Baked Apple-Berry Oatmeal

This week’s breakfast is very similar to last week’s, but I made a few adjustments in my attempt to get more protein and keep it interesting. I did a half blueberry, half apple fruit mixture, and tossed in some cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger to add some fall flavors.

                You may need to make your own adjustments if you try this.

                My preferred protein powder is Love & Peas from Nature’s Sunshine. It’s a vegan protein and it tastes better than any other protein I’ve tried since I started taking protein powder in 2020. And it’s available in a sugar-free version!

                I usually find myself trying to mask the flavor and texture of most proteins but that is not the case with this one! It is naturally sweet, and the flavor is delicious.

                Which brings me to my issue. Well, it’s not really an issue; I just have a cap for how much sweetness I can withstand. In the future, I’d likely forgo any added sweeteners all together because there’s already plenty of sweetness coming from the fruit and the protein powder.

                If your protein powder lacks sweetness, I’d suggest keeping the sweetener.

                This recipe is split into 4 portions. Last week’s baked oatmeal was 6 portions but I found it wasn’t quite enough to keep me going through the morning, so I adjusted it to 4.

Baked Apple-Berry  Oatmeal

Ingredients

2 cups of rolled oats

2 servings of protein powder (about 96 grams or around 1 cup)

½ cup of monk fruit sweetener

2 tsps of cinnamon

1 tsp of nutmeg

½ tsp of ground ginger

½ tsp of salt

1 tsp of baking powder

1 cup of milk

2 eggs

1 tsp of vanilla

1 cup of chopped apples

1 cup of blueberries

¼ cup of chopped walnuts

Directions

1.       Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2.       In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (oats, monkfruit sweetener, protein powder, spices, and baking powder. Mix thoroughly.

3.       Add milk, eggs, and vanilla until combined.

4.       Fold in the chopped apples, blueberries, and walnuts.

5.       Grease an 8 x 8 oven-proof dish and evenly distribute the batter.

6.       Bake for 35 – 40 minutes or until crispy and golden.

7.       Serve with Greek yogurt and sugar-free syrup.

Enjoy!