Breakfast Idea: Steel Cut Oat Pucks

[NWgirl 574]

Last week I was in Trader Joe's and was perusing the frozen foods aisle (I'm really a lazy cook) and found steel cut oats in a 2 pack. They cost a few dollars, and I was curious so I decided to give them a go. They reheated well and tasted yummy. I ran across a blog post (http://amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/11/oatmeal-freezer-pucks.html) and decided to make my own pucks for cost saving measures.

I used Bob's Red Mill Quick Cook steel cut oats and have to say the pucks turned out yummy! I prepared two full batches (8 servings split into five muffin pan slots) and let them freeze for about three hours. At three hours, I pulled them out of the freezer and was able to use a butter knife to slide around the edges and pop them out. Next time I will be adding raisins and splenda brown sugar mix when I cook them. Calories are about 225 per puck.

[pgkpjs 113]

Great idea! I will look at adding Flax Seed meal (from Trader Joe's as well) to up the fiber, Protein and good fats. I really need to add good oils to my diet to improve my cholesterol.