5 Healthy Ways To Eat Your Oats

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a HUGE oats fan. I pretty much each oats every day and I love finding new recipes that I can incorporate oats in.

Oats are incredibly nutritious, they are rich in antioxidants and are high in fibre. Oats are a slow carb which will not spike your insulin. They can be a great carbohydrate to eat when you are on a diet or generally just being healthy, and they can also be very filling. 

So here are 5 of my favourite healthy recipes that I love using when I am in the mood for oatmeal.

 

 

1. BANANA + BLUEBERRY PANCAKES 

SERVES: 2   PREP: 5 minutes   COOK: 10 minutes  


INGREDIENTS: 

FOR THE BATTER:

100g rolled oats

50g vanilla protein powder

2 x large eggs

100ml milk (any milk you prefer)

2 x bananas 

100g blueberries 

1 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp cinnamon

50g coconut oil


FOR THE TOPPINGS:

100g plain skyr yoghurt

a handful of fresh blueberries 

50ml honey 

METHOD:

STEP 1 
Add all of the ingredients for the batter into a blender expect the fresh blueberries. On a high speed, blend the ingredients for 30 - 60 seconds. Make sure all the ingredients are combined well (lumpy batter is never very appealing). After blending the ingredients, add a handful of the fresh blueberries to the batter and combine. Leave the batter to sit for 2 minutes.

STEP 2 
Meanwhile, add a small amount of the coconut oil to a pan and heat on a medium heat (we will add coconut oil to the pan for every pancake so don't add it all at once!). Make sure the pan is well coated in oil to avoid the pancakes getting stuck. 

STEP 3 
Add batter to the pan so that the entire surface is covered in batter. Add enough batter to the pan depending on how thick you want your pancakes to be. I like my pancakes to be quite thick, so I add about a nails length of batter to the pan. Cook the pancake for around 1 - 2 minutes, or until you can see that the batter isn't as runny and the sides have solidified. After 2 minutes, flip the pancake and cook the other side for about 1 minute. Repeat this step with the rest of the batter.

STEP 4 
Stack your pancakes on a plate. Add the skyr yoghurt and fresh blueberries. Drizzle the honey on top of the pancakes (I usually microwave the honey for around 20 seconds to make it runny + warm) and enjoy!

 


2. BERRY + YOGHURT SMOOTHIE 

SERVES: 2   PREP: 5 minutes   COOK: 0 minutes  

INGREDIENTS:

100g natural skyr yoghurt 

75g oats

150ml almond milk (or any milk substitute you prefer) 

25g vanilla protein powder 

150g frozen mixed berries  

1 tsp honey

METHOD:

STEP 1 
Add all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend for 30-60 seconds until all of the fruit has blended. Pour into a glass + enjoy. 

 

 
3. PEANUT BUTTER + JELLY BAKED OATMEAL 

SERVES: 6   PREP: 5 minutes   COOK: 35 minutes  

 

INGREDIENTS:

300g rolled oats

1/2 tsp ginger powder 

1/4 tsp nutmeg 

1 tsp cinnamon 

50g powdered peanut butter 

50g vanilla protein powder 

3 tbsp honey 

1 tbsp coconut oil 

1 x large egg  

350ml almond milk (or any milk substitute you prefer) 

150g fresh or frozen raspberries

1 tbsp dark chocolate chips (optional)

2 tbsp peanut butter 


METHOD:

STEP 1 
Add the oats, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, powdered peanut butter and protein powder into a bowl + mix well. 

STEP 2
In a separate bowl, add the honey, coconut oil, egg and almond milk. Whisk the wet ingredients and then add to the bowl with the dry ingredients. 
STEP 3
Add the fresh or frozen raspberries (and dark chocolate if you would like) to the batter and mix well. Add to a lined baking tray and drizzle some honey + cinnamon on top.
STEP 4
Bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees. While the flapjack is cooling, melt some peanut butter in a pan + drizzle on top. Slice up + enjoy!

 

 

4. APPLE + CINNAMON OVERNIGHT OATS

SERVES: 1   PREP: 5 minutes   COOK: 0 minutes  

 

INGREDIENTS:

30g rolled oats 

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

tiny pinch of ground ginger (if you have this available)

1/2 medium sized apple, cored + diced (you may choose to leave the skin on if you wish) 

100ml almond milk (or your preferred milk)

1 1/2 tsp honey 

75g natural skyr yoghurt

 

METHOD:

STEP 1

Add all of the ingredients (in the order listed) to jar or a storage container. Do no shake the jar/container. Seal the jar/container and leave overnight in the fridge. Add a few no-added sugar dark chocolate chips on top for extra flavour at the end if you fancy!

 


HEALTHY OAT + RAISIN COOKIES

SERVES: 15 cookies   PREP: 10 minutes   COOK: 11 - 14 minutes  

INGREDIENTS:

100g rolled oats 

90g all purpose flour 

1 1/2 tsp baking powder 

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 pinch of salt 

2 tbsp coconut oil 

1 x large egg 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

120ml honey 

40g raisins 

 

METHOD:

STEP 1

Whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon + salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, egg and vanilla extract. Stir in the honey. 

STEP 2

Add to the wet mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until everything is well incorporated. Fold in the raisins. Chill the dough for 30 minutes. 

STEP 3

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan and line a baking tray with baking paper. Separate the dough into 15 cookie shape pieces and place on the baking tray with space between each cookie. Bake for around 11-14 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes on the tray and then transfer the cookies onto a cooling rack. 

 



I hope you enjoyed these 5 killer oat recipes that are both healthy and nutritious. Give them a go and let me know what you think!

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