Carrot “Cake” Baked Oats

 

An easy healthy breakfast- for you or the Easter Bunny :)

Ingredients:

1/3 cup rolled oats (if you are on a gluten-free diet use a gluten-free brand such as Bob’s Red Mill)
1 egg white (2 Tablespoons liquid egg whites)
1 Tablespoon milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
4 tablespoons finely grated carrots
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon chopped pecans
a dash of cinnamon
a dash of nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Spoon into a small ramiken or small oven safe baking dish coated with cooking spray and let sit for 10- 15 minutes for the oats to absorb the liquid a bit. Bake for about 25 minutes, until top is firm and inside is slightly soft.

Makes one serving

Serving size 1 baked oat dish Calories 260 Protein 8 g Carb 44 g Fiber 5 g Sugars 23 g Fat 7 g Saturated fat 1 g Sodium 90 mg

Recipe Redux Post # 11- Triple B Snack Smoothie

The Recipe ReDux Theme for March just happened to be “Green with Herb Envy” and we were encouraged to “use fresh green herbs in a non-traditional way”. One of my favorite green herbs is basil and I have been curious about how it would taste in a smoothie. This recipe challenge was the perfect opportunity to try it.  Basil actually worked quite well in the smoothie and gave it a snappy and fresh taste I have use blueberries and strawberries in smoothies before, but never blackberries so I decided to throw them in the mix as well. Add a banana and milk base and voila!!.... behold the triple B smoothie- blackberries, banana and basil (plus milk), a clean, simple and delicious combination.  Hope you try it and also enjoy checking out the other interesting and fun use of green herbs by the rest of the Recipe ReDux group.

Ingredients:

½ frozen banana

½ cup fresh blackberries

1-2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil

½ cup fat free or low fat milk (I used and suggest  unsweetened almond milk)

Directions:

Add all the ingredients to a blender and mix on high for 30 seconds to a minute, until well blended. Serve and enjoy.  Note: if the blackberries used are not super sweet, add a tiny bit of your favorite sweetener.

Makes 1 serving

Serving size: the whole recipe,1 smoothie Calories100 Protein 2 g Carb 21 g Fiber 6 g  Sugars 11 g Fat 2 g Saturated fat 0 g Sodium 90 mg

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Almond Yogurt Apple Sauce For Pancakes or French Toast

A simple sauce that is a nice lower sugar alternative to maple syrup!

Ingredients:

½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt

4 teaspoons almond butter (I used Traders Joes Raw Crunchy)

4 teaspoons unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons milk (I used Trader Joes unsweetened almond milk)

2-4 drops almond extract

a dash of cinnamon

Directions:

Put all of the ingredients in a small bow and mix well, chill if not serving immediately.

Makes 12 tablespoons, six servings

Calories 35 Protein 3 g Carb 2 g Fiber 0  g Sugars 1 g Fat 2 g Saturated fat  0 g Sodium 10 mg