Ingredients:

3 cups rolled oats
½ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon cardamon
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2½ cups milk of choice 
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350^o F (180^o C). Grease a 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, cardamon, baking powder and salt. 
• In a small bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, oil or butter and vanilla.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with pears. 
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until the centre has set and a toothpick comes out clean.