Gingerbread Protein Oatmeal (Vegan and Gluten Free)
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Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup quick oats
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 tsp ground flax
  • 1 tsp hemp seeds
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 - 2 tbsp sweetener (golden monk fruit for a molasses flavor)
  • 1½ cup milk (or use ½ milk, ½ water)
  • Toppings: sautéed pears/ apples, pecans halves, almond butter, coconut cream
  • Gingerbread Man Cookies (makes 20 mini gingerbread men)
  • ½ cup + 2 tbsp almond flour
  • ½  tsp cinnamon
  • 2¼ tsp  ground ginger
  • pinch of cloves and nutmeg, optional
  • ⅛ tsp baking soda
  • 1/ 8 tsp baking powder
  • 1¼ tbsp maple syrup
  • ½  tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. For oatmeal: Add oats, flax, seeds, salt, spices, sweetener and milk in a pot.
  2. Over medium heat, cook until oats has absorbed most of the liquid.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with a fork and slowly pour it in to the pot.
  4. Over medium-low heat, stir the pot constantly. You want to keep stirring to turn the oatmeal into a fluffy thick consistency.
  5. Once all the oats are absorbed, serve in the bowl.
  6. Top with almond butter, sautéed apples, pecans, hemp hearts and a drizzle coconut cream (if desired).
  7. Taste and adjust sweetness if needed.
  8. For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350F.
  9. In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together.
  10. Add in the maple syrup and vanilla. If the dough isn't coming together you can add a touch of water. Mix the dough until well combined.
  11. Pat the dough down until disc shape. You can flour your hands and the surface to because  the dough will be slightly sticky.
  12. Cut into shapes. Place onto a lined baking sheet.
  13. Re-roll dough scraps until all the dough is shaped.
  14. Bake for 8-9 mins (depending on the size of your shapes) or until brown.
Recipe by Unconventional Cooks at https://unconventionalcooks.com/2022/12/31/gingerbread-protein-oatmeal-vegan-and-gluten-free/