Grandma Alert!
Someday, I am going to be a very good grandma.
How do I know this? It’s because, by the time I’m old, I will have had lots of practice at granny-isms. I constantly nag people to eat more veggies, never leave the house without a sweater, and often sit down for dinner at 5. Oh, and living in Florida sounds like a dream!
But every now and then, I like to stay out late at a party or club. Unfortunately, my body doesn’t care if I’m up at 2am. It’ll still be wide-eyed and ready to go by six the next morning! For example, on Friday night I went out dancing and had two friends spend the night afterward. I woke up at 5:30 yesterday morning, while they proceeded to sleep until noon.
That’s okay; I actually enjoy my time alone in the mornings. It’s so peaceful when no one else is awake. Yesterday, when I got back from running and found my friends still asleep, I figured I’d surprise them with breakfast. Little did I know I’d be eating lunch by the time they got up!
What to make?
First, I looked through my archives of My Oatmeal Recipes.
But–believe it or not–my friends aren’t the biggest oatmeal fans. So I decided to try something new on them. A few months ago, I’d pulled a recipe for apple crisp out of People magazine. The recipe, itself, was part of an advertisement for Post cereals. But it caught my eye due to its simplicity (and its vegan-ness). I (very loosely) used this apple-crisp recipe as a guide for yesterday’s breakfast: peach breakfast bake. My friends loved it… when they finally woke up!
Peach Breakfast Bake
(Serves 3)
- 2 1/2 cups sliced peaches
- 1/2 T lemon juice
- 1/2 T arrowroot (or cornstarch)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup shredded wheat, crushed (I used Post wheat-n-bran. You can try rice chex or crispies or flake cereal for a gluten-free version.)
- 2 T brown sugar plus 1 packet nunaturals stevia (Or use 1/4 cup sugar. See note below, for a sugar-free version.)
- 1 T melted margarine or oil (I used Earth Balance. If you want a fat-free crisp, double the applesauce and omit the margarine.)
- 1 T applesauce (For a more buttery taste, replace this with an extra T of the margarine)
- 1/4 tsp salt (use only 1/8 tsp if using margarine)
- 1 container non-dairy yogurt (I used SoDelicious plain)
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix the peaches, lemon, arrowroot, cinnamon, 1/2 the salt, and 1/2 the sweetener in a bowl. Let sit for ten minutes. Meanwhile, stir the crushed cereal, remaining sweetener, remaining salt, melted margarine or oil, and applesauce in a bowl until well-blended. Spread the peach mixture in a small baking pan (such as a 4×7), and top with the cereal mixture. Bake for 45 minutes.
Click for notes on a Sugar-Free version.
Mix each portion with some of the yogurt, just before serving. Or, you can opt to be like one of my friends who exclaimed, “This would be awesome with vanilla ice cream on top!”
Nutritional Info:
Each serving (with the sugar and added fat) will have:
- 210 calories (or 230 for the pear version)
- 3 grams of fat
- 0 mg cholesterol
- 8 grams fiber!
(Nutritional info also includes the yogurt.)
Question of the Day:
Do you ever try recipes from magazines?
I’ve been inspired by People before, with Red Velvet Pancakes.
And I’ve tried a few recipes from Vegetarian Times. But in every single case with that magazine, I ended up having to doctor the recipe quite a bit. As for other magazines, I often cut recipes out… but then I never make them!
Also: Are you an early bird? Or do you like to sleep late?
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This looks delicious. I love peach cobblers/ pies, so I’m sure I’d love this, too.
PS. I bet this’d taste good combined with a boatmeal recipe.
i agree, i bet it would be yummy with oatmeal
I am a grandma at heart too
I am a early riser! but not as early as you!!
I’m sure it was lovely to wake up to that! I’m an early bird, so I have always disliked sleeping over friend’s houses because I’d be up hours before anyone lol.
Oh man, you can be MY grandma!!! I’d love you for my grandma — I would always have the best treats.
