This Pull-Apart Cheesy Oat Garlic Bread is soft, fluffy and packed with melted cheese and garlic in every bite. Perfect for sharing, it's a delicious addition to lunches, family dinners, parties or any meal where you want something warm and comforting on the table.
Simple to make and full of flavour, each piece pulls apart easily, making it ideal for serving alongside soups, stews, pasta dishes or your favourite dips. It's guaranteed to be a hit with family and friends and is best enjoyed warm while the cheese is perfectly melted.
Calories in Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Oat Bread
This recipe serves 6 and is 165 calories per serving
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Ingredients Notes
To make this recipe you will need the following simple ingredients:
- Oats: Rolled or quick oats both work well. If using rolled oats, blend them into a flour before mixing the dough for the best texture.
- Baking Powder: Helps the bread rise and creates a light, fluffy texture.
- Salt: Just a pinch enhances the flavour of the bread.
- Eggs: Help bind the mixture together and give the bread structure.
- Fat-Free Plain Greek Yogurt: Adds moisture and creates a soft, tender crumb. Use a thick Greek yogurt rather than regular natural yogurt.
- Cooking Oil Spray: Lightly spray the baking dish to prevent sticking and spray the top before baking for a lovely golden finish.
- Reduced-Fat Mozzarella: Adds plenty of gooey, stretchy cheese without adding too much fat.
- Reduced-Fat Cheddar: Brings a rich, savoury flavour that pairs perfectly with the mozzarella.
- Garlic: Freshly crushed garlic gives the best flavour. Use two cloves for a milder garlic taste or three if you love garlic.
- Fresh Parsley: Adds freshness, colour and the perfect finishing touch to the cheesy garlic bread.
Once you've gathered all the ingredients and prepared them accordingly, you're all set to create this easy and delightful recipe.
See the recipe card for specific quantities and instructions.
Variations and Substitutes
This pull-apart cheesy garlic oat bread is easy to customise with different cheeses, herbs and flavours.
- Try different cheeses: Swap the cheddar or mozzarella for Gruyère, Monterey Jack, Red Leicester or a vegetarian Italian-style hard cheese, or use your favourite combination.
- Add herbs: Fresh chives, thyme, oregano, basil or rosemary all work beautifully alongside the garlic.
- Boost the garlic flavour: Add a little garlic powder as well as the fresh garlic for an even richer garlic flavour.
- Add a little spice: Sprinkle in some chilli flakes or finely chopped jalapeños for a gentle kick.
- Mix in extras: Finely chopped spring onions, cooked bacon, diced ham or sun-dried tomatoes make delicious additions.
- Top with seeds: Sprinkle over sesame seeds, poppy seeds or Everything Bagel seasoning before baking for extra flavour and texture.
- Make it your own: Finish with a brush of garlic butter after baking (or a light garlic butter alternative) for an extra indulgent garlic bread.
Serving Suggestions
Wondering what dish to serve with this Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread? I like to enjoy a serving of this with a filling bowl of soup instead of sandwich
- Cream of Tomato Soup
- Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato
- Easy Roasted Vegetable Soup
- Fresh Tomato and Basil Soup
or for a more indulgent meal, garlic bread is always delicious with pasta.
Storing, Freezing and Reheating
To Store: Allow the bread to cool completely, then transfer it to an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
To Freeze: Once cooled, wrap the bread well or place it in a freezer-safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months. You can freeze it whole or in individual portions for easy reheating.
To Reheat: Reheat from the refrigerator in the oven or air fryer at 180°C (350°F) for 5-8 minutes, or until warmed through and the cheese is melted. From frozen, bake at 180°C (350°F) for 15-20 minutes, or until piping hot.
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Recipe Card
Pull-Apart Cheesy Oat Garlic Bread
Everyone will go crazy for this Pull-Apart Cheesy Oat Garlic Bread - a perfect cheesy bread for lunch, as a sharing side or party appetizer
Ingredients
- 120g (4.3oz) of Oats (rolled or quick)
- 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 2 medium eggs
- 120g (4.3oz) of Fat-Free Plain Greek Yoghurt
- cooking oil spray
- 50g (1.8oz) reduced fat mozzarella, grated
- 50g (1.8oz) of reduced fat cheddar, grated
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- fresh finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan), 350°F or gas mark 4.
