I could go into excruciating detail about why breakfast is important and what it does for your body, but I won’t because I actually want you to keep reading! Figuring out what to eat for breakfast has always been tough for me, I get into these ruts and eat the exact same thing day after day. I just finished a week of only Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast! Even though this can keep me full and happy, I begin to get bored with the same old breakfast routine. I came across a recipe on Hello Giggles for Baked Oatmeal. I absolutely love oatmeal, I once ate it every morning for two months straight (see what I mean?) so I was very excited to give this recipe a try. I knew I would be the only one partaking in this particular recipe so I was happy to read that it is also freezer friendly for future meals. I made this last Saturday morning after my Weight Watchers meeting and let it bake while I exercised, and enjoyed another serving today from the freezer (heated up of course). So let’s get to the reason you’re reading this post, the recipe!
Baked Oatmeal
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup plain oats
generous dash of cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 egg
1/2 cup of apple sauce
3/4 cup milk
1 banana, sliced
optional: 1 or 2 teaspoons white or brown sugar
Get Bakin’
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Grease a small baking dish with butter or cooking spray (I used cooking spray, less calories)
Bananas layered and apples sliced
3. Mix together the dry ingredients in a bowl, if you want to use sugar add it now.
4. Mix together the wet ingredients in another bowl.
5. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Slice the banana and arrange in a single layer on the bottom of the dish.
7. Pour the wet mixture on top of the bananas in the dish.
8. Slice up the apple and arrange slices on top of the mixture. Optional: sprinkle sugar or cinnamon on top of the apple slices.
- Ready to go in the oven.
9. Bake for about 45 minutes. When it is done it will be slightly brown around the edges. Allow it to cool for a few minutes before diving in.
The finished product!
I doubled the above recipe to fit my pie plate so I would have extras to freeze. To reheat from frozen, microwave for 2 1/2 minutes and then place in a oven at 350 for about 5 mins if you want that toasty slight crisp to it. I also used quick oats because that’s what I had, but you can also use regular oats and it would still turn out (probably even better!). This recipe makes 4 servings and each serving is 4 Points Plus. I opted to leave the sugar out of the recipe and drizzle honey over my slice which will add 1-2 Points Plus depending on how much you use. This recipe was absolutely fabulous and I hope you enjoy it!
If only it were a piece of cake... 