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It’s birthday time at our house again, funny how all our birthday’s are in the first six and a half months of the year so it’s kinda nice, then we have the next six months to get ready for the holidays. (Chuckle) like I ever start preparing for the holidays in July, more like November.
We’re having a birthday brunch picnic, if the weather cooperates. I wanted to do it at a park so that there is not so much noise and commotion like in a busy restaurant. Gathering the family together is important and it doesn’t happen enough to suit me that we all are together for a meal and some fun.
I need to feed the bunch and transport the food too, there is a two-hour trip into the city for my husband and I, planning ahead is a must. I’m making this baked oatmeal today and another gluten-free, egg and bacon casserole tomorrow. I’m also going to buy some melons or other fruit to serve along side of the main dishes.
No one will go hungry, my husband tells me I don’t know how to cook small. That’s ok the kids all love to have leftovers. The white topping is coconut butter and is optional.
Ingredients
- 5 cups gluten free oats
- 1 cup oats ground into flour-or other GF flour
- 1 Tbs GF baking powder plus 1 tsp
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup pure maple syrup or your choice of sweetner
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup applesauce
- 4 Tbs ground flax + 3/4 cup + 2 Tbs hot water or 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup coconut milk or other non dairy milk
- 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped-optional
- 1/4 cup coconut butter-optional
Instructions
- In small bowl combine ground flax and hot water set aside for 10 minutes
- In large bowl mix together the dry ingredients
- In medium bowl mix the wet ingredients
- Add the wet to the dry and mix together by hand
- stir in the blueberries
- stir in 1/2 cup of the walnuts if desired
- spread into 9x13 pan
- sprinkle with 1/2 cup walnuts, more blueberries and drizzle with coconut butter if you like.
- cook for 30 minutes at 350 degrees
- Let cool for 15 minutes and serve drizzled with a little maple syrup if you would like.
Tags: blueberries gluten free refined sugar free vegan
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