Cherry Almond Baked Oatmeal, extremely delicious and like a crossover of a Cherry Bakewell tart and Almond Fingers.
I was really missing my mum today, it's one of the downsides of moving overseas and living far away from your family. The distance alone can be tough at times, but throw dementia into the mix, where you can't just pick up the phone and have a lengthy conversation, then it is even harder.
One thing my mum loves is Cherry Bakewell Tarts and Almond Fingers and of course because of her love of them, I have various memories that go along with it. She would always have some in her cupboard and an evening cup of tea with a Cherry Bakewell or Almond Finger was a regular occurrence. If I was coming for a visit, she would always say "shall I get some Almond Fingers in" and when you looked in her cupboard she would have several packets of the things as if she was planning to feed the whole street, never mind just me lol.
So with a healthy extra b spare, I decided to make a comforting baked oatmeal version and this did not disappoint. It really had all those flavours I was expecting and my mum would totally love it with a cup of tea, which actually made me miss her even more.
Every time I make it, it will remind me of my mum, but a good memory, so not all bad. I think this Cherry Almond Baked Oatmeal might be my new favourite version too.
It actually was really filling too, I struggled to eat the whole serving of this Cherry Almond Baked Oatmeal, so next time I think I will divide the mix into 3 and make 3 little versions that I can space out in the day.
To sweeten I used a mixture of Sukrin:1 and Sukrin Gold ( both natural sweeteners with no aftertaste and my preferred choice when making baked good or wanting to sweeten things). Up until my discovering of these, I would just use honey or maple syrup and syn it, as I hate that aftertaste that certain sweeteners can have, but these really taste good. The Sukrin gold is my fav, as it is pretty close to brown sugar.
For the cherries, I used frozen dark cherries from Costco, fresh are not available this time of year and these frozen ones taste pretty amazing. Then to get that almond flavour I use a little bit of almond extract (you really do not need very much) and then I also sprinkle the top with a few sliced almonds (so good).
To make this gluten free, make sure the oats and baking powder are gluten free varieties. This recipe is also suitable for vegetarians.
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Cherry Almond Baked Oatmeal
This recipe is gluten free, vegetarian, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendlyExtra Easy - 1 HEb and 4 synsGreen/Vegetarian - 1 HEb and 4 synsOriginal - 1 HEb and 4 synsWW Smart Points - 5 (use plain fat free yoghurt)Gluten Free - ensure the oats and baking powder are gluten free
Ingredients
- 40g (1.5oz) of oats - 1 HEb
- 60g of frozen dark cherries - 2 syns
- ¼ tsp of almond extract
- ½ tsp of baking powder
- 100g (⅓ cup) of fat free vanilla or plain yoghurt
- 2 tsp of of Sukrin Gold
- ½ tbs of Sukrin:1 - 0.5 for both
- 1 large egg
- 5g of sliced almonds - 1.5 syns
- spray oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190c/375f
- Grease a small oven proof dish with spray oil
- Add to a bowl - the oats, Sukrin:1, ½ tsp of baking powder, yoghurt, almond extract and egg and whisk to combine
- Add the cherries to the oven dish and sprinkle with 1 tsp of Sukrin Gold
- Pour over the top with the oat mixture, sprinkle with the sliced almonds
- Sprinkle with the remaining Sukrin Gold
- Bake in the oven for 40 mins till set and lightly golden.
- Serve and enjoy!!
Notes
The amount of baking powder is negligible, so I therefore haven't synned it.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 312Total Fat 10.6gSaturated Fat 2.4gCholesterol 186mgSodium 104mgCarbohydrates 39.7gFiber 5.6gSugar 12.4gProtein 14.9g
Sarah says
I love this recipe, had it for breakfast this morning and looking forward to having it again. Thank you
Paula says
Such a yummy gluten free treat!
Vivienne Pennington says
Madec this before and loved it. This time useing fresh plums, and muller fat free yogurt. Should bring th sins down so I can have custard wit it as my pudding. Enough to feed tow big portions..
Elaine white says
Could I use glacé cherries and runners syrup off with hot water??
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
those would be higher in syns and wouldn't taste quite the same. But you could certainly try.
Stella says
Hi this might be a really stupid question but why do you syn the cherries? Is it because they are frozen?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Stella, fruit is only Free in it's raw form, as soon as you blend, puree or cook it becomes synned. Hope that helps 🙂
Catherine says
So how many servings would you get out of the above quantities for your heb?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
The recipe serves 1, so the whole recipe is a serving 🙂
Aitch says
Can you freeze this recipe..?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
it's best eaten the day it's cooked, but is fine for freezing.
Dani says
Going to try this in morning! Only have fresh cherries though
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
fresh cherries should be fine, how was it?
Alice says
Could you use cherry preserve instead of frozen cherries and sweetner
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yes I am sure that will work, just be sure to adjust syns accordingly.
Anna says
Could these be made in a slow cooker the night before?
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Anna - unfortunately I haven't tested this recipe in a slow cooker.