A healthy baked oats breakfast has got everyone talking because it looks like a dessert but is in fact something very different.
Social media foodies have gone crazy for the healthy breakfast, posting images to their social media of the incredible breakfast.
According to Surrey Live, it's proved to be popular among those watching their weight, gym bunnies and meal prep lovers, baked oats is straightforward and super easy to make.
It can be cooked in batches and made in advance, saving you time when you roll out of bed and can even be sliced up and enjoyed as a nutritious snack during the day.
High in fibre and containing one of your five a day, it will keep your hunger pangs at bay for hours, reducing the temptation to dip into the biscuit tin.
Baked oats can be customised in all your favourite dessert flavours, from sticky toffee pudding and apple pie to chocolate orange and Bakewell tart.
Instagram baker @cakeontherun has shared her simple recipe for healthy strawberry and cream baked oats - and they taste delicious.
Healthy strawberry and cream baked oats recipe (serves 1):
Ingredients
- 50g oats
- 50g plain or vanilla yoghurt
- 50g chopped strawberries
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sweetener
- 3 tbsp hot water
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/ 350F/ gas mark 4.
- Put hot water and oats in a bowl and stir to thicken slightly.
- Add all of the other ingredients and mix.
- Pour into an oven-proof dish and bake for 25 minutes.
- Serve with extra yoghurt.
Each serving is around 220 calories when using a low-fat yoghurt and sweetener.
Make yours began by using a dairy-free yoghurt such as soya.
Make yours gluten-free by using gluten-free oats (available in most major supermarkets).
