Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

We had to make this recipe for my food science class. The lab was alternative sweeteners. It is surprising to think we used EIGHT packets of Sweet n’ Low to equal the cane sugar the recipe called for! I thought the cookies were good for what they were. They were a little bland so the raisins gave the cookies a sweetness it was lacking. I would definitely recommend putting in raisins or chocolate chips.

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 12-15 minutes Yield: 12 cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp liquid saccharin
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup of cold water
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sweetener, vanilla and egg. Beat 2 minutes at high speed until well blended. Add water, flour (no need to sift), salt, soda and cinnamon. Beat at low speed until well mixed- about 2 minutes. Stir in oats and raisins. Dough will be soft. Drop by teaspoons two inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes. Store in refrigerator.

Calories: 80

Protein: 1.5g

Sodium: 82mg

Fat: 4.5g

Carbohydrates: 8.6g

WW+pts: +2 pts

Applesauce Overnight Oats

This is such an easy recipe to do at night when you know you wont have time in the morning! I added the skim milk as optional, because if you like your oatmeal a little bit runny, then add the milk. If not, then all you need is the Greek yogurt. This is a great recipe when you need to go to the grocery store, but don’t have time! These are staples in my pantry! The picture above is before it went into the refrigerator over night. Unfortunately, I did not capture the oats with my camera in the morning! (it was one of those mornings) Enjoy!

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 2 minutes Chill Time: Overnight Yields: 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1/2 cup of nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1 applesauce unsweetened or natural container (1/2 cup)
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 tbs of skim milk (optional)

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients together and let the oats sit in  the refrigerator overnight.

Calories: 277

Carbohydrates: 46g

Fat: 3.1g

Protein: 18.7g

Sodium: 62mg

WW+pts: +7 pts

PB& J Oatmeal

I have seen this “peanut butter and jelly oatmeal” idea before, but I never tried it! So this week, we had some rainy gross mornings, I thought why not have some oatmeal! I used raspberries instead of jams or jellies. I rather use real fruit then fruit preserves. This is a great recipe for the spring, or even fall! (when the raspberries are still in abundance).

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 5 minutes Yields: 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs of pb2 or creamy peanut butter (if you use peanut butter the calories will change)
• 1/4 cup of steal cut oats
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1/4 cup of raspberries

Directions:

Boil the water on a stove top or in a microwave (depends on what you prefer). Once the water has been boiling add the oats. Let the oats soak in the water. Once that is done, stir in the peanut butter or pb2. Lastly, add the raspberries. If you really want that peanut butter and jelly taste, really mix the raspberries around to get the fruit mushed into the oats.

Calories: 200

Protein: 11.3g

Sodium: 94mg

Fat: 4.2g

Carbohydrates: 35.6g

WW+pts: +5 pts

Banana Nut Oatmeal

I LOVE this recipe.. mainly because of PB2. I recently added a recipe using PB2, called Blueberry PB smoothie, and ever since then I have been obsessed. PB2 is a great alternative to regular peanut butter because it has only 1/3 of the fat and cuts almost half the calories! So why wouldn’t you use it? I personally made this recipe using steel cut oats… but when I was talking to my friends at school, not many of them knew what that was. So I decided to make the calories for both regular instant oats and steel cut. There are  health benefits for both! As a dietetic major, I would suggest to use steel cut though because it has more fiber and protein to help hold you over! The fiber content for steel cut is 8 grams for this recipe, whereas instant oats comes to only 5g per serving. But I understand not everyone has access to steel cut oats or do not even know about them! So let me know which oats you use, and how your breakfast turns out!

xo Jackie

Cook Time: Depends on which oats you use Steel Cut– 20-3o minutes; Instant 2 minutes Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1/4 uncooked steel cut oats OR 1/4 dry oats 
• 1/2 cup of water
• 1 tbs of PB2
• 6 thinly sliced pieces of banana (1/8th of a medium banana)
• Optional: 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, and if your really feeling NUTTY add 1 tsp of chopped walnuts!

Directions:

**Boil your water in a pot and add the oatmeal once it starts to boil. Once the oatmeal is done (should take about 20-30 minutes), stir in the PB2 and let cover to let the oatmeal soak in the PB2 (turn off the burner at this time) . Next add the banana slices and its all ready to eat!

** There are many ways to cook steel cut oatmeal. I personally make mine in the microwave to save time. If you choose to make on stove, or microwave.. the time could vary. Keep that in mind.