- Blend the oats in a blender or food processor until they resemble a fine flour.
- Transfer the oat flour to a bowl and add the baking powder, a pinch of salt, Greek yogurt and eggs. Mix until you have a smooth batter.
- Line a baking dish with parchment paper and pour in the batter, smoothing the top.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave the bread to cool completely.
- Increase the oven temperature to 200°C (180°C fan), 400°F or gas mark 6.
- In a bowl, combine the cheddar, mozzarella, crushed garlic and chopped parsley, mixing everything together with your hands until evenly combined.
- Using a sharp knife, cut diagonal slits across the cooled bread, being careful not to cut all the way through. Gently pull the cuts open, season lightly with salt and spray the bread with a little cooking oil spray.
- Stuff the cheese and garlic mixture into each slit, then return the bread to the baking dish.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and is lightly golden.
- Serve warm and enjoy pulling the bread apart piece by piece.
Notes
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- Gluten Free Friendly - use gluten free oats
- Vegetarian Friendly
- ❄️ Freezer Friendly - see storing, freezing and reheating section
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Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 165Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 65mgSodium 225mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 12g
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Dea says
I don't have a food processor or a blender - is it possible to make these using oats which are already ground? Such as ready brek?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Dea, as I haven't tested it with ready brek, I couldn't say for sure. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try.
Claire says
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/254853914
Ready brek is not 100% oats, it also contains flour so might not be syn free as Shevy's recipe.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
I think Ready Brek is now a Healthy Extra B the same as oats in the UK. But without testing it, I can't confirm for sure it will work. It might make a difference to the taste too.
Sara says
I made the pull apart cheesy garlic bread tonight and my family loved it ! Another great recipe ! Thank you !
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Sara, so glad your family loved it. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Maria Butterworth says
Hi. I've just made two of these and they look and smell delicious. Hubby loves them but I find them really sour. Do you think I could add honey or artificial sweetener to the mix? I can't abide natural yoghurt but I so wanted some bread! Many thanks. Your recipes are amazing by the way x
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Did you use plain greek yoghurt? There really shouldn’t be a big sour taste to this with the cheese and garlic added etc. But yes you could try a little sweetener to see if that helps.
Gill Mullaney says
Hi Shevy, loving you recipes and so going to make this but can you please clarify one thing for me - when you quote oven temperatures, is this for a fan oven or just normal? Many thanks for your response.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Gill, the temp is for a normal oven, it may need adjusting for a fan over. Hope that helps 🙂
Moruzzi says
Hi I live in France and can't get low fat Greek yoghurt. Can I use fromage frais instead?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Fromage frais should work okay in this recipe. Good luck 🙂
Gill Platt says
Hi
This looks fab, I usually end up using my HE quota in milk for tea, do you know how many syns it would be to syn it?
Thank you
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Gill, if not using your HEa it will be 6 syns per serving
Colin J Higginson says
I have this saved to try later, but I mentioned it in group this morning and my group consultant immediately jumped on the fact that you class it syn free. I mentioned the HeA factors for the cheeses and she said that the bread would come in with a hefty 18 syns. I want to try the recipe out but am a little bit put off by my consultant's comments. I thought it would be good to share it with the group as I know some members have a real craving for ordinary bread. Can you clarify the syns for the bread? I am going to go ahead and make it anyway because I have a busy week ahead and it will be a good lunchbox addition. I'm looking forward to trying many more recipes from the Slimming Eats website, (or through YouTube).
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Colin - this recipe is Syn Free when using your Healthy Extra A for the cheese and Healthy Extra B for the oats. It serves 3 and so a 1/3 of the recipe is a serving, so your consultant must be slightly confused thinking you are eating the whole bread.
