THE oat flakes they are not only useful to prepare porridge, but they are a very versatile ingredient in the kitchen.
Always keep an escort and use them, for example, for one healthy and tasty breakfast. Are you looking for ideas? Here 5 recipes for you.

Porridge

We have talked many times about this recipe that can be prepared with or without cooking and with many different ingredients.
The base is always the oat flakes and milk, although for a lighter version you can also prepare it with water.
If you do not have time to cook the oats in the morning prepare the evening before going to bed the version without cooking also known as overnight oatmeal. Just mix 30 g of oat flakes with a glass of milk or water and let the mixture rest in the fridge overnight. If you want it more creamy you can also add chia seeds that releasing their gel will make the porridge very similar to a cream.
If instead, in the morning, you have a few more minutes to spend on breakfast, bake 30 g of oat flakes with a glass of milk or water in a saucepan until you get a soft mixture. Once ready sweeten to taste with sugar, honey or maple syrup and add what you want between fresh or dried fruit and mixed spices.

Barrette oats

This is an idea for the breakfast on the go, what you take away because maybe you do not have time to do it at home. These bars are also a great snack for the afternoon and are very easy to prepare.
Just blend 10 dates of Medjoul without seed with two tablespoons of oat flakes, a few almonds and two tablespoons of coconut flour.
You can also add del cocoa for a chocolate version and you can give a little extra crunchiness with some mixed seeds.
Once the mixture is ready roll it out into a fairly small rectangular mold and cover it with baking paper and crush it with your hands. Let the refrigerator rest for a few hours and then cut the bars.
You can also make small bon bon instead of bars turning the mixture into many balls.

Granola with oats

Preparing granola at home is really very simple.
Just mix it around 500 g of oat flakes with 50 g of almonds, 50 of hazelnuts and 50 of raisins and cashews (or what you prefer), 150 g of maple syrup diluted with 80 ml of seed oil, 80 ml of water and 100 g of honey.
Arrange the mixture in a baking pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 180 degrees until golden brown.
Let it cool and break it into a granola.
You can also add mixed seeds and dried and dried fruit as you prefer.
The granola has a thousand variations, have fun creating your own.

Oat and banana cookies

These delicious sweets are very easy to prepare because they only have three ingredients, or even two if you want.
The base is made of bananas and oats and you can then add raisins or nuts, chocolate chips, coconut flour and whatever you prefer.
To prepare the crushed mixture the pulp of two bananas with the fork and add a few tablespoons of oat flakes (about 6) until it reaches a soft consistency, but not too liquid.
Complete with of raisins, cinnamon and what you prefer and then with a spoon pour the mixture a little at a time on a baking sheet. Cook at 180 degrees for about 15 minutes.
For a chocolate version add cocoa and chocolate chips.

Plumcake with oats

This is a breakfast cake for the whole family based on oats and hazelnuts, flavored with cardamom.
To prepare it finely chopped 100 g of oat flakes until they are turned into flour.
Then mount 2 eggs with 150 g of brown sugar, 50 ml of seed oil, and then add the pulp of two ripe bananas, a sachet of baking powder and oats.
Coarsely chopped 100 gr of hazelnuts and cardamom seeds and join the rest.
Fill a plumcake mold lined with parchment paper and decorate with minced oats and hazelnuts. Bake at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.

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