This recipe is a healthful breakfast or snack. The ingredients are easy to find at the store and the recipe is fast and simple. Dry oatmeal is filled with fiber. Fiber can help you stay full in between meals or snacks. This can help you avoid cravings and overeating and help you stay a healthy weight. Being a healthy weight is an important part of preventing breast cancer. Almonds are full of healthy fats that can help prevent heart disease. Honey is a natural sweetener that gives this recipe a crisp texture when it is baked.
Ingredients
3 cup Old Fashioned oats, dry3/4 cup sliced almonds
5 fluid ounces honey Cooking Spray (Pam) or 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees2. Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray or spread vegetable oil across the sheet
3. Spread the oats and almonds on the sheet pan evenly
4. Warm the honey in the microwave or on the stovetop until it is heated through but do not boil
5. Pour the melted honey evenly over the oats
6. Stir the oats, almonds and honey for 1 minute
7. Spread the mixture evenly out on the sheet pan
8. Check and turn the mixture every 5 minutes
9. Bake the mixture for a total of 25-30 minutes
Note: watch the edges- they tend to brown more quickly
Serving Suggestions: serve on top of yogurt and fresh berries or on top of a baked apple or applesauce