Baked Oatmeal - 30 Days 30 Recipes - Day 2

Day 2 already?

Whenever I hear "baked oatmeal", I think it must be some healthy diet food.  And while this is that, it's actually quite tasty.  I like it much better than yesterday's recipe and I actually think I'd make it again.  I might even try a variation, adding blueberries instead of raisins.  And I would add a few pinches of salt.  I'm not sure why that wasn't included in the original recipe.  Other than that, though, a good find.


Find the original recipe on page 21: 100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes

Taste Score - 7/10 - 

Ease of Preparation Score - 10/10 

Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

2 cups dry oatmeal
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup skim milk
1 whole egg plus 1 white (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix oatmeal and baking powder.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Pour into a 9 inch pie pan sprayed with nonstick spray.  Or pour into 12 muffin tins*.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

*I poured into 6 large muffin tins and baked for 30 minutes.  It came out just right.  Also I used 1% milk instead of skim.

Nutrition Information
Serves 6
1 serving =
181 calories
3 grams fat
34 grams carbohydrates
3 grams fiber
7 grams protein

Weight Watchers POINTS - 3
Weight Watchers Points Plus - 5
Weight Watchers Smart Points - 7

All nutrition information is approximate and is calculated at caloriecount.com.

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Recipe - Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites

Inspired by a few recipes like this one and this one, here's what I came up with for a healthy and delicious snack.  I think it's as yummy as it is healthy!

Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups oats
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3 Tablespoons raw honey
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup chocolate chips - mini or regular

Combine first 5 ingredients until well mixed.  Add in chocolate chips.  Form into balls.  Place into container and refrigerate until ready to eat.

Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Around the time when fall changes to winter, my local grocery store was getting rid of it's fall stock.  There was a grocery cart filled with clearance items and I just had to take a look. I don't always get the clearance items, but I always have to look. Among the items were some chocolate chips, candy, and other baking goods.  One thing that caught my eye were cinnamon chips.  They looked just like chocolate chips, but were cinnamon flavored.  The price was right so I picked up a bag or two thinking I'd use them in oatmeal cookies.

After I brought them home, I was in the mood to bake, but I really didn't feel like going through the task of making cookies. So, I did what I usually do and "googled" a recipe for oatmeal cookie bars.  I hadn't even put in the cinnamon chip requirement, but lo and behold, I found a recipe containing them.