DRY OATS

Calories: 136

Protein: 7.7g

Sodium: 94mg

Carbohydrates: 22g

Fat: 3.1g

WW+pts: +3pts

STEEL CUT OATS

Calories: 231

Protein: 12g

Sodium: 94mg

Fat: 4.6g

Carbohydrates: 38g

WW+pts: +6 pts

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Baked Oatmeal

This is great breakfast to make when you have some time in the morning. I like it because its a twist on regular oatmeal since you bake it and there is peanut butter and cocoa in the recipe! If you liked my Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal, you will love this! This is great weekend breakfast treat!

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup rolled oats (50g)
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup mashed banana
• 1/4 cup milk of choice or nondairy creamer
• 1 nunaturals stevia packet or 1 1/2 tbsp liquid sweetener such as maple syrup or agave (If using liquid sweetener, scale back the milk to just 2 tbsp)
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1-2 tbsp peanut butter (or other nut butter or sunbutter)
• Optional: handful of chocolate chips, or 1tbs nonfat plain Greek yogurt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Combine all ingredients and mix well. (If peanut butter was in the fridge, you might want to heat it up a little so it’s easier to stir.) Pour into a greased 1-cup ramekin, or two 1/2-cup ramekins, or a mini-loaf pan. Cook for 20 minutes or more, until it gets firm. Finally, set your oven to “high broil” for 3 more minutes, or until it reaches desired crispy-ness (or simply just bake longer, but broiling gives it a nice crust). Optional: top with 1 tbs of non fat plain Greek yogurt

Calories: 280

Protein: 11g

Fat: 10g

Carbohydrates:36g

WW+pts: 7pts

Modified From: Chocolate Covered Katie 

Chocolate Blueberry Oatmeal

Now that it is winter, a warm quick breakfast always sounds good when your in a rush to class. Plain oatmeal can get boring after awhile though. Spice it up and make this recipe! The bitterness of cocoa and the sweetness of the blueberries are a perfect combination!

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 3 minutes Yields: 1

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup of instant steel cut
• 2 tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 Sweet n’ Low packet
• 1/4 cup of blueberries
• 1/8 cup of milk
• 1 tbs of chopped walnuts

Directions:

Boil the water. Once the water starts boiling, pour the water into the bowl with the steel cut. Place the bowl in the microwave for about 1 minute. Once the mixture is done being heated in the microwave, let the oatmeal sit for 3 minutes. As you are waiting, chop the walnuts into small pieces, and wash your blueberries. Add the cocoa powder, Sweet n’ low, blueberries, walnuts and milk to the oatmeal.

Calories: 274

Fat: 12g

Protein: 11.2g

Sodium: 20.6mg

Carbohydrates: 41g

WW+pt: 8pts

Apple Pie Overnight Oats

If you are in a rush in the morning, make this oatmeal overnight and just add your fruit on top, and walk out the door! How easy is that?

xo Jackie

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of Greek non fat plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup of skim milk
• 1/4 cup of oats
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 Sweet n’ Low packet
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup of baked apples

Directions:

The night before, in your breakfast bowl, Mix the oats, milk, yogurt, vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and Sweet n’ Low packet together. Let sit in the fridge overnight. When you are ready to have the overnight oats, take out of fridge and mix in your apples with the 1/4 tsp of cinnamon.

Calories: 175

Fat: 1.6g

Carbohydrates: 26.7g

Sodium: 72mg

Protein: 13.6g

WW+pts: 4 pts

Peach Cobbler Oatmeal

Like I said before, I had peaches lying around on my counter just waiting to be used. Peach cobbler is a great dessert but why not turn your oatmeal into a peach cobbler for the morning too! This breakfast held me over and was delicious at the same time! Hope you all enjoy!

 

xo Jackie

Prep Time: 2 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Yield: 1 serving

 

Ingredients:

• 1/4  cup of instant steel-cut oatmeal
• 3/4 cup of water
• 1/2 a peach
• 1/4 cup of milk (or almond milk)
• 2 tsp of sliced almonds
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 1 Sweet n’ Low (if you would like to substitute this sweetener, use agave or trivia 1 tsp)
• dash of cinnamon

Directions:

Let the water come to a boil. Add the steel-cut oatmeal and let cook for 5 minutes. Remove from burner and let cool down. Wash the peach and cut into small pieces. Place the oatmeal into your dish, add the milk to give the oats more moisture. Add in the peaches, vanilla, and Sweet n’ Low. Lastly, add the sliver almonds and a dash of cinnamon.

Calories: 243

Fat: 5.6g

Sodium: 32.3mg

Carbohydrate: 41.3g

Protein: 9.9g

WWpt+: 5 pts