Dates with Oats Delight

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A scrumptious and healthy dessert is the perfect way to finish a family meal... !!! 

Ingredients:

1 cup Oats

1/2 cup finely chopped dates

2 tsp ghee

1 ½ cup milk

½ cup water

2 tbsp sugar or to taste

1 medium sized banana, mashed

10-12 almonds, crushed

Method:

• Heat the ghee in a pan add the oats and sauté on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes or till it releases flavour.
• Add the milk, water, dates and sugar, mix well and simmer till the sugar melts, while stirring continuously. Add almonds and cook for 5-7 min.
• Remove from the flame, add the mashed banana and mix well. Serve hot garnished with nuts.

Oats and Chocolate Trifle Pudding Jars

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Yummy fancy mini pudding jars filled with healthy Oats, Chocolate cake and crunchy Oreo ….

Ingredients:

Chocolate cake crumbs

Oreo cookies crushed

Chocolate vermicelli (optional)

For Oats Pudding:

1/3 cup oats

200 ml milk

1 ½ tsp corn flour

½ tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tbsp sugar or to taste

A pinch yellow color (optional)

Method:

• Mix all ingredients for oats pudding in a pan.
• Cook on medium heat while stirring continuously.
• Cook for 3-5 min till get desired consistency. Leave aside to cool.
• To layer pudding: evenly spread cake crumbs at bottom, add oat pudding and top with crush Oreo mixture. Repeat the layers and garnish with vermicelli or Oreo slice.

Oatmeal Cookies

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A simple recipe for tasty and crunchy Oatmeal cookies. Enjoy with a glass of warm milk….

Ingredients:                                                                                               

3/4 cup grounded oats

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/3 cup butter                                                 

4 ½  tbsp powdered sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

2-3 tbsp crushed nuts (I used almonds)

Method:

• Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla essence and beat once again.
• Now add oats, flour and baking powder.
• Fold in crushed nuts and make a dough.
• Make cookies and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 170 deg C.
• Leave in the tray for 10 minutes, transfer onto wire rack to cool.
• Store cookies in an airtight container.

Yog-oats and Fruit Punch

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No-cook, healthy and delicious recipe can be enjoyed any-time. Grab your glass soon..... 

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup Oats

1/2 cup Yogurt

150 ml mix fruit juice

Chopped mix fruits

2 tbsp finely chopped almonds

1 tbsp crushed corn flakes (optional)

Method:

• Add oats and mix fruit juice in a bowl. Soak overnight in fridge or 5-6 hours.
• Before serving add in yogurt, mix fruits and almonds.
• Top with corn flakes and enjoy.

Whole-wheat and Oats Cookies

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Healthy and crispy cookies prepared with whole-wheat flour, oats and tutti-frutti….

Ingredients:

60 gm wheat flour

60 gm oats

70 gm white butter

55 gm sugar

1 tbsp custard powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

3-4 tbsp tutti frutti

2 tbsp milk

Method:

• Grind oats to a coarse powder. Add to shifted flour and baking powder.
• In a bowl, cream the butter by adding 1 tbsp sugar at a time till light & fluffy.
• Add milk and mix well.
• Add in dry ingredients and gently mix with light hands into form dough.
• Fold in tutti frutti. Roll dough into a log and wrap in foil and keep in fridge for 20 min.
• Divide the log into equal sized rounds (appox.10-12) and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in preheated oven at 170 deg. for about 12-15 min. (keep watch after 10 min.)
• Remove and cool on wire rack.

Oats and Peanut Laddus

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Delicious and healthy laddus prepared from oats, peanuts mixed with jaggery.

Ingredients:

1 cup oats

1 cup roasted peanuts

2 tbsp white sesame seeds/til

1 tsp roasted flax seeds (optional)

1/2 cup jaggery

1 tbsp melted ghee

1 tsp cardamom powder

Method:

• Coarsely grind roasted peanuts and keep aside.
• Separately dry roast sesame seeds and oats for 3-4 min or till both turn light brown.
• Mix together roasted oats, seeds, grated jaggery and crushed peanuts.
• Add melted ghee and cardamom powder.
• Mix well while mixture is quite warm and make small balls.
• Serve and store in an airtight container. Consume within a week.

Almond Oats Biscotti

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Crispify your tea-time with almond-oats biscotti ...

Make: 10 biscotti

Ingredients:

1/2 cup All purpose flour   

1/4 cup oats    

1/2 tsp baking powder           

1/2 tsp baking soda    

1 tsp vanilla essence           

1/4 cup Sugar

1/4 cup almonds, crushed           

1 tbsp oil         

1/8 cup milk    

Method:

• Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add oats, sugar and crushed almonds and mix well.
• Add oil, vanilla essence and combine well to a crumbly mixture.
• Now by adding milk, knead into soft dough.
• Roll dough into a log on floured surface. Place it on greased baking dish or baking sheet.
• Bake at 170 degree in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove and cool for 10 min.
• Slice diagonally with sharp knife into equal size pieces.
• Arrange them on baking sheet, cut side down and bake again for 10 min at 150 deg C.
• Flip them and bake again for 5 min.
• Cool and keep in air -tight container. Serve with tea or coffee.

Apple and Oats Muffins

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Moist and cinnamon flavored apple and oats muffins combined with goodness of almonds...

Ingredients:

1 red apple, finely chopped

2 tsp flour

1/2 tin condensed milk

50 gm oats

15 almonds, crushed roughly

1/4 cup whole wheat flour (atta)

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1/2 cup oil

1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

• In a large bowl, shift wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder.
• Add oats and crushed almonds to the flour mixture.
• Now in separate bowl, beat condensed milk very well on high speed for 5-7 min.
• Mix in vanilla essence and oil and beat again to incorporate well.
• Now add flour mixture gradually and mix gently with a wooden spatula.
• Mix chopped apples and flour separately then fold gently into the batter.
• Transfer batter to the lined muffin tray at 180 degree C and bake for 20-25 min.