I love peaches with cinnamon … I’d probably use a lot more, though, I tend to go overboard on cinnamon and then no-one wants to share – but that just means more for me.
I prefer being an early bird, but I have trouble getting to sleep sometimes and then I sleep in until 9 or something. I can’t seem to sleep in until lunchtime any more. It must be my age catching up with me. I remember sleeping in until 5.30pm once. Glad I don’t do that any more.
Haha I am the same way! I look back at my teen years and wonder how I was able to sleep til noon. I just don’t have that ability anymore!
I’m primed to be a good granny someday too–not only do I insist that others eat their veggies (hey, it’s kind of my job) but I also happen to have a fondness for bran and a wicked tea pot collection:)
I love cooking from magazines…well, at least being inspired by them. I rarely follow recipes to a T.
I often go through magazines and cut out recipes that I plan to make later. But then I never make them
And I have quite a huge collection 
I am definitely an early bird! I wake up at 4.30 every day, even at weekend! Sometimes I think it would be nice to get a little sleep, but my body just says “No”
Haha, I’d be an awesome gran too! I love cardigans, baking, and getting to bed at a good hour..or sitting down with the paper and a nice mugful of hot cocoa
I don’t tend to cook from magazines – probably cos I don’t buy any that a) have recipes, or b) have VEGAN recipes! That bake you made looks lovely though
And knitting! Or maybe that’s just my grandma? She is SUCH a good knitter, making rugs and sweaters and all sorts of amazing things!
These look good! I rarely try recipes from magazines (why do when your recipes are waaayy better?) I’m totally not an early bird and need at least 8-9 hours of sleep or I’ll be sleepwalking the whole of the next day. Not good!
This looks so beautiful, especially the first photo. It looks like I could take it off the screen! I wish I could!
Ahhaha your writing always cracks me up, Katie. You’re too funny
. I hope your friends know how lucky they are! And also, I need peaches now!
I’m definitely an early bird! And, just like you, no matter how late I’m up the night before, my body wakes me up early the next morning! I love being up early (even on weekends) because it makes me feel like I’m ahead of the game. I rely on my internal alarm clock–no loud beeping needed.
I don’t usually take exact recipes from magazines, but I definitely use them for ideas. Food mags are great for that! Sometimes just seeing certain ingredients being used in different ways is all I need to spark a new idea.
Yummy!!!
I usually wake up before everyone else in the family….:P
This looks so good! I actually have shredded wheat in my pantry right now. All I need is the peaches and I am SO making this!
I am the same way with mornings! I am a little jealous of people who can sleep til noon after a long night. But then again, I do love alone time in the mornings.
The cobbler looks delicious! I have used recipes from Vegetarian Times with a fairly good success rate, but then I tend to automatically adjust recipes as I feel necessary.
This looks amazing! I always have the problem of adding too much sugar to my breakfast… but this looks so good I think I’d try the sugar free version and love it just as much, if not more! Normally, I’m not much of a morning person, but lately I find myself waking up early, so maybe I’m becoming one!
I remember your VT cake batter doughnut failure!
This looks delicious
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LOVe the creativity you got!!!! i always see recipes in mags but never do anyting about them..im way way lazy. thats why i need YOU to live with me!!!! earlybird!
I am always cutting out recipes from magazines. I have them organized in a binder and I love looking through it for new things to try!
I rip recipes out of magazines all the time! But I never make them because I’m way too busy making YOUR fabulous recipes. I tried the ranch the other day, and it really was just as good as you said! Next up? Peach cobbler for breakfast
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This looks great, and I have everything in my pantry except for the shredded wheat. What could I sub for the shredded wheat? Flour? Oats? I want to make this tomorrow morning for breakfast, so help a girl out
Hmmm… you could definitely try it with oats. Or maybe even something like rice chex or a gluten-free flake cereal, crushed (like Mesa Sunrise) or crispies. I can’t say for sure how it would taste, but I bet it’d be good. If you try it gluten-free, will you let me know how it goes?
I may try it w/ coconut flour! I’ll letcha know!
