If there is a star food in recent years that has swept through homes all over the world and abroad, it is undoubtedly the oatmealHow can we take it? It has many more uses than you can imagine, let's see what healthy recipes we can make with oatmeal.
Oats, the star of cereals
Oats in general, in all their forms, textures and flavours, oats are a cereal that has become very important in our daily diet, not only for their versatility in terms of uses but also for their excellent nutritional profile. OATS ARE THE STAR OF THE CEREALS. Although it is true that other cereals are also interesting as food, they have not reached the current popularity of oats, more specifically in the form of flour.
Search the internet and you get 8,000 different recipes with oatmeal as the main ingredient. The good thing about all this is that they are also very easy to prepare, in a short time and with incredible results.
Oatmeal recipe ideas
Today I am sharing 5 of the most popular healthy oatmeal recipes that you can easily prepare and enjoy.
Oatmeal Crepe
¿Qhat an original recipe, isn't it, because the oatmeal crepe has become a classic at breakfast and snacks in this country! But this recipe could not be missing in this article. The good thing is that within this recipe you can put all the combinations and toppings you want, making a different breakfast every day.
Basic ingredients: (you can vary the quantities, depending on each case, I put some standard measures)
- 4 egg whites plus 1 egg yolk
- 30 - 40 g of oatmeal (natural flavour or your favourite flavour)
Mix everything together and put it in the pan. These are the basic ingredients. But you can add:
- Seed mixture (about 15 gr)
- Cocoa powder
- Cinnamon
- Grated lemon
- One or two tablespoons of your Whey Protein favourite
- ½ or 1 mashed banana
- Shredded coconut
- ...
As topping you can put:
- Some blueberries and/or strawberries on top (or any other fruit)
- Cream of Peanut o Almond
- Chocolate Syrup or Strawberry Syrup low in calories
- Chocolate Protein Cream, White Chocolate, Biscuit...
- Dark chocolate shavings
- ... and anything else you can think of...
Oat Bread
Raise your hand if you don't like bread... we all love it, let's face it. I see a lot of oat bread recipes... but be careful, many of them have wheat flour in their ingredients, AND THAT IS NOT OAT BREAD. When you look for recipes, make sure that the only cereal used is OAT FLOUR. This recipe has caught my attention and with good ingredients, bon appetit!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of oatmeal
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
- Cinnamon powder (optional)
- 1 dash almond milk
- Optional: add cocoa chips
Oatmeal biscuits
Very similar to the formula for oatmeal pancakes. Here's how I make them
Ingredients:
- 30 g of oatmeal biscuit or white chocolate flavour (can be other)
- 30 g of Vegan Protein Vanilla or Chocolate flavour
- 10 gr Cocoa powder
- 20 g seed mix
- ½ ripe banana
- 1 teaspoon of Psyllium (a fibre, also helps to thicken, optional)
- 60 - 70 ml of vegetable almond drink with no added sugar
- Dark chocolate shavings for decoration
Preparation:
- With a fork, mash the half banana and set aside for later.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients except the vegetable drink and the chocolate chips.
- Add the banana and the vegetable drink and start kneading.
- Divide the dough into 4 or 6 biscuits (or more).
- Add dark chocolate chips to taste for decoration.
- You can do it in the microwave for 5 minutes at maximum power or in the oven for 15 minutes.
Legume burgers
It's not just sweet recipes! Oat flour is the perfect ingredient for making vegetable and legume burgers, to give them consistency and to replace breadcrumbs with breadcrumbs.
You can also replace the breadcrumbs with neutral oat flour for any batter you can think of, and it will be delicious and healthier, to avoid using refined flours.
Spinach pancakes
Rich in protein, ideal for dinner with a vegetable stir-fry.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup spinach, finely chopped
- ½ cup of oatmeal neutral
- 3 eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
- Mix all the ingredients and, using a round mould, place them in a frying pan previously heated with a drizzle of EVOO.
- You will be left with about 4 pancakes.
- Cook on both sides for about 5 minutes and you're done.
Serve with sautéed vegetables or grilled mushrooms or salad.
These are the healthy recipes with oatmeal that we consider a basic part of a good balanced diet. As you can see, they are not just for making cakes or biscuits. Add oatmeal to your meals and boost your diet with its benefits.
