Breakfast Goodness

Many of you have asked for my baked oatmeal recipe. I used to make one that was so, so good, but not so healthy. I happened upon a recipe on the web on a WLS board and have been tweaking it for the past few months until I reached a point where it was reliably making the same moist, yummy goodness I had enjoyed in the not-so-healthy version.

This is a great breakfast bar. I usually eat one (almost) every day. They are great to make ahead and freeze or refrigerate. I make a batch about every two weeks, refrigerate my squares and warm one a day in the microwave.

The little princess loves them, too, as does SuperMan.

If you don’t have protein powder, you might have to fiddle with the moisture levels. I had to increase the moisture (adding the Greek yogurt) to get it the right consistency after baking with the added protein from the powder.  I have a non-WLS friendly recipe, so if you are interested in that, let me know in the comments and I can put it up here.

Here’s the recipe:

Baked Oatmeal

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 45 min
Ready In: 1 hour

Servings  12

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cinnamon applesauce (one single serve cup)
• 2 scoops protein powder (I use vanilla)
• 1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup craisins
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 small container Greek Yogurt (~1 cup)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Mix all ingredients, adding raisins & craisins last.
3. Mixture will be soupy.
4. Pour in greased 9×9 casserole.
5. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.
6. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes.
7. Let cool & cut into squares.

Footnotes

This is easily refrigerated or frozen and can be reheated. I usually make a batch and refrigerate until ready to eat. Then you can warm a square in your microwave for about 30 seconds and it tastes just-baked fresh.

And here is the link to print it out via allrecipes.com