Baked Oatmeal

[Triumphant1]

Refrigerating baked oatmeal and then frying it sounds good. It reminds me of how scrapple is made, which is pork and cornmeal. That makes me wonder how baked oatmeal would taste if you stirred in some browned turkey breakfast sausage, refrigerated it and then fried it. I may have to try that.

[kjj3kids]

nygirl - I know what you mean about how the oatmeal made with steel cut oats really firms up after being refrigerated. I think you have a good plan - using a little less liquid and cooking until firm. I would think it would get browned easier if there is less moisture.

[kjj3kids]

I picked up this recipe while on Weight Watchers years back. It is still a favorite.

Peaches and Cream Oatmeal Casserole

6 servings

1 ½ c. rolled oats
1 ½ c. thinly sliced peaches (canned is ok)
1-2 T. honey or other sweetener
2 egg whites or 1 egg
2 t. vanilla
¼ t. almond extract
3 c. ff milk

In a large bowl, combine oats, peaches and sugar. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Beat with fork until blended. Add to oat mixture. Pour into greased 9” pie plate or 8” pan. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

[tazmo]

These are some really good recipes for baked oatmeal. I really enjoy it for an on the go breakfast or even a snack.

[missabee]

Hey so just a question or two:
Would the dish still taste spectacular if I were to use brown sugar instead of splenda?
And also, what would be the consequences of using REAL sugar?
Oh! and what about honey!?

[recipelover]

Hey so just a question or two:
Would the dish still taste spectacular if I were to use brown sugar instead of splenda?
And also, what would be the consequences of using REAL sugar?
Oh! and what about honey!?

Real brown sugar is not a SB ingredient to use. There are brown sugar substitutes available. For a splurge, you could try the Splenda Brown Sugar, but remember that is is half real brown sugar and half brown sugar substitute.

Honey is also not a Sb friendly ingredient.

The consequences would be that you would not be following the diet and it may interfere with your weight loss.

[missabee]

I've been reading up though on artificial sweeteners and I really don't trust them...if your body doesn't know what it is, it should not be consumed in my opinion. My solution: to cut out sugar and artificial sweetener - These past few weeks I have not had any artificial sweetener, and I have only had 3 tsp of table sugar. This week will be a tiny bit of honey each day, since I made the oatmeal recipe on this page, and after that it will be very very limited quantities.
I also read that the artificial stuff can a) still trigger insulin bursts, and b) still trigger cravings almost as bad if not worse than real sugar.
If you want to look into it more, take a look at this blog:
http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/05/04/real-sugar-vs-artificial-sweeteners-which-is-better/

[Magna]

I've been reading up though on artificial sweeteners and I really don't trust them...if your body doesn't know what it is, it should not be consumed in my opinion. My solution: to cut out sugar and artificial sweetener - These past few weeks I have not had any artificial sweetener, and I have only had 3 tsp of table sugar. This week will be a tiny bit of honey each day, since I made the oatmeal recipe on this page, and after that it will be very very limited quantities.
I also read that the artificial stuff can a) still trigger insulin bursts, and b) still trigger cravings almost as bad if not worse than real sugar.
If you want to look into it more, take a look at this blog:
http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/05/04/real-sugar-vs-artificial-sweeteners-which-is-better/

The article makes a good point indirectly by pointing out that "better" is a relative term, but just because one thing is better than (or not as bad as) another doesn't mean either one is good. But you don't have to use artificial sweetener or sugar at all. There are also several good natural sweeteners you could use that are fine for SBD. You could also probably use fruit as a sweetener in baked oatmeal.

[missabee]

Yah fruit to sweeten the oatmeal I think would work. And to give it a bit more flavour, just before you eat it, try sprinkling a bit of cinnamon on it. I am going to try that tomorrow morning!

[Bill M]

This is similar to Surfer's recipie. Did mine in an 8 X 10 pan. I didn't check the sugar content in the dates. I really enjoyed the crunch from the walnuts. This is still a work in progress like most of my cooking.

canola spray pan, 350 for 45 min, then more at 300 to finish
Like with brownies the outer edges tend get over-baked. To take care of this I use a spatula to scrape the edges in toward the middle of the "cake". Do this at a point when the edges have just started to firm up.

1 C skim milk
1 1/2 tsp bake powder
1/2 tsp bake soda
2C oatmeal (I processed it a bit and would do again)
2 eggs ask a baker what a third egg would do
1/2 C apple sauce
1/4 C Splenda
2 Tbs honey (skip for stricter South Beachers, may want to add more splenda)
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbs cinnamin (could handle more)
1/2 pack of chopped dates ?maybe 1/2 cup , could use apple chopped, raisin, mashed ripe banana, any dried fruip, peach chopped,
2/3 C oat bran (hot cereal)
large carrot, finely shred
8 oz fat free lite peach yogourt (Cub)
2 Tbs whole wheat flour (what would more do)
1/2 tsp salt

[Castine]

This may seem like a stupid question, but with the Baked Oatmeal and V8 for breakfast should more protein be added, like a yogurt or is the BO and V8 enough to fit the plan? The recipe I'm going to try has 2 eggs, 1/2 C applesauce, 1 C LF milk along with 2 C. oatmeal and other baking stuff. It makes 6 servings.

[missabee]

Hm, if you are afraid that you aren't going to be eating enough you could have some yogourt, though that restricts your available milk intake for the rest of the day. You could just leave it and make sure to have a nice serving of veggies for a snack..
I have been having only the oatmeal mixed with extra fruit the day I eat it for breaky and have been ok.

[Bill M]

My recipe a few posts up is revised and improved. A pro baker suggested adding 2 whipped egg whites. I also doubled the ww flour, and increased the cinnamin, left out the honey, forgot the yogurt by mistake. Also by mistake I had the oven set at 370 for about 30 min, finished baking at 300. All in all a big improvement, much more cake-like, lighter, tastier. I'll continue to play around with it. It's a very nice breakfast quickie, as well as pastry fix. Freeze pieces in baggies and thaw in microwave. Bon apetite.
Ps, just thought about adding some cream cheese frosting for a non-breakfast dessert.

[Jin]

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to share a baked oatmeal muffins recipe! It's by far the tastiest baked oatmeal I've had. Very similar to some of the other recipes posted here, but I use real brown sugar... can't beat the taste and for me, it's worth it!

I usually eat one muffin with a 3-egg veggie scramble for breakfast, or boiled eggs w/ garlic salt when I'm really crunched for time and bolting out the door.

Adopted from Cooking Light magazine~

Ingredients -
2 c. uncooked oats
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. craisins
1 tbsp. walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. skim milk
1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1 large egg, beaten

Directions -
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Spray muffin tin or line with paper liners and set aside.
2. Combine oats, brown sugar, dried fruit, walnuts, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Stir.
3. Combine milk, applesauce, butter, and egg in a separate bowl and stir.
4. Add milk mixture to oat mixture. Stir until combined.
5. Using a 2-ounce trigger release ice-cream scoop, add oatmeal to the muffin tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
6. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing, using an offset spatula to loosen. Serve or store covered in the refrigerator for up to a week. Heat for 1 minute in the microwave.

Enjoy!!!!!!!

[bethy]

Bookmark!
I was already thinking about the WW muffins in the SBbook that my family enjoyed without knowing they were semi-healthy. These look MUCH YUMMIER
All my favorite things. walnuts and craisins oh my.
I'm going to tip-toe to this, though, with that brown sugar/splenda and no craisins and save the Full Recipe for the next time my daughter come home.
Garlic salt on Boiled Eggs. DUH! Why didn't I think of that?
Thanks for mentioning that