Mc Dougall's Baked Oatmeal Casserole

the original is from the McDougall newsletter from Dr. McDougalls diet. The recipe is from Alex Bury, McDougall Program cooking instructor

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Oatmeal

• 1  cup oatmeal
• 1  cup soymilk or 1  cup  rice milk
• 1  cup water
• 2  tablespoons maple syrup or 2  tablespoons  agave syrup
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries or 1⁄4 cup currants or 1⁄4 cup  chopped  dried apricot

• Topping

• 8  ounces  crushed  whole grain cereal, see note

• Sauce

• 3  ripe bananas
• 1  cup crushed pineapple
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice or 1⁄2 cup  apple juice
• 1⁄2 cup blueberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine all the oatmeal ingredients then simmer on low until done, about 6 minutes then pour into a casserole dish and top with cereal. Cover and refrigerate until morning.
3. Bake at 350F until the cereal is just starting to turn brown, approx 15 minutes.
4. Make the sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve heated or unheated over the hot oatmeal casserole.
5. Note: 8 ounces whole grain cereal in the original recipe read: 1/2 box of your favorite oil-free, healthy, whole-grain cereal, crushed.