Dutch Oven Baked Oatmeal

 

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup raisins or fresh blueberries (personal preference; if you go with blueberries then use closer to 3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (more for serving and sprinkling on top)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (more for serving)
• 1 chopped apple
• 1 banana, mashed/chopped

*I chose bananas, apples, and blueberries because I like them, but you can replace any or all of those with whatever fruit you'd like! Chocolate chips would also be good.

Directions

1. Heat briquettes. You'll want to cook at 350 degrees, so heat about 30 (8-10 on bottom, 16-18 on top, a few extra).
2. Place 8-10 briquettes on bottom of your dutch oven. Melt butter in the dutch oven. Once it has melted, swirl the dutch oven around (or use a spoon/spatula/etc.) so the butter coats the bottom and about 2 inches up the sides of the pot.
3. Add oats, walnuts, raisins/blueberries, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to your dutch oven. Mix together loosely. Add in milk, beaten eggs, maple syrup, apple, and banana and stir to combine. Sprinkle a little more brown sugar on top of the oatmeal (optional) and place the lid back on the dutch oven. 
4. Cover the lid with 16-18 briquettes. Cook until the oatmeal is puffed slightly and set, about 20-25 minutes. Rotate the dutch oven about every 5 minutes for even cooking.
5. Uncover the dutch oven and let the oatmeal sit for about 5 minutes, then serve with extra brown sugar and maple syrup if desired.

By: Mason Straddeck, March 2026