Oats are whole-grain cereal, full of fibre and packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Whole oats help protect you from heart diseases. There are several other benefits of oats – they help reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels and also help you maintain a healthy body weight. Oats can be eaten as they are or used in baked goods, to make bread, and in muesli and granola. You can even make a deliciously healthy oatmeal cake. Read on to learn the different oat cake recipes.
Nutritional Value of Protein Oats
Oats contain calories, water, protein and carbs. Oats are very low in sugar, with only 1% sourced from sucrose. The high fibre and fat content make it a healthy ingredient. Starch is a significant component of oats and provides you with the much-required energy. Oats offer increased fullness and can suppress your appetite. It contains manganese which helps to boost development, growth, and metabolism. Also, it contains phosphorus that supports bone health and has zinc, which enhances immunity.
Oats also contain phytates, which allow our body to effectively absorb minerals. They are good for your overall health and ideal for helping prevent type 2 diabetes patients. Additionally, regular consumption of oats improves your immunity and decreases the need for laxatives in older adults.
Oats Cake Recipes
Let us look at a few healthy oat cake recipes that are worth trying:
1. Banana Oatmeal Cake
To make this oatmeal cake, begin by preheating the oven to 350F (175C). Prepare a cake pan by greasing the edges with butter. Take a bowl and mash 3 bananas in it, add 2 eggs and milk, you may also add maple syrup for taste, coconut oil and vanilla extract. Whisk to make a cake batter consistency. In a separate bowl mix oat, baking powder and salt. Now mix and pour wet and dry ingredients into the baking pan, and bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Let it cool, then serve in pieces.
2. Raspberry and White Chocolate Baked Oats
You can use oat flour or regular rolled oats and blend them in a bowl with 1/4 mashed banana, protein powder of your choice and almond milk. Now you can add baking powder, maple syrup and some fresh or frozen raspberries. Pour the mix into a baking pot and bake for around 20-25 minutes then top it with white chocolate, you may also mix white chocolate before baking. Raspberries are good for your health, they maintain proper heart function and are proven to lower blood pressure.
3. Blueberry Muffin Bake Oats
Preheat the oven and combine all the ingredients including oats, ripe bananas, milk of your choice, butter, maple syrup or vanilla, cinnamon and fresh blueberries in a large bowl. Grease your baking tray and pour the entire mixture into separate muffin-making sections on the tray, then bake for 25 minutes. If you can get your hands on some fresh blueberries, you can also use them as toppings. This makes for a wonderful breakfast!
4. Carrot Cake Baked Oats
For the carrot oatmeal cake, you have to use some grated or shredded fresh carrots. You can make this dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free, cake which is extremely healthy and vegan. Mix all the base ingredients and bake them in the oven. You can add walnuts and cinnamon for texture and flavour to the oat cake. You can also add some raisins or dates. This tastes fresh and is one of the most healthy high protein oats cake recipes.
5. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Baked Oats
It is hard to think of a cake without chocolate, hence this version of oat cake can be made using peanut butter along with chocolate chips and cinnamon. When baked, it pretty much looks and tastes like a big cookie and will be loved by the kids.
To make this you can use oat flour and simply whisk all ingredients together by hand, and cook it in the microwave. Enjoy a sweet delight!
Conclusion
You must always buy good quality pure oats to make oat cake. The oatmeal cake is a great choice if you are craving a dessert and willing to have fewer calories. So, get experimental with oats and other ingredients and enjoy a delectable cake.
