Oatmeal-to-Go

This idea was inspired by this recipe. My kids love oatmeal and I love oatmeal. My husband buys the pre-packaged oatmeal bars and has one almost every day, which is high in sugar and quite expensive. Using this method, you can recreate the benefits of oatmeal at a lower cost and with no sugar.

Combine:

2 eggs, mixed

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup agave nectar

8 oz organic sweet potato/apple baby food

mix well

Add:

4 cups quick-cooking oats

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

pinch salt

mix well

Add:

1 cup skim milk (almond, rice, or soy milk is fine)

mix well

Add:

1/2 cup sugar-free, organic dark chocolate chips and then hide the rest of the bag so that you don't just eat chocolate chips for dinner

Line a cupcake tin with liners, and despite what some people might say, you can totally use leftover Christmas cupcake liners. No one will care. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Or, use a mini-cupcake tin and reduce the time to 20 minutes.

Variation:

Change the sweet potato/apple babyfood for apples and blueberries, and exchange the dark chocolate chips for dried cranberries.