Just as our families grow, so has my brand—and you can now find this updated recipe for Overnight Coconut Cream Baked Oatmeal over on Yummy Family Food. This breakfast recipe is easy and delicious and it’s a nice way to change up how you usually serve oatmeal. It somehow feels more decadent baked in a pan like this—and it’s a nice hands-off way to cook oatmeal if you can’t be near the stove to stir. And it gets topped with a nice dose of blueberries.
While you’re on the new site, I hope you’ll check out the rest of the easy family meals designed to please little kids, big kids, and parents, alike!
Thanks for sharing your twist on one of your favorite recipes! It took closer to an hour to come together for me this morning, but everyone loved it. Will be making again.
I just made this! Delicious! I substituted maple syrup for honey and skipped the vanilla (I was out). I also added a dash of cinnamon to the mix. Turned out really good. I’ll make it again! One note – the shredded coconut toasted very quickly and I burned the first batch. Maybe because I used my toaster oven. It only took about 20 seconds to burn!
Thanks for letting me know that Stephanie—I bet it was the toaster oven since they can get really hot really fast (and the heating mechanisms are usually closer to the food), but I’m glad that you otherwise enjoyed it!
I’ve made this twice, but I’m having trouble with the thickness. The ONLY thing I’m doing differently is using rolled oats in place of steel cut. (I have celiac disease, and I can’t easily find gluten-free steel cut in stores.) Is it really 2 cups of water? It is VERY liquid at first. I have to refrigerate overnight, then bake, then refrigerate again to get it to firm up. I’ve even cut the water in half, and I still have to cool it down to get it to thicken. My whole family LOVES this recipe, so I want to find out how to make it right! 🙂
Hi Jenn! Rolled oats don’t need nearly as much water as steel cut, as you’ve learned, so you you might need just two cups total liquid. So maybe try one cup water and one cup coconut milk, rather than using the full can? Or, if you really love the coconut flavor, use the full can and about 1/4 cup water. I am happy to try this for you if you can give me a few days since this is my best guess but I can’t say for sure until I try it out!