Ooh definitely let me know! I have a bag of coconut flour and haven’t found very many uses for it yet.
So, the verdict is: oats = yummy in this recipe! It is sort of like a not-too-sweet fruit crisp for breakfast! I mised it with peach soy yogurt and even the hubby liked it
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Aww score! I’m so glad it worked!
I go back and forth. Like today I woke up at 6:30 am for no apparent reason, but then I’ve also been known to sleep until 9 or 10 as well, even though I always go to bed at the exact same time. I never stay up late enough anymore to sleep until noon, but nothing would surprise me!
I get inspired by recipes I find in magazines or online, but I have never in my life made a recipe as is. I always have to swap things out to suit my food intolerances and preferences.
YUM. That looks awesome!
I’m an early riser definately! Friday night I fell asleep at 3 am and was wide awake at 7 hehe.
That peach bake looks delish, btw
I have those orange napkins, too (and in teal)! They look beautiful with your brunch dish!
this looks and sounds yummy; luckily, we just bought peaches yesterday, but i don’t think they’re ripe
omg, STORY OF MY LIFE!! I can go out late with my friends (tho I much prefer to sleep earlier hahah) and then STILL wake up at 8 am the next day. regardless if I went to bed at 2am that morning. UGH! so annoying. and then my like 3 pm the next day im spent and need a nap. its a whole vicious cycle….but a fun one
i have tried recipes from magazines, but some came out pretty bad
but others came out good! so its a gamble.
your peach bake, however, looks very tasty
Definitely an early bird! Peach bake looks yum, gotta try it!
OH MY! You may have a blog about chocolate but you’re definitely good at those fruity recipes too
I wish I could have been one of your friends. This looks like the perfect breakfast to enjoy after a long night out.
I’m definitely an early bird but when I don’t get enough sleep, even if I wake up early, I still don’t feel good. So I’m working on not being NOCTURNAL and an early bird. Because I tell ya, that just doesn’t work out well.
LOL maybe I should’ve added some chocolate chips…
I constantly cut recipes out, but I only use them occasionally. Usually I will use it the day I see it, or not use it at all! I’ve had success with cooking light. I actually prefer blogger recipes though! I feel like bloggers branch off from the “traditional” recipes which make them more exciting and versatile.
I’m an early bird! Two nights ago I got 3 hours of sleep and spent the day traveling — lots of planes and driving, which is really tiring! I went to bed at 12 and got up at 8:30, which I would consider sleeping in!
Yay! I have all the stuff! I’m making this today! Well, I need to buy more peaches, but that’s easy
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“That’s okay; I actually enjoy my time alone in the mornings. It’s so peaceful when no one else is awake.” I LOVE how you wrote this, I thought I was the only one who felt this way. Mornings are my favorite when everyone else is asleep and I can enjoy breakfast and my tea. Love that feeling
This looks soo yummy
I love peaches in the summer, they’re so perfectly juicy!
My mom subscries to lots of cooking magazines, like Bon Appetite and Cooking Light, and I love taking recipes out of them and challenging myself to veganize them! It’s a lot of fun and my family loves it when I cook.
This looks so delicious Katie! Lucky friends
I often find recipes I want to try out in magazines, but I rarly come round to it. I really should be better at it- so much good food that should be tryed out
This looks amazing!!! I looove that it can be made sugar free bc I have NO sweet tooth just like you….fruit is PLENTY sweet for me on its own!
I MISSED YOU!!!! Ok, so I’ve been so busy and away from commenting/stalking your blog for just like two days but seriously I read usually about every hour (your recipes page is my life) and basically I’ve been having Katie withdrawals!!
I would be an awful granny. I would corrupt the kids and turn them into mini-mes
And I’m an early bird!! I’m always too excited for breakfast to just lay in bed all day! Would would want to lie in when you can have a PIZZERT?!
Honestly! I don’t understand how people can skip breakfast… or why they’d want to. I mean, to CHOOSE to give up the chance to eat pancakes or chocolate oatmeal or dessert pizza?
