RECIPE: Couple of days ago I made this tasty bread from Quaker Oats: REC: Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread....

[barbara-in-va]

DH used to buy a giant muffin at Au Bon Pain every morning for breakfast. Somewhere he read the nutritional stats on said muffins and was a bit shocked at how loaded they are(even the so called healthy ones). So I started making him different breads to take with him. I look for ones that have somewhat healthy ingredients and not a hugh sugar to flour ratio. This recipe seemed to fit the requirments, gave it a try and it is very tasty! (Pass on the cream cheese spread, not necessary.)

Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread

Source: Quaker Oats site

1 C oatmeal (quick or old fashioned)

1/2 C fat free milk

2 1/2 C flour

1 C firmly packed brown sugar

1 T baking powder

1/2 t baking soda

1/2 t ground cinnamon

1/4 t salt

1 1/2 C shredded carrots (about 3 medium)

1/2 C raisins

1 - 8 oz can crushed pineapple in juice (undrained)

4 egg whites or 2 eggs

1/4 C vegetable oil

1 t vanilla

Cream cheese spread (opional)

4 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened

2 t firmly packed brown sugar

1/4 t vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. For bread, combine oats and milk in medium bowl; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes. Add pineapple, egg whites, oil and vanilla; mix well.

3. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Stir in carrots and raisins. Add aot mixture to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not over mix.)Pour batter into prepared pan.

4. Bake 60-75 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and crust is golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely. Store tightly wrapped.

5. For spread: beat together all ingredients in small bowl until smooth. Store tightly covered in fridge up to 3 days.

Enjoy!

 

[gailnj]

Barbara here's a muffin recipe that is lower in sugar that your husband might enjoy

my kids used to eat these quite a bit.
Applesause Oatmeal Muffins
1 1/2 cups oats
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup fimly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 egg white
1/4 cup oats
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. margine (melted)
Heat oven to 400 degrees
Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. Add applesauce, milk, brown sugar, oil and egg white. Mix until dry ingredients are moistened. Fill muuffin cups almost full. Combine remaining ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown.
I used whole milk and whole egg. I doubled the topping (kids preference)

 

[barbara-in-va]

Gail, thank you very much, I will try thses soon. They look great!