The Oatmeal Series – The Cherry Bakewell

Almonds, oats and cherry a great mix of flavours and textures. A bit cherry bakewell tart esq. but something you could probably eat on a more regular basis. I introduce to you Cherry Bakewell Oats!

What you’ll need:

70g Oats, 2 Cups of water, tsp almond essence, tsp vanilla essence, 12g flaked almonds, 30g Cherry Fruit Spread, sweetener of choice.

How To Do It:

1. Cook the oats and water on a high heat on the stove until simmering for a few minutes.
2. Add the vanilla and almond essence.
3. Once incorporated cook until desired thickness.
4. Serve in a bowl and stir in your Cherry Spread and top with the Almonds!

What You’re Getting From It:

• 11g Protein, 59g Carbohydrates, 12g Fat (9g Fibre) – 423Kcal
• Oats – more protein than popular cereals, damn cheap, high in fibre and full of vitamins and minerals.
• Almonds – rich in monosaturated fat, shown to be beneficial for heart health and cancer reduction.

Remember whether or not the above is healthy or not depends on the context of your diet and your goals. It could be within a fat loss diet, a bulking diet or someone just looking to maintain. What matters most is whether it fits within your calorie and macronutrient needs. You can learn more about you Macro’s here where I talk about your Macro Budget.

The Oatmeal Series – Reeses Cup

So this one is a bit epic, because Reeses Cups. Chocolate and peanut butter, what better combination? Again, this oatmeal recipe gets you some great wholesome nutrition, but also some sweetness. That’s a win, win in my book.

What you’ll need:

70g Oats, 2 Cups of water, 25g Chocolate Protein Powder (I used MyProtein Impact whey), half a banana (roughly 50g), 20g peanut butter. You may add some extra sweetener and cocoa powder too.

How To Do It:

1. Cook the oats and water on a high heat on the stove until simmering for a few minutes.
2. Add the finely chopped banana, reducing the heat and whip it into the mixture, you may need to smush the banana against the sides of the pan.
3. Once incorporated cook until its just a littler thinner than desired thickness and add the protein powder, as this will thicken the mixture up.
4. Serve in a bowl and top with your choice of peanut butter!

What You’re Getting From It:

• 33g Protein, 59g Carbohydrates, 17g Fat (9g Fibre) – 531Kcal
• Oats – more protein than popular cereals, damn cheap, high in fibre and full of vitamins and minerals.
• Peanut butter – they have about as many antioxidants as strawberries and blackberries, which aint bad for a nut (actually a bean, but hey).
• Whey protein – cos everyone loves protein, the building block of muscle, essential for life. Highly satiating, great amino profile and highly bio-available (meaning we get a lot of good stuff from it).

Having recipes like these are handy, because we all get bored of eating the same thing day in day out. This isn’t just full wholesome foods, it’s also incredibly tasty. What I would note is that you should customise the recipe to fit you and your goals. Need more fats? You could use almond milk, or even add some real chocolate. Need less fats? Switch peanut butter for a powdered peanut butter variety. Want less protein? Reduce the amount of whey used. Need more protein? switch water for milk. You get the picture, this meal is only good for you if it fits within your dietary needs.

Oh and if you make this, be sure to tag #ReviveStronger, so I gets to see the loveliness.