Yay, I love peaches and I love bakes. Love this!
I totally tear recipes out from mags alllll the time, but I hardly ever use them. Most of the time I forget about them and the other times I end up changing them up significantly and then failing haha.
I always tear recipes out of magazines, put them in a folder, and then never use them. What can I say, I always end up making recipes I see in Blog World instead!
These peach bake looks delicious! A peach cobbler you can eat for breakfast…what’s not to like?
That looks great! Wish I had friends who had breakfast ready for me when I woke up! But .. I am just like you and am up at thecrack of dawn… so I suppose my friends would have to make me breakfast before they went to sleep!
I used to cut out recipes but now I generally rely on blogs. I like seeing the recipe executed and the results! it’s like a recipe and a review all in one on a blog.
How lovely and easy. Thanks so much for your sugar free option too.
! need to take some notes from you on waking up early. I def fall more in line with your friends after I’ve been out til 2! Have you always been a morning person?
Not at ALL! When I was a teenager, I slept til noon pretty much every single weekend. Once, I even slept til 2pm
. I was the LEAST likely person to ever become an early bird… it’s so strange how things have changed!
That looks delish!
I’ve been in granny-mode all of my life, LOL. I love eating at diners, love being up early when no one else is, I know when it’s going to rain, I like the Weather Channel, I love black and white TV shows and movies, and I often wish I lived in the 1950s, lol.
We keep a weird schedule, so sometimes we’re up by 2:00am, other times we sleep until 4:00pm. Life of self-employed, work-at-home nerds.
I wish I had a friend like you (so ok, I do have wonderful friends, in fact, the best friends, BUT they would never make me vegan breakfast treats
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I am so not an early-bird! I am much more an owl
Ok, this gets one major nomnom!
I agree with you re: Vegetarian Times. Their recipes often leave out an ingredient or an instruction on how to use a particular ingredient. I have written to them about it and they always stand behind their recipes. I am no longer subscribing.
I am an early bird — always awake at 4, but stay in bed till 4:45 or 5. Sleep is not my strong suit!
I made a horrible saag recipe from them once… and then I looked back and realized it didn’t even call for salt!
But in their defense, all of the recipes turned out great after I doctored them lol. So I guess they give good bases for recipes, at least!
Come be my Grandma? Ok, that sounded a BIT creepy. How about come be my bestfriend?
We can bake peach breakfast bakes together and blondies allll day then paint our toesies at night! Love you!
Oh but you already ARE my best friend
. And when we someday meet in person (it MUST happen), I will remember to have yummy food on hand… even if I have to hide it from the airport security people!
Katie the first two images are probably the prettiest pics I have seen you post in a long time, maybe ever…they are just absolutely sooooo stunning! They are delicate, lovely, the composition is right on, they are just….brilliant. Perfect. Major job well done on your part!
And the recipe looks great… I LOVE cobblers and crumbles of all kinds. Seriously…THE BEST!
I do take inspiration from magazine recipes, yes, for sure. And from blogs, cookbooks, and whatever I can conjure up in my head, too.
Awww! Thank you so so much, Averie. Your photos are lookin’ awesome these days too… I keep seeing you on foodgawker. And I always smile when I do!
My friends are the same way! Whenever they stay over, I’m always up wayyyy before them..and being that my house is so small, I have to try to keep my blogging or what not really quite while they’re snoozing in the living room.
Haha you need my friends… they wouldn’t wake up to a tornado alarm!
Yes, you are going to be a fantastic grandma. Fantastic aunt, mother, great-grandmother for that matter!!!
And yes, peaches are amazing in season. Can’t wait to try this.
I LOVE to try out new recipes, and they can be from pretty much anywhere. I often cook out of Vegetarian Times and Saveur (veganized) since I have subscriptions to them. I also like Bon Appetit and Gourmet, but those take a little more time to veganize, so I don’t get around to them as much.
