Linda's Baked Oatmeal "Muffins"
Source of Recipe
I adapted from a Cooking Light recipe
Recipe Introduction
Don't let the name "muffin" fool you into thinking these are like a typical muffin that contains flour, etc. It's firm, moist baked oatmeal and the texture is nothing like a true muffin. You can also skip the muffin tins and bake it in a 8 inch square pan.
Make sure you beat the egg whites well or you will get pockets of cooked egg white in the oatmeal. Original recipe didn't have dried cherries, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, or salt. And called for 2 T. butter and 1 whole egg insead of 2 egg whites. I have a few variations listed at the bottom. Be creative with your add-ins. I've been wanting to play around and add some peanut butter and maybe chocolate chips or banana, but I haven't tried it yet.
List of Ingredients
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 t. baking powder
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 cups fat-free or 1% milk
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (plain, Motts natural berry blend, Motts natural strawberry, etc.)
1 T. pure vanilla extract (I use 1/2 T. if I use double strength)
1 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter
2 egg whites -- beaten well Recipe
Preheat oven to 375 deg.
Combine first 8 ingredients in medium bowl.
Combine the milk, applesauce, butter, and egg whites. Beat well.
Scoop the oatmeal mixture into 11 or 12 greased muffin tins, filling to the top. Bake at 375 for approximately 25 minutes or so until oatmeal is set and light golden brown around the edges.
Let cool 5 or 10 minutes and run a knife around the edges of each "muffin" and carefully remove to cooling rack.
Serve hot with milk poured over it Or garnish with yogurt and/or fruit or just eat out of hand warm.
Store leftovers in the fridge and heat in the microwave.
Yield: 11 or 12 and I usually eat 2 for a serving at breakfast and just 1 if it's a snack
Variations:
Cranberry-Blueberry- omit dried cherries and increase craisins to 1/2 cup and add a good 1/2 cup frozen or fresh blueberries. Cut back on the milk just slightly (if desired) and bake them a couple extra minutes.
Banana-Blueberry- omit craisins and dried cherries. Add I diced ripe banana and a good 3/4 cup frozen or fresh blueberries. Cut back on the milk just slightly (if desired) and bake them a couple extra minutes.
Other variations I want to try...Banana Walnut, Apple Cranberry, Apple and Golden Raisin, Peanut Butter and Banana, etc.
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