If you're following a known diet, your nutritionist probably recommends eating oatmeal either for breakfast or as a tasty, light snack that keeps you full for a while. If you don’t know much about delicious and healthy oatmeal recipes, we bring you some in this article.
First recipe: oatmeal with cheese and grapes
Nutrition facts: 53 calories , 3 grams fat , 6 grams carbs , 0 sugar , 1 gram protein.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Number of people: 2 people
Ingredients:
- 50 grams butter
- 100 grams oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons grated cheese
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- Cream cheese and grapes for serving
Preparation method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and melt the butter in a small pan, then let it cool a bit.
- Put oat flour, baking powder, cheese, and sesame in a bowl with half a teaspoon salt. Pour in the melted butter and mix until dough forms.
- Add 5 tablespoons of boiling water to the dough and mix. You can add 1 more tablespoon if needed.
- Turn the dough over and roll it out, then cut into small squares or triangles. Put them on a tray and bake for 15 minutes until golden.
- Leave it a few minutes to cool in the pan, then transfer it and let it cool completely. Serve it with soft cheese and grapes.
Second recipe: Oatmeal porridge
Nutritional value: 179 calories - 2 grams fat - 32 grams carbs - 1 gram sugar - 7 grams protein.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Number of people: 10 people
Ingredients:
- 300 grams oat flour
- 300 grams wheat flakes
- 300 grams barley flakes
- 1 big spoon of honey
- Fruit slices as you like
Preparation method:
- Put the oats, wheat flakes, and barley in a large pan. Mix and heat them on the stove for 5 minutes, then let it cool and store in an airtight container.
- When you want to eat this mix, add 50 grams of it to a bowl with 300 ml of milk or water. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add some honey and strawberries or your favorite fruit.
Third recipe: Spiced oat pancakes with coconut and pear caramel
Nutrition facts: 509 calories , 34 grams fat , 35 grams carbs , 19 grams sugar , 11 grams protein.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Number of servings: 3
Ingredients:
- 250 ml almond milk
- Half a teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 100 grams of oats
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons of golden caster sugar
- 75 grams of coconut butter
- 2 pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 200 grams of coconut yogurt for serving
Preparation method:
- Mix almond milk, cloves, and nutmeg with 3 teaspoons of cinnamon in a large bowl, then stir the mix while heating it gently.
- Put the oats in another bowl and cook for 6 minutes on low heat, stirring constantly until thick and creamy like porridge, then add it to the first bowl and let it cool for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make pear caramel by sprinkling sugar evenly in a pan on low heat, don't stir, wait until it starts melting and turns dark golden. When most sugar melts, gently stir to mix any dry spots.
- Add 25g coconut butter to the caramel, mix pear slices with the rest of the cinnamon, then add them to the caramel and cook for 5 minutes until done.
- Back to the oats, beat the mix with the egg and half a teaspoon salt until it looks like a pancake batter.
- Heat the oven to 120°C to warm the pancakes.
- Melt some of the leftover coconut butter in a pan, when hot add half a scoop of the batter spaced apart in pancake shapes, cook for 4 minutes each side or until golden brown, then put them on a plate and keep warm in the oven.
- Keep frying the pancakes, adding more coconut butter as needed.
- Serve the pancakes topped with a spoon of coconut yogurt, then the warm pear.
Recipe 4: Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies
Nutrition facts: 166 calories , 7 grams fat , 22 grams carbs , 11 grams sugar , 3 grams protein.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
- 100 grams raisins
- 150 ml vegetable oil
- 200 grams fine golden sugar
- 1 large beaten egg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 140 grams all-purpose flour
- Half a teaspoon of baking soda
- 300 grams of oats
Preparation method:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, and place 2 baking trays inside.
- Pour 50 ml of boiling water over the raisins and let them soak for 20 minutes to make raisin soak. Then strain and keep the liquid.
- Mix oil and sugar in a large bowl, gradually whisk in the eggs with the raisin liquid, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Sift flour, baking soda, and a pinch of salt into a bowl, then add the mixture to the oats, and mix in the raisins.
- Spoon a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough onto the baking trays spread well apart because they'll spread and get bigger while baking.
- Bake the cookies for 15 minutes until they turn golden brown.
- Let them cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving. You can put them on a cooling rack to cool completely, then store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe five: Oatmeal cake
Nutritional value: 63 calories , 3.5 grams fat , 7 grams fat , 0.1 sugar , 1.4 grams protein.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Number of people: 3
Ingredients:
- 50 grams butter
- 100 grams medium oat flour
- 100 grams plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Preparation method:
- Heat the oven to 180°C with a fan.
- Melt the butter in a small pan, then let it cool a bit.
- Put all dry ingredients in a bowl with half a teaspoon salt, then pour the butter over.
- Add 5-6 tablespoons boiling water and mix it with the previous mix to make a firm dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, roll it out till it's 0.5 cm thick.
- Cut into small squares, then bake for 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Let it cool for a few minutes, then move it to the fridge shelf and let it cool completely.
- You can keep the cookies fresh for two weeks in an airtight container or freeze them for up to 3 months.
Recipe six: Orange Crunchan
Nutritional value: 318 calories - 20 grams fat - 26 grams carbs - 18 grams sugar - 6 grams protein.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Number of people: 4
Ingredients:
- 4 blood oranges
- 500 grams oat flour
- 150 ml whipping cream
- 150 grams Greek yogurt
- 2 big tablespoons honey
- A sprinkle of cinnamon
How to prepare:
- Peel all the oranges and separate their segments from each other.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Fry the oatmeal, stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until it smells like hazelnuts, but don’t let it burn.
- Put the oatmeal on a plate to cool.
- Whisk the cream and cinnamon together to get a smooth mix, then gently add the yogurt, oatmeal, and honey until the mixture is fully combined.
- Pour half the mix into 4 serving cups, put half an orange on top, then pour the rest of the mix over it. Serve with extra honey if you want.
