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Summer Brunch Strawberry Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal

May 18, 2017 by Megan

Delicious, brunch worthy dish of baked oatmeal featuring fresh strawberries and rhubarb with a naturally sweetened topping of oats, sliced almonds, honey, and coconut oil. Your guests will rave about this recipe for weeks to come!

Summer Brunch’n

Ohh, I love brunch’n. Ya know, the times on the weekend when you can just relax at home and skip breakfast cause there is no rush to get to work. And you are tired of your weekday lunches so you decide to just do some brunch’n. 😉 It’s just wonderful! I really love breakfast foods, but I rarely eat them for breakfast because my mornings are just too busy.

I’m usually a coffee and greek yogurt for breakfast kinda gal, if I make time for breakfast at all. But say brunch, and I am all over that! Breakfast for dinner is one of my favs because I get to taste these wonderful foods I always miss out on in the mornings.

By the way, let me make one thing crystal clear… this is not a dessert. It is naturally sweetened with honey and overall is not overly sweet like a dessert, making this a perfect option for breakfast!

If you are looking for something a little more desserty, try this Simple Berry Crumble. This pretty little dish is baked oatmeal. And it is simply scrumdiddlyumptious! My kids are watching BFG, so I couldn’t help myself. 😂 This strawberry rhubarb baked oatmeal has a soft, creamy bottom layer like oatmeal with a fruit and crunchy layer on top of it.

Baked Oatmeal Meets Rhubarb

Rhubarb. Did you know this stuff is really a vegetable? Ya, crazy huh!? But it is considered a fruit because we often prepare it like it is a fruit. Rhubarb in oatmeal has always appealed to me and yet, I have never tried it because I have always reserved rhubarb for crisps or crumbles. But for some reason, I just had to try out this baked oatmeal with one of my favorite fruits (really a vegetable 😉) of all time!!

The result…

BEST Summer Brunch Strawberry Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal

Brunch’n like a Boss!!

Why I love this Strawberry Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal:

Naturally sweetened with fruit and honey
Looks like dessert but made for brunch
Add a dollop of plain greek yogurt on top and it’s like Whoa! Bye bye plain old boring oatmeal and hello to lovely summer brunch’n!

Summer Brunch Strawberry Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal

Megan

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 35

Total Time 55

Course Breakfast/Brunch

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

1 teaspoon coconut oil
2 cups whole oats
1/8 teaspoon coarse salt
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
1 2/3 cup milk of choice
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb or about 3 large stalks (leaves removed)

Topping

1/3 cup sliced almonds
1/3 cup whole oats
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon coarse salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease baking dish with the coconut oil. May use 8x8 baking dish, 9x9, or mine was 9x7.
Start by prepping the fruit. Slice strawberries and chop rhubarb. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add oats and 1/8 teaspoon salt and give it a good stir.
In a separate bowl, add honey, milk, egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Whisk ingredients together until well combined.
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir well.

Topping

Add all topping ingredients to a small bowl and mix well.

Assembly

Pour oatmeal mixture into baking dish.
Arrange strawberry slices over oatmeal mixture evenly. Sprinkle chopped rhubarb over entire dish, filling in empty spaces.
Sprinkle topping over the fruit. It won't cover the entire dish and that is okay.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool 5-10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Recipe can easily be prepared up to a day in advance and baked prior to serving. Store in the fridge.

Inspired by Food Network

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Chia Pudding Triple Berry Banana Splits with Homemade Whipped Cream

April 3, 2017 by Megan

Get ready to drool over these Chia Pudding Triple Berry Banana Splits with Homemade Whipped Cream. These banana splits are a great dessert idea that is healthy too! They are topped with granola and crushed pistachios.

Berries, Berries, Oh My!

Spring is in the air and that means I get to start stocking my fridge with fresh fruit! Love❤️! These banana splits are not your average banana splits. They are loaded with a mound of berries!! When I picture banana splits, my usual vision is lots of ice cream and chocolate syrup with a banana in there somewhere to trick you into thinking the dessert is healthy because there is fruit in it. However, this banana split is giving you a whole lot more than just refined sugar.

Just look at those berries!!🤓

And in case you didn’t get a good enough look how ’bout another?!
Don’t ya want to just grab one?

I love the idea of fruit in some shape or form for dessert because I always incorporate it into the kids’ meals but not always for my husband and me. The added benefits from all of these berries should not go unnoticed! Blackberries and raspberries are great sources of fiber having about 8 grams per cup while being low in calories. The berries are also a great source of Vitamin C. Few desserts have as many nutrients packed as this one! The berries, chia pudding, crushed pistachios, and granola…well that’s a lot of yumminess and nutrition. All three of my kiddos had a hay day with these banana splits so obviously they are incredibly delicious!

These healthy banana splits are a great dessert or afternoon snack idea. Especially as it starts to warm up and we begin seeing affordable fresh fruit at the store again!

Homemade Whipped Cream

And the most desserty part of this recipe would be the homemade whipped cream. Um, it’s like Whoa! And a good dollop will do because there is so many delicious flavors in these banana splits.

It’s just sinfully good. It’s dangerous to know how easy it is to make!! 😉

All Put Together

Speaking of things put together, I am feeling so excited about the new look of 3 Scoops of Sugar and hope you are enjoying it too. It’s much easier to navigate and I’m just loving the design Julie from Deluxe Designs created.

And back to these delicious and oh so colorful chia pudding banana splits! Man, were they fun to make and once put together I did not let the pretty colors stop me from eating it!!

To Sum it up…

It’s like Summer in a Bowl!!

chia pudding banana splits with whipped cream