Baked peanut butter oatmeal

Creamy peanut butter, oats, brown sugar, and a touch of cinnamon baking in the morning will make your whole house smell wonderful. Lately I've been on a quest for easy and nutritious breakfasts that my twins (and my husband and I) will eat. They love scrambled eggs with vegetables, pancakes, and cut up fruit, but they've recently become resistant to being fed from a spoon and don't have much interest in learning it for themselves yet. So oatmeal, cream of wheat, and other hot cereals they used to eat are becoming harder. They will still take yogurt though - they love yogurt! I decided to try out baked oatmeal with them so that they are still eating the oats, but can pick it up themselves. This peanut butter one is a hit with the whole family. The peanut butter flavor is perfect with the lightly sweetened oats. The twins ate theirs cut into a square with some halved blueberries and my husband and I ate it scooped into a bowl with blueberries and milk. We ate it cold cut into squares again the next day. It's slightly crumbly, but also very soft so it's great for toddlers. This recipe will serve about 4-6 people, depending on age and hunger level.

Baked peanut butter oatmeal
1-1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1/4 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pan
1/2 cup all-natural unsalted peanut butter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.

In a large bowl, stir together the oats through cinnamon. Then stir in the egg through peanut butter until well-combined. Pour and evenly spread into the baking dish.

Bake for about 25-27 minutes, or until golden and an inserted toothpick comes out cleanly from the middle.

Let cool slightly and then serve as desired. Cover leftovers and eat at room temperature, or reheated.