Everyone will go crazy for this Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread - a perfect cheesy bread for lunch, as a sharing side or party appetizer
Bread Recipes using Oats
This week I had serious cravings for Garlic Bread. There are various options out there for making a Slimming Eats friendly garlic bread, but none really cut it when those cravings get the better of you.
I've had great success making bread using my healthy extra of oats. So far I have given you these amazing recipes:
and had the great idea to have a go at a Pull-Apart Garlic Bread. The great thing about using oats is they are high in fibre and protein and are a whole food, so a much better option over white bread or heavily processed wholemeal bread.
Making the Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Oat Bread
First I mixed the ingredients for the bread - oats, yoghurt, egg, a pinch of salt and baking powder. Simple ingredients, nothing complicated or unhealthy, and can even be gluten free if you use gluten-free oats.
You will need a blender or food processor to grind the oats. I use the cups of my Nutri Ninja Blender with Auto IQ. This blender is amazing. The auto IQ technology feature, mean it blends to a set pattern depending on what it is you are making. There is also an optional add-on for a food processor bowl, which is perfect for chopping and grating vegetables. Sauces and soups are literally so smooth, once complete in this amazing kitchen gadget. You can also use a mini food processor to grind the oats.
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Baking the Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Oat Bread
Ensure you don't use a dish that is too big, otherwise your mix will just spread out and be flat, you want it to rise up so you need a oval or loaf shaped oven proof dish that is around 18-20cm in length, no bigger. I also use parchment paper to ensure the bread doesn't stick and is easy to remove.
Once baked, I left it to cool slightly and then scored it in diagonals, both ways, making sure not to slice all the way through. Then carefully open up each crack and give it a little spray of spray oil. I also sprinkle with a little pinch of salt into the scores (this is optional).
Next came the mix for that amazing Cheesy Garlic Bread flavour. In a bowl I mixed mozzarella and good quality white cheddar, chopped fresh parsley, a little bit of spray oil and that all important ingredient - Garlic!!! as of course it just wouldn't be Garlic bread without it.
Crumble up all the mixture with your hands so everything gets combined together, and you will be hit with that amazing wonderful aroma that you just know is going to be amazing.
Then getting little spoonfuls of the cheese garlic mixture, push it down into the slits in the bread and place bake in the oven for about 10-12 mins until the cheese has melted and is lightly golden.
Dishes to serve with Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Oat Bread
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.
or if you would like some more sides to choose from - check out the Side Dish Recipes on Slimming Eats or head on over to the FULL RECIPE INDEX where you will find over 900 delicious recipes and can search by ingredients, course, diet and more.
Can I freeze this Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread?
Double or triple the mix for this Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread to make an extra one or two to freeze. Bake the bread, add the cheese mix into the slits and then wrap and freeze so that you have garlic bread on hand, to just add to the oven as you want it. Because the bread is already baked, you can coo
It's hard to resist it's that good - tastes absolutely amazing, all that cheesy garlic deliciousness and will become a regular once you try this. My kids absolutely love it.
How can I include healthy vegetables with this yummy Garlic Bread?
That's really easy - I like to enjoy a serving of this instead of a sandwich Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread with a healthy vegetable packed bowl of soup for a balanced meal.
Pasta is also a great dish to serve with this especially Spaghetti Bolognese or Meatballs and pasta.
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Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread (made with Oats)
Everyone will go crazy for this Pull-Apart Cheesy 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 oven to 180c/fan 160c/350f (gas mark 4)
- Blend the oats in a blender or food processor until a fine powder.
- Add to a bowl with the baking powder, a pinch of salt, Greek yoghurt and eggs.
- Line baking dish with parchment paper.
- Pour in the mixture and place in the oven, bake for 40 mins, skewer entered into the centre should come out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- Increase oven temp to 200c/fan 180c/400f (gas mark 6)
- Add the cheddar, mozzarella, garlic cloves, fresh parsley to a bowl, and crumble all together with clean hands.
- Once bread is cool, using a sharp knife, cut slits diagonally (making sure not to go all the way through the bread), carefully pull slits open, season with a little salt and spray with a little spray oil.
- Stuff with the cheese garlic mixture.
- Place back in the dish and bake for approx 10-12 minutes, cheese should be melted and lightly golden.
- Serve warm, dig in, pull-apart and enjoy!!
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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving 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!