I finally had a day off today!!!! So instead of doing nothing all day I wanted to make a new recipe. Breakfast is the hardest meal for me, most days its just a cup of coffee and I’m out the door on to the next activity. I need something filling, tasty, and something I can eat one handed. I decided to browse some recipes and baked oatmeal seems to be pretty popular amongst the diet community lately. It’s a pretty straight forward concept, make oatmeal and bake…well sort of… after a lot of experimenting today I think I have created a recipe that I can make time and time again. One part breakfast, one part cookie, one part muffin, all parts delicious!
I actually made 3 different kinds from my base recipe, raspberry chocolate, peanut butter chocolate chip, and cinnamon apple strudel. I will post the base recipe, then the steps on how to flavor it 🙂 good luck!
Baked Oatmeal Cups
1 egg
1/2C unsweetened applesauce
1/4C raw honey
1/8C chia seeds (it’s like 2 bucks a bag, just buy it. It’s so good for you and you won’t even know it’s there)
1 banana
1 1/4C. Milk (I use 2%)
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
2 teasooons vanilla extract
2 1/2C old fashioned oats
For peanut butter chocolate chip
3-4 tablespoons peanut butter powder
4 tablespoons Cacao nibs (6 bucks a bag, superfood, will last you for awhile, little goes a long way)
3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
For apple cinnamon
1 green apple, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon cinnamon
For raspberry chocolate
1/2 cup chopped raspberries
3 tablespoons cacao nibs
4tbsp mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease the cups of a muffin tin and set aside.
Smash banana as fine as possible, whisk in egg, milk, applesauce, honey, vanilla, and chia seeds.
Add oats and baking powder
Add your choice of mix ins and sit for 5 minutes before scooping into greased tins and baking for 30-35 minutes or until browned and centers are set.
Remove from pan and allow to cool before turning out.
These freeze beautifully and can be eaten warmed in the microwave, room temperature, or cold. Perfect with your morning coffee 😉
Seriously, these are so good. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and experiment with mix ins. Nuts and seeds, dried fruit, anything you can really think of.
Have a happy breakfast
The meal prep princess
The Meal Prep Princess 