Comments on: Berry Oatmeal Cups

By: roni

roni — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:57:40 +0000

Alyssa – Haven’t done it but like Marla said, they may get drier. You could off set with a bit of applesauce. Start with one scoop and see how it changes the texture. If they are dry, add a 1/4 cup of applesauce to offset.

I hope that helps!

By: Marla

Marla — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:14:53 +0000

Once I added 2 scoops of protein powder. Another time I added 2 tablespoons of ground flax seed. Both times it was a little drier than usual but that could probably be fixed by adding a spoon or two of milk or water. It was still good either way. Have you read all the comments? There’s a lot of good stuff in there from posters.

By: alyssa

alyssa — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:12:45 +0000

Roni,
Do you think it is possible to add some protein powder or something to bulk up the protein and make them a heartier snack? I am ok to bake when I follow the exact recipe but I am not good at adding and altering the recipe. Any ideas for me? Thanks!

Alyssa

By: Kellie

Kellie — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:40:19 +0000

I made these a few weeks ago with Blueberries! :) They were delicious! When I made them I substituted 1 egg with flaxseed and used 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce instead of bananas…they still turned out great. I made them again this morning and used frozen peaches, only used flaxseed (no eggs), and 1 cup of applesauce. They turned out good too…not as sweet as the blueberry ones. I also had to cook them about 10 minutes longer…it might have been because of the flax or maybe cause the peaches are juicier…I don’t know. There were still good!

By: Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:50:33 +0000

Skys–how much cinnamon did you use?

By: Skys

Skys — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:10:13 +0000

I made your oatmeal cups and posted my little changes to my website of course with a link back to you. But I tried it with applesauce and grated apples and they were YUMMY!!! I like the oatmeal apple and brown sugar packages back in a day so I had to try it… I told the family it was a super moist granola cup!! (ps my daughter isn’t big on things that have nuts in them. she eats nuts but not with her food as she would say!!) She loved this!! I think they might disappear here too… the berries one went fast

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:14:26 +0000

Thank you! I actually read the comments and put in 2 tbsp. honey as someone else had suggested and they turned out great!

By: Marla

Marla — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:09:48 +0000

Heather, I make these every week. Sometimes I forget to put a sweetener and don’t realize it. I’ve used brown sugar before, about 2 tablespoons.
Oh, just read the comment about the ground flax seed. I’ll try that one this week. Thanks Bridget!

By: roni

roni — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:47:45 +0000

splenda and sugar is pretty much a 1-1 just use a 1/4 cup

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:46:24 +0000

Is there a way to substitute the stevia or splenda w/ brown sugar? I don’t have any of the other 2 on hand. What would the measurement be?

By: Bridget

Bridget — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:21:10 +0000

mmmmm…I made these “muffins” this morning & added 1/2 cup of ground flax for added fiber & used unsweetened almond milk. We had wild blueberries in the freezer that my husband picked last summer. I ate 2 & froze the rest to take to work for my breakfast at morning coffee break. Thanks for always creating new ideas.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:18:24 +0000

Love these…the blueberries pop in your mouth and are so refreshing. SO FILLING and I make these once a week in our house!!!

By: Marla

Marla — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:30:13 +0000

I make these for the hubby at least once a month. He loves them. When I made a batch last week I forgot to put the sweetener, but it didn’t matter, he loved them just the same. He’s so happy to have these for a breakfast of oatmeal-to-go at 3am.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:48:02 +0000

Roni,

I needed to use up a couple “older” banana’s and stumbled across this recipe! I swapped the Stevia/Splenda for 2 Tbsp of honey and they were fabulous. Even the husband, who swears off “healthy food,” oatmeal and most fruits, loved them! He said, he had it with chocolate soy milk for breakfast! He actually ate breakfast! Baby steps!! :) I’m so proud. Thanks for all the fun ideas… you should print a cookbook!

By: Marla

Marla — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:55:22 +0000

These look like a great idea for the hubby. He gets up for work at 2:30am and is way too tired to think about making breakfast. By the time he has 2 cups of coffee, it’s time to drive to work. Not to mention he’s crazy about oatmeal, lol.

By: roni

roni — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:13:28 +0000

I haven’t tried but applesauce seems to be the next best thing! If you try it let us know!

-Roni

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:27:55 +0000

Has anyone tried to make these without the bananas? I am allergic to bananas. Any tips?

By: Sarahlynn

Sarahlynn — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:08:10 +0000

I hadn’t seen this! Thanks Roni! I ended up doing leaving out the chocolate chips and not adding berries, but using unsweetened almond milk and adding honey. SO good! My brother who hates anything “low fat” or good for you, LOVