A hot breakfast that you can pull together before coffee? Sounds like a winner on chilly winter mornings. Chopped pears add a burst of seasonal fruit sweetness.

1 HR · SERVES 8 • VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

• 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill® Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 cups water, milk, pear juice, or apple juice
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla Extract
• 2 cups chopped fresh pears, about 2 whole

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 x 9 inch baking dish and set aside.
2. In a small bowl, combine rolled oats, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together liquid, eggs, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. Add oat mixture to the wet ingredients and mix to combine. Fold in chopped pears.
4. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish and bake until set, 40-50 minutes. Let cool about 5 minutes before serving.