Gingerbread Baked Oats | Slimming World Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Are baked oats still healthy? ›

Is baked oatmeal healthy? Yes! Our baked oatmeal recipes are packed with wholesome, nutritious real-food ingredients including oats, eggs, and flax seeds, and sweetened naturally with fresh fruit or pure maple syrup.

Baking Time

One last key step to making the best baked oats is allowing them to bake for at least 20-25 minutes. If you remove them too soon from the oven they will have cooked on the top, but the inside will be mushy and gooey – so not cool!

The difference between baked oatmeal and baked oats is all in the texture. "And getting that cake-like texture comes from adding the egg, but also blending the ingredients well," Jawad explains. You can double (or triple) the recipe.

Overnight oats are always a popular breakfast if you are following Slimming World, and the reason for this is that you can have 40g of oats for your healthy extra B allowance daily, so you can have a really filling and syn free breakfast.

The Mayo Clinic, among other health authorities, recommends starting your day with a wholesome serving of oatmeal. Oatmeal is well-known for being a good source of fiber, for lowering blood glucose and cholesterol levels, and for reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The calorie comparison would be fairly close with the oatmeal weighing in at around 165 Cal. and the bread at 150. The biggest advantage of oatmeal however, is probably the much lower glycemic index and lower impact on insulin as compared with bread. It also decreases cholesterol levels.

If the dry ingredients are not well mixed, there can be pockets or lumps of ingredients (especially leavening) that can lead to bitter or off flavors.

It doesn't even have to be a milk—you can just use water, or a mix of yogurt and water, or applesauce and water, or keifer or whatever liquid you want to infuse your baked oatmeal with.

Soaking not only softens the oats, but it also makes them more tender, quicker to cook, and easier to digest. In a side-by-side comparison, we found that unsoaked oats lacked that fluffy, creamy texture soaked oats provide. So, from here on out, we'll be soaking. Once they're soaked, it's time to cook.

Compare 100 calories of baked potato to 100 calories of oatmeal, and you find a bit less protein (3 grams vs. 4), a bit more starch (18 grams vs. 16) and a similar mineral profile (potatoes have more potassium, but oats have more selenium). But potatoes beat out oats in just about every vitamin, as well as fiber.

Are baked oats good for gut health? ›

Oats contain a type of soluble fiber, called beta glucan, which lowers blood glucose and cholesterol levels, thus reducing risk of heart disease and diabetes. Beta glucan also promotes healthy gut bacteria and intestinal health.

The intensity of heat while cooking is the contributing factor, lower the heat better the nutrient availability. When you soak the oats overnight, it's almost like you're cooking them, but the process is much longer and slower, and it's done without heat. Hence, it is more nutrient rich than cooked version.

Oatmeal is very filling and may help you lose weight

By delaying the time it takes your stomach to empty of food, the beta-glucan in oatmeal may increase your feeling of fullness. Beta-glucan may also promote the release of peptide YY (PYY), a hormone produced in the gut in response to eating.

To lose weight, eat fewer calories than you burn throughout the day. The best things to eat for breakfast include oatmeal, eggs, lean bacon or turkey, whole-grain toast, peanut butter, smoothies, and yogurt with muesli.

The appropriate amount of oats to consume for weight loss can vary based on individual factors such as overall diet, calorie intake, and personal preferences. Generally, a serving size of rolled oats is around ½ cup, which is equivalent to 8 tablespoons.

One of the most obvious and most noticeable differences between the two is the difference in the temperature of the final product. This temperature difference, however, contributes to making the overnight oatmeal a healthier option.

Normal cooking takes little away from oats. In fact, cooking helps release some nutrients that your body can't extract from raw oats.

The short answer is yes, oatmeal is good for you. But before diving into why, let's address some of the misconceptions that have been giving oatmeal a bad rep. Oatmeal is high in a compound called phytic acid. The main role of phytic acid is to store phosphate inside of oats and other foods like beans, nuts, and seeds.

Both rolled oats and quick oats are versatile, affordable and highly nutritious sources of whole grains. Rolled oats tend to be slightly higher in nutrients like fibre and protein, and have a slightly lower glycemic index compared to quick oats. This is due to the higher amounts of processing that quick oats undergo.