Happy Wednesday everyone! I started my morning with 1/2 a Clif ZBar and a cardio workout – 40 minutes on the elliptical and 10 minutes of ab work. I couldn’t wait to get home and eat breakfast though. Here’s why:
I decided to try out my skills at baked oatmeal last night! It was so easy! I could let my breakfast bake while I finished editing that group paper 👿
I’m calling my version ChocoNut Baked Oatmeal. Here is the recipe for two servings:
- 1 1/4 cup oats
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
- 1/3 cup egg whites
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar (to be sprinkled over the top later)
Grease a baking dish with cooking spray and add the oats. Mix the almond milk, egg whites and vanilla. Pour over oats and stir until mixture is consistent throughout. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes – the baked oatmeal will be hard on top but soft on the inside. Sprinkle brown sugar on top and turn oven to broil. Bake for another 3 minutes. Makes 4 servings that are roughly 160 calories each.
Here’s my double serving for breakfast this morning (I split it into two pieces):
Nice and big! I added 1/2 tbsp. of peanut butter to the top of mine – hence the title ChocoNut to encompass both the peanut and the “chocolate almond” from the milk!
I enjoyed every single bite. Next time I may try it with banana, but I’m quite pleased with this result 
With Coffee Cocoa to round out the morning:
Lunch
I’m meeting Bobby (my boyfriend) for lunch on campus today before I go to a study required for one of my classes – I’m basically one of the test subjects and have to fill out a bunch of surveys. They actually offer money for students to do them voluntarily (which I take advantage of sometimes), but this one is just part of a class 🙁
I packed a PB + Banana Muffin and a juicy red pear.
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I also have a Banana Walnut Gnu Bar to snack on at NNN.
It’s going to be another busy Wednesday – I hope it’s a good one for all 🙂
We should get lunch more often…Also, I would love to try some of your baked oatmeal, it looks quite tasty!
I am new to your blog but I really like it so far!!! 🙂 This baked oatmeal looks amazing! I wish we had unsweetened vanilla almond milk here 🙁 We just have all the other varieties!
ChocoNut Baked Oatmeal?!??!! My goodness, that sounds absolutely spectacular!! Talk about something worth waking up for, to eat! :0)
Have a great lunch with Bobby! And best of luck with the rest of your studies for today :0)
Sucks you aren’t getting paid – what a benefit!
Oooh that looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try baked oatmeal for once.
Melissa – welcome! glad you like it so far 🙂
All – you should most definitely try this baked oatmeal – it tastes even better than it looks!
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