Linda says
I made two of these for a taster night at group. Everyone loved it and want more at the next taster session. Great recipe. Thanks.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
ahh that's fantastic Linda, so glad it went down well 🙂
Carey says
That’s an unusual bread recipie! What sort/size of dish would you cook it in?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Carey - it has the size of the dish I used just before the recipe box, where it says "what kitchen items do I need" hope that helps 🙂
Theresa says
Made this tonight, recipe was reccommended by my Mum, loved it,thankyou for sharing, will definitely be making again x
Laura says
Hiya. Just a query about blending the oats into a fine powder. I assume this is to replace flour but wouldn't this be classed as a tweak and therefore be synned as a flour?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Laura - tweaks only apply to free foods. As this is a healthy extra and a measured amount, it is not a tweak, because you are limited to the amount you can have. Tweaks are when you use free foods to make synned foods, like lasagne sheets to make Doritos, smash to make scones, couscous to make cakes etc.
Chris says
The ingredients are stated but not the amount,
I would love to make the garlic bread but need
measures.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Chris, I am presuming you must of missed the recipe box, which you will find to the bottom of all my posts. The full ingredients and instructions are always found there. 🙂
Niki says
Hi there. This recipe looks yummy. But do you know if it works without the cheese please.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Niki, I don't think this particular recipe would work without the cheese, but I do have some other bread recipes on here you might like.
Sofia says
Hello, great receipe! I actually used the basic one (less the garlic & cheese part) mashed a banana, added cinnamon and got 6 breakfast muffins out of it...... they really fill you up, thanks to the oats!!!
June Toner says
Hi looks delicious could you tell me how many syns if not using as any of the healthy extras?
Regards,
June
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi June - 1 healthy extra equates to 6.5 syns so without using your healthy extra's it would be pretty high in syns.
Sue says
Mine didn't rise, what am I doing wrong?Thank you in advance.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Is it possible you used baking soda instead of baking powder? As this would cause it to not rise.
Sue says
No I definitely used baking powder. Is 1.5 tsp the correct amount of baking powder to use. Two other people have tried this recipe and had the same results. Looks totally yummy and I miss having garlic bread so desperate to get it right.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Yes the measurement of baking powder is correct. Make sure your dish is not too big. I give dimensions on the blog post. Also make sure you are not opening the oven while it bakes or taking it out too soon. You just need to come on my Facebook group and search garlic bread to see this made successfully by many members. So I’m not sure why it isn’t working for you. Double check you have all the measurements correct and are not doing any of the above. The size of the dish is definitely important, as if it’s too big, it will spread outwards instead of upwards.
Lindsey says
Made this today for our taster session at SW and it proved really popular
Karen says
Would it work if I leave the cheese's out and just make a garlic bread.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Yes it should work fine - the cheese does make this really yummy, but I have had it without and it's really good.
Lesley Browne says
I have made this for 2 tasters at my slimming world group and it has been requested for a third time, it really does go down a treat - thank you
Amy says
Hi Shevy, quick (silly) question, I'm thinking of making this along side a SW spaghetti carbonara, the yoghurt / oates wouldn't make this taste slightly sweet will it? x
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
No it’s not sweet. Oats and yoghurt are plain.
Sarah says
Hey - How long do I need to bake to reheat once I have frozen? Theyve come out amazing but I have yoghurt to use uo so made 3 loaves! haha
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
I would freeze before the second bake when you add the cheese, and then cook for the specified time to ensure it doesn't over cook.
Donna says
Currently in the oven can’t wait to try
Claire Blyghton says
I made this yesterday and loved it! It's definitely one I'll be making again. Even my really sceptical partner liked it too!
Clair Shields says
Can i put the mixture in a lined loaf tin? Thank you.
Margaret says
I made this today, it didn’t look quite the same, but boy did it taste good, so much tastier than normal garlic bread, will definitely be making it again
Jackie says
Can I use plain fat free yoghurt?
Dani says
This was amazing and such a big hit when I made it for my house mates! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Isabel says
This garlic bread is absolutely delicious. Made it twice now. I’m strict with my plan and the only thing I really miss and crave is garlic bread. This hits the spot and is really enjoyable to make. Thank you!
Claire Meredith says
This is amazing! I've made it loads, it's now a family favourite! I always make two one for the freezer, there are 3 of us so it's perfect!!! Can't thank you enough for this recipe, we usually have it with a syn free spag bol delicious!