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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Loaded Oatmeal

Hello hello!

Thanks for being such an avid reader :)

While on my oatmeal kick, I decided to see what was so wrong about normal, instant oatmeal...

The Recipe:  Loaded Oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup Rolled Oats
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 5 strawberries, cut in 1/4 slices
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • 1 apple, sliced and diced
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ

The Process: 
  • Preheat the oven for 325 degrees
  • Mix the water and oats
  • Microwave until oats are saturated
  • In an oven-safe bowl, mix the apple chunks, honey, and wheat germ into the oatmeal
  • Lay the bananas and strawberries on top of the oatmeal
  • Sprinkle the top with brown sugar, so that it will create a caramelized layer over the oatmeal
  • Bake the oatmeal for about 10 minutes, or until the brown sugar has all caramelized
  • Remove and transfer to a normal eating bowl 
  • Enjoy?
The Calories:

Rolled Oats: 150 calories
Strawberries: 15 calories
Banana:         105 calories
Apple:            77 calories
Brown Sugar: 17 calories
Honey:           21 calories
Wheat Germ: 104 calories
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TOTAL:        489 calories

Not terrible, considering this is high fiber and has three different fruits.


What went right: 
            The heated fruits were awesome!

What went wrong:
            I am not a fan of oatmeal.......the mushiness was definitely combated well through the fruit additions and they really don't taste like anything, so that's fine...

Would I do this in college:
           Can't say that I would! However, I could try a sort of baked fruit salad...hmmm...foreshadowing??

Overall, I did everything right and learned a valuable lesson about why oats are great in cookies and bread, but oatmeal...not so tasty! Oh well, I still ate it all :) 

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