Name: Camping Dutch Oven Maple-Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus melted butter for serving; 3 cups old-fashion oats; 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup light brown sugar, plus more for sprinkling and serving; 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, plus more for serving; 1 large apple, chopped

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Special equipment:

a seasoned 8-quart (12-inch) cast-iron camp Dutch oven with feet 

Prepare a campfire and wait until the wood is mostly hot, ash-covered embers with some orange showing through. Or fill and light a charcoal chimney with briquettes and let it sit in the firepit until the coals are mostly ashed over, about 15 minutes, then spill the briquettes into the center of the firepit. 
Clear a space in the center of the firepit with a thin layer of embers or about 8 to 10 briquettes in an even layer on the bottom. Set a seasoned 8-quart (12-inch) cast-iron camp Dutch oven with feet over the embers or briquettes and add the butter to the Dutch oven. Once the butter has melted, remove the Dutch oven and swirl it around so the butter coats the bottom and about 2 inches up the sides of the pot.
Add the oats, walnuts, raisins, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, milk, beaten eggs, maple syrup and apple to the pot and stir well to combine. Sprinkle the top with a little more brown sugar. Place back over the embers. Cover the Dutch oven and place a layer of embers or about 16 to 18 coals on top; you want to achieve a temperature of approximately 350 degrees F. Cook, rotating the Dutch oven about every 5 minutes for even cooking, until the oatmeal is puffed slightly and set, 20 to 25 minutes.
Brush the coals off from the lid and uncover the pot. Let sit for 5 minutes, then spoon the oatmeal into bowls and top with more melted butter, maple syrup and brown sugar, if desired.