Gingerbread Protein Oatmeal (Vegan and Gluten Free)
Author: Unconventional Cooks
Serves: 1
- 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
- For oatmeal: Add oats, flax, seeds, salt, spices, sweetener and milk in a pot.
- Over medium heat, cook until oats has absorbed most of the liquid.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with a fork and slowly pour it in to the pot.
- Over medium-low heat, stir the pot constantly. You want to keep stirring to turn the oatmeal into a fluffy thick consistency.
- Once all the oats are absorbed, serve in the bowl.
- Top with almond butter, sautéed apples, pecans, hemp hearts and a drizzle coconut cream (if desired).
- Taste and adjust sweetness if needed.
- For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together.
- 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.
- Pat the dough down until disc shape. You can flour your hands and the surface to because the dough will be slightly sticky.
- Cut into shapes. Place onto a lined baking sheet.
- Re-roll dough scraps until all the dough is shaped.
- 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/
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