I’m also a morning person. I love getting up early and just feeling like I have a WHOLE day in front of me!! If I’m sleeping into 10, I’ve already started wasting it!
I love Saveur magazine! (And I’m also a vegan.) I definitely don’t feel limited to vegan magazines when it comes to picking out recipes. Some of my favorite recipes have come from getting creative and veganizing non-vegan recipes
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This looks like the perfect summer breakfast, Katie. And I agree with Averie that the photos are stellar. But that’s nothing new for your blog
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This looks so good! I made a blackberry-peach crisp a few days ago and have been eating it for breakfast, so good! It’s great being in peach season!
That’s exactly the breakfast I’d enjoy after a long and tiring night. And we’d probably eat it together because I’m the same as you – no matter when I go to bed, my inner alarm clock wakes me up at the same time. I love my early mornings
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Well done! This works!
I will add my own chocolate to it. 
This was delicious! Thanks, Katie
. It was the perfect dessert for a hot summer’s night.
Oh I am SO a grandma! I’m in bed every night by nine, even on the weekends!
You will have some lucky grandkids! AWESOME!
Millions of peaches, peaches for me!
Oh no! Now I’m going to have that song stuck in my head! But that’s ok, because I like the song. It’s on my ipod… I think it’s so funny!
That is one of the most beautiful photos you have taken to date – I just want to lick my screen. Almost. I hope we can pick a lot of peaches at the orchard this year! I do occasionally cook recipes from magazines but, like you, find that I alter them quite a bit. I like Cooking Light, but the frequently have too many ingredients in a recipe that would taste just as good with 6 ingredients instead of 16. As far as sleep goes, I used to sleep till noon. Then I had a baby. Five years later and my body has decided that sleeping in is no longer an option!
Oh my gosh, thank you! Your comment made me smile so much
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This looks so delicious! I’m in love with peaches and I’m so excited they’re ifnally starting to be in season again!
I am an early bird!
I’m mostly a grandma at heart too, but I can easily stay up until 3am hanging out or going out with friends. I basically can survive off not much sleep apparently. But I savor the quiet morning hours so much!
Oh I’m so very much a peach fan, and a displaced southerner. Going to make this this week for the boys and I. None of your recipes have ever disappointed, no doubt this one will be great as well!
Ooh I hope you like it!
This looks amazing! I cannot wait to make this!
Definitely an early bird!! I’m up and at the gym by 5. This breakfast bake looks incredible. Oh, and I have to force myself to WAIT til 5 for dinner!
OMG that looks super yummie..I so have to try that!!!
I don’t often make recipes from magazines, but I do make the ones I find on blogs, like this one: it looks incredible! Peaches are just starting to get good here, so I may wait a couple more weeks. But my fridge is always stocked with So Delicious coconut milk yogurt, and ice cream!
Gotta love that So Delicious
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I am a new grandma and this recipe will make me popular with both kids and parents- and I of course need to try it myself first!
Aww congrats on being a new grandma
Yet ANOTHER wonderful reason why I love summer! Peaches…. for breakfast? Count me in
Agreed! I always miss peaches in the winter!
I think my parents have those exact same bowls!
That almost looks like the apricot crisp my mom used to make all the time. We would serve it warm, and top it with a bit of milk. Totally saving this recipe idea to try out with some of the fruit we are finally seeing around here – our summer has been horrible, and all of our summer fruits are so delayed!
Hey Katie! I was reading your blog (which I fell in love with) lastnight and I had to write down this recipe! I love peaches like crazy! I made this recipe this morning and oh my gosh , words can’t explain how good it was. I didn’t share with anyone ;D all for myself haha! Well again , thanks for the recipe
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I was wondering if you could make a healthy recipe for Peach Ice Cream
Awww I am SO excited you liked it!
I do have a peach ice cream that uses the vita-mix… but it’s more of a sorbet taste… I also have a vanilla ice cream you could add peaches to, to make peach ice cream. But do you have a vita-mix?
Wow that sounds so good !! I’ll check it out , but no I just have a standard blender. Is the vitamix neccesary ??
