In the efforts to eat healthy, it's easy to get to a point where the healthy staples, such as oatmeal, get pretty boring, and going off your healthy lifestyle becomes very tempting. Oatmeal bakes are a great way to add some variety without going off course with an unhealthy choice. Here is my recipe for an oatmeal bake with apples and cinnamon:
Ingredients - Makes 6 servings:
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup no-fat plain Greek yogurt
1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 tbsp. of melted coconut oil
2 egg whites
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tbsp. of truvia or preferred sugar/ sugar substitute
1 medium apple, cored and sliced
sugar-free or preferred maple syrup (optional topping)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 1 1/2 quart baking dish with olive oil cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the following dry ingredients: oats, brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the following wet ingredients: milk, yogurt, oil, egg whites and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients together, and pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until oatmeal bake begins to thicken.
- Remove from the oven, place apple slices in rows (see picture).
- Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon and truvia/ sugar substitute and return to oven.
- Bake an additional 10 minutes, or until oatmeal is golden brown and apples soften.
- Drizzle a serving with optional, preferred syrup...Enjoy!
