Breakfast 2.0 is here.

While I’ve already tackled the “what to have for breakfast?” conundrum, I’ve recently discovered a recipe that might just change the way you eat in the mornings.  (I say ‘discovered’ but, in truth, shout-out to my client Lisa, who sent this gem my way.  Thanks Lisa!)

So you want a breakfast recipe that contains some protein, tastes good and is easy to prepare in the morning?

Try this…

Baked Oatmeal (with sultana & pear)

As with most things I cook, I like to take a simple template and play around with different ingredients.  For this version of baked oatmeal, I experimented with sultanas and pear.  The original recipe I tried is made with berries and a banana and honey.  It was great too (and really good cold!).

Depending on your taste and dietary preferences, all sorts of ingredients could be used within this basic template.  I’ve eaten this as a snack during the day and I’m already considering a much sweeter version as a dessert.

Ingredients

The template                                              What I used

• Oats                                                    2 cups (180g)
• Fruit                                                   2 cups chopped pears
• Baking powder                                 1.5 tsp
• Salt                                                      1 pinch
• Greek yogurt                                     1 cup (215g) Fage Total 0% Greek yogurt
• Unsweetened almond milk            1 cup (250ml)
• Eggs                                                    3 (whisked)
• Something sweet                              120g sultanas
• Other                                                  2 tsp cinnamon

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 170 C or 325 F
2. Grease a baking dish
3. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl including the fruit
4. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients
5. Gently combine the wet and dry mixtures
6. Pour the combined mixture into the baking dish
7. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes

You can eat it freshly baked or allow to cool and store in the fridge for when it’s needed.  Either microwave a portion in the morning or enjoy cold.

Macros

For 1/6 of this version the macros are approximately:

• Calories: 309
• Protein: 11g
• Carbs: 43g
• Fat: 4g
• Fibre: 3g

Obviously you can eat a bigger or smaller portion or tweak the ingredients for a different macronutrient profile.  I’d quite like to try throwing some protein powder into the mix.

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Always Keep Reaching!

Mike