixes. I love homemade versions of our favorite foods and this was one of those things that I was so glad to figure out. These are quick and easy and so much cheaper than the kind you buy.

In May I shared Homemade Strawberry Granola which is a favorite in our house.

And if you know me then you know that I love baked oatmeal. In fact they have become some of the most popular recipes on my site. This year I shared Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

and Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal. Which is a fun treat to make your family for breakfast.

And for more great Year In Review Posts please visit the great group of bloggers joining me this week.

SnoWhite from Finding Joy In My Kitchen (You can also link up your year in review post here.)

Jackie from Loving My Domestic Life

Laura from Real Mom Kitchen

Reeni from Cinnamon Girl Recipes

And, Jenna from the Newlywed’s Blog

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I love to make Christmas Breakfast special and I thought I would share a few of our favorites with you today.

Baked egg cups are always a favorite in our house and they are very easy to make.

Oven Omelet Roll is also a favorite and is a very impressive, but easy breakfast to make.

And we can not forget about the two recent recipes I shared.

Orange French Toast is a recipe that I have been making for years.

And Double Chocolate Baked Oatmeal is a new favorite in our house that is perfect for the holidays.

Do you do anything to make Christmas breakfast special?

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Today I have another baked oatmeal recipe for you. This one is a special treat type of baked oatmeal though. This is a baked oatmeal that is perfect for the holidays, because it contains chocolate.

And during the holidays you can get by with feeding your kids chocolate for breakfast, right?! Just look at it this way, it is a sure way to get your kids to eat oatmeal.

If you are new to my site and my baked oatmeal recipes, you can find some helpful hints and all my baked oatmeal recipes in this post that I did on bake oatmeal facts and tips.

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One of the things that I love to do for Christmas is to make breakfast special. Breakfast is often a forgotten meal, where we rush about trying to get started with our day. But during the holidays it is so nice to slow down and spend some time with our family, enjoying a nice breakfast.

My mom always made special holiday breakfasts when I was growing up and we always loved them. In fact, they are one of the things that I remember most about the holidays.

So, I encourage you to slow down during the holidays and make a special breakfast or two for your family. Enjoy a special meal together and create a few memories.

This Orange French Toast that I am sharing with you today is a perfect special breakfast of the holidays. This is a recipe that I have been making for years. This recipe is one of those treasured recipes that is hand written on a 3×5 card and was given to me when I got married. I love recipes like this that are passed on to one another like that.

A few weeks ago Udi’s sent me a box full of gluten free breads to try and challenged me to use them in a recipe. Several in my family eat gluten free, so I was thrilled to give this a try.

French toast is not something that we have enjoyed a lot the last two years and I immediately knew it was what I wanted to use some of my Udi’s bread for.

And I am so glad I did. I forgot how much I missed french toast, especially this orange french toast. Really, I could not tell a difference at all. It was so good!

I love french toast and this Orange French Toast is a little different than your normal french toast, so it makes a perfect holiday breakfast.

This is one of those recipes that works well both gluten free and non gluten free. It is a breakfast anyone can enjoy!

I was sent some Udi’s gluten free breads to try, but my thoughts and opinions are my own.

For more great Christmas ideas please visit the other bloggers joining me on this series.
Christmas Homeschool Fun: 1+1+1=1
Christmas Decorations: Songbird
Tips for a Healthy Holiday: The Thrifty Mama
Saving Money: Surviving the Stores
Travel Tips: Mom’s Travel Tales
Christmas Family Fun: Life as Mom
Homemade Christmas Gifts: The Happy Housewife

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Granola makes the perfect gift for the holidays. It is simple to make and almost everyone loves it.

Plus, it is a little healthier than a plate of cookies or candy. Not that we don’t all love sweet treats during the holidays, but healthy treats are also fun.

You can easily make a batch of regular homemade granola, pumpkin granola, strawberry granola, and this chocolate granola to give away as gifts. Wouldn’t a gift basket full of different homemade granola be a great gift to receive?

The first time I saw a recipe for Homemade Chocolate granola was from my friend JessieLeigh. I instantly knew I had to try the chocolate granola combination. I love chocolate and I love granola so I knew it would be a combination I would enjoy. My recipe is a little different than hers. And I think mine has a little more, or maybe a lot more chocolate, because you know you can never have too much chocolate. Her version has almonds in it, which I think would be a great addition if you can have nuts.

