Healthy Fruit and Oats

Healthy Fruit and Oats

3 to 5 servings

Ingredients:

*2 and 1/2 cups Water

*1 cup Organic Rolled Oats

*1/8 teaspoon Pink Himalayan Salt

*2 tablespoons Chia Seeds

*2 tablespoons Ground Flax Seeds

*Raw Organic Honey to taste or Pure Maple Syrup or Stevia

*1/8 teaspoon Ceylon Cinnamon or to taste

*Coconut Milk or Milk of choice, optional

Fruit:

*Blueberries

*Strawberries, quartered

*Raspberries

*Banana, sliced

Instructions:

1. Bring Water to a boil in a saucepan on medium heat. Add, Oats, chia seed, flax seeds and salt. Cook until tender about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Stir in cinnamon and fruit or top with the fruit.

3. Serve with drizzle of honey or maple syrup or a sprinkle of Stevia.

**Note: You can cool the oat mixture and refrigerate overnight like you would overnight oats. Serve rewarmed or cold the next day with coconut milk or milk of choice if desired and freshly cut up fruit.

The cooked oats will keep in the fridge for about 3 days.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Healthier Carrot Oat Breakfast Bars

Healthier Carrot Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

Ingredients:

*2 ripe large Bananas, peeled and mashed

*3/4 cup finely grated Carrots

*1/2 cup Almond Butter

*1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup

*1 teaspoon Cinnamon, like Ceylon Cinnamon

*1/4 teaspoon Cardamom

*1/4 teaspoon Pink Himalayan Salt 

*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

*1/4 teaspoon Almond Extract

*1 and 1/2 cups Old Fashion Rolled Oats

*1/2 cup Quick Oats, blended in blender or food processor

*1 and 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

*1/2 cup White Chocolate Chunks or Chips 

Instructions:

Mash bananas in a bowl then add carrots, maple syrup, nut butter, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt, stir together.  Add the oats and baking powder and stir until combined.  

Scoop and spread mixture level into cooking sprayed or parchment lined square pan or 2.2 quart oblong pan.

Then add white chocolate chunks or chips for the topping, if desired.  

Bake at 350*F.  for 25 to 35 minutes, depending on how moist you like them and size of bananas.  

Allow to cool before cutting and serving.

Enjoy!

Lindy