Bake it easy!
Easy Make-Ahead High Protein Baked Oatmeal
Recipe and photo courtesy of Sarah Gold Anzlovar, MS, RDN, LDN, owner of Sara Gold Nutrition @busy.mom.nutrition
Ingredients:
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 2 cups unsweetened milk (cow’s, almond, soy, or your favorite)
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt (or plant-based alternative)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup frozen wild blueberries or other fruit of choice
- Optional toppings: more fruit, more chopped walnuts, maple syrup, nut butter
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl (oats through the sugar).
- Whisk milk, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just mixed.
- Pour mixture into a 9×13 pan. Scatter blueberries or other fruit on top. You can also mix the fruit into the batter if you prefer it to be spread more throughout.
- Bake for 35 minutes, until the top, is golden brown and oatmeal is set. Serve warm.
Step up to the bar!
Banana Oat Breakfast Bars
Recipe and photo courtesy of Jacqueline Gomes, RDN, MBA @busy.woman.weightloss
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 2 very ripe bananas
- 1 Tbsp Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1 Tbsp Golden Raisins
- Topping:
- 3 Tbsp Natural Peanut Butter
- 3 Large Strawberries, sliced
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a rectangular pan (I used half of an 8×8 pan) and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine oats through raisins. Pour into the pan and form into a rectangular shape.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting into three equal squares.
- Spread 1 tbsp peanut butter on a single bar and top with sliced strawberry. Repeat with the remaining bar.
Nutrition Information Yield 2 bars SERVING SIZE 1
279 Calories; 43g Carbohydrate; 11g Fat; 8g Protein; 63mg sodium; 6g Fiber
Get nutty!
Almond Joy Oats
Recipe and photo courtesy of Jacqueline Gomes, RDN, MBA @busy.woman.weightloss
Ingredients:
1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
1 tbsp dark chocolate chips
2 Tbsp slivered almonds
6 oz. fat-free coconut-flavored Greek yogurt
Directions:
Cook oatmeal with water according to package directions.
Meanwhile, toast almonds in a skillet
Stir yogurt into cooked oats, top with chocolate chips followed by toasted almonds.
Makes: 1 Serving
Nutrition Information:
350 Calories; 23g carbohydrate; 12g fat; 17g Protein; 3g dietary fiber, 175mg sodium
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