For more great Christmas ideas please visit the other bloggers joining me on this series.

Christmas Homeschool Fun: 1+1+1=1

Christmas Decorations: Songbird

Tips for a Healthy Holiday: The Thrifty Mama

Saving Money: Surviving the Stores

Travel Tips: Mom’s Travel Tales

Christmas Family Fun: Life as Mom

Homemade Christmas Gifts: The Happy Housewife

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My baked oatmeal recipes all started back in May of 2009 when I shared my Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal recipe. It was a recipe that I came up with because I was looking for a healthy kid friendly breakfast to serve me family. I had never seen anything like it and since my family loved oatmeal and peanut butter, I thought it would be a perfect match.

Since that time I have come up with many versions that my family loves. Over the last two and a half years I have shared eight versions of baked oatmeal and I have several more that I hope to share over the next few months.

As you can tell my family loves baked oatmeal, and from all the comments and questions I get about my various baked oatmeal recipes, I know you all love them too.

Healthy, homemade breakfasts are some of my favorite recipes to share. I love knowing that I am helping others start their day with meals like baked oatmeal.

Over the last few years I have received many comments and emails asking questions about making baked oatmeal, so I decided to write up a post with a few tips and facts. I also thought it would be nice to have all my versions of baked oatmeal in one post for you to reference when you are looking for a version to make.

Baked Oatmeal Recipes

Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal started it all back in 2009.

Then my friend Joy shared that she added chocolate to my Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal with Chocolate Chips became a new favorite in our house.

Peanut Butter and jelly is a favorite sandwich for many kids, so it was a natural match for me to try in baked oatmeal. Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal is sure to please any kid.

My daughter then developed a peanut allergy and I realized that peanut butter substitutes work great in place of the peanut butter.

Banana Baked Oatmeal is my eleven year old daughters favorite baked oatmeal and I have heard from some of you that it is even better with a little peanut butter added to it.

Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal is a favorite in the fall. It makes a perfect fall and winter breakfast.

Blueberry Baked Oatmeal is another fun version that we love.

And the most recent version that I shared is Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal.

Now for a few tips for making baked oatmeal that will hopefully answer many of the questions that I have received from you.

Your recipes use mainly quick cooking oats can I use regular or old fashioned oats? The answer is yes you can use either quick oats or old fashioned oats. Each one will give you a different texture, but they both work. My family prefers all quick cooking oats or part quick cooking and part old fashioned. I have made them with all quick cooking, all old fashioned, and a mix of both, and they all work great.

Can I make baked oatmeal ahead of time and bake it later? Yes, you can. I do this all the time. In fact, if I am using old fashioned oats in my baked oatmeal, I prefer to make it the night before and keep it in the refrigerator over night. I just put it in the oven in the morning and it works fine. I love doing this because it makes a quick and easy breakfast in the morning. The only recipe that I do not recommend making ahead of time is the banana baked oatmeal and the apple cinnamon baked oatmeal. Apples and bananas change color and texture as they sit and it does not make for the best oatmeal if it is not baked right away.

Does baked oatmeal reheat well and if so how do I reheat it? Reheating the baked oatmeal works fine. I do it all the time. I like to bake a double or triple batch and let my kids reheat it in the microwave for breakfast for several days. This works well and let’s everyone enjoy a hot healthy breakfast for several days without much work for me.

Can I freeze the baked oatmeal? And if so, do I freeze before or after baking? Yes, you can freeze the baked oatmeal after it is cooked. It works well cut it into squares after it is cooled, wrap it in plastic wrap or a freezer bag and freeze. Then you can just take it out and heat it as needed.

Now I would love to hear what your favorite baked oatmeal recipe is and what your tips are for making it.

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My various versions of baked oatmeal have become the most popular recipes on my site. Today, I have yet another version for you. This one is Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal and it is one of my favorites.

Apples, cinnamon, and oatmeal just seem like they are made to go together.

If you have questions are are looking for tips for making baked oatmeal, you will find my Tips and Facts For Making Baked Oatmeal post helpful.

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