You can’t really make the ice cream texture without a vita-mix or an ice cream maker
mmmm looks tasty! I just experimented a little with some pears too!
Living out in the boonies puts my boys on the bus at 7am….meaning I get up at 5:30 every morning. getting them to eat a healthy breakfast is my first priority..after coffee of course. I found this recipe and thought I would try it. I macerated the peaches overnight so I wouldn’t have to much to do in the morning. It was a big hit! I didn’t have shredded wheat on hand but I used an equal amount of rice crispy cereal and quick cook oats. it had a lovely chewy texture and was really nice with plain greek yogurt. Thank you!
i think i will divide this so its just a single serving for myself tomorow
It’s strange how some of us are wired to rise with the sun.If I stay up til the crack of dawn the same thing happens and i can almost never go back to sleep. I agree mornings are nice though. My favorite meal to eat or cook is breakfast,and this recipe sounds yummy.By the way thanks for the choc chip bean pie recipe,my whole family loved it
hey Choc Katie… would this work with oatmeal???
Don’t know… but it sounds like a fun experiment!
Can you use canned or frozen peaches?
Yes!
Made this for breakfast this morning. Mixed some peanut butter into plain Greek yogurt for the topping. It was so good it made my toes curl!
LOL!
I’ve never tried a recipe from a gossip magazine haha!! But totally from health mags! I actually have some pages bookmarked to try…I better get on that!
Yum! That looks so good! I have so many recipes I want to make from the blog world, that I don’t normally save magazine recipes! haha
1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup shredded wheat, crushed (I used Post wheat-n-bran. You can try rice chex or crispies or flake cereal for a gluten-free version.)—– I’m a little confused on this part. 1/2 cup what? plus 1/4 cup shredded wheat. Thanks:)
um lol why on earth did I not just say 3/4 cup? Sorry, mental block on my part! It’s 3/4 cup of the same thing!
I made this recipe on Sunday morning for myself. I LOVED it!! I took the other 2 servings to work for breakfast on Monday and Tuesday. I mixed it with some Yoplait honey vanilla greek yogurt, it was to die for
I just want to tell you how much I enjoy your blog! I found you on Pinterest and have become a daily reader
Aw Lori, thank you so much! I’m so happy you liked it
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This sounds great!! I have a question, this is the second recipe I have seen that calls for arrowroot, ( I kn ow you said we can use cornstarch), but out of curriosity where do you find arrowroot? I have looked for it everywhere. Also where do you find the non dairy yogurt, I have never even heard of it. Thanks,
Lisa
I find it at a few different grocery stores near me, in the baking aisle. As for non-dairy yogurt, companies like So Delicious or Wholesoy make non-dairy yogurts and they are usually mixed in the same section as the dairy ones
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Do you happen to know how many WW Points Plus this would be per serving? Or even just the carbohydrate and protein values? This looks delish and I can’t wait to make it!
Sorry, I wrote this recipe before I started adding those, so I don’t know.
But you can always plug in the ingredients to spark recipe calculator. It’s what I use, and it’s free!
Also, for the gluten frees, you can try quinoa flakes (looks and tastes a lot like oatmeal). If you are gluten free and sugar free, try Nature’s Path Kamut Puffs or Millet Puffs.
Had this for dessert tonight! Oh my goodness it was genius!! No sugar needed for me! I can’t wait to try it with other fruits… Thank you SO much!
i hate fake sugars…how much of a melted banana should i replace for the packet of it? (if that would work well)
sorry, I haven’t tried it.
This was delicious! Thank you!
My daughters and I had this over Greek yogurt for breakfast this morning. I made it with butter, gluten free Rice Krispies, and 2 T of brown sugar was the only sweetener I used. It was delish, thanks Katie!
Katie, I’ve loved every recipe I’ve tried from your site, but this one takes the cake in my opinion! It’s SO good. The first time I made it, I used nectarines and they were great as well.
The only problem is I could eat the whole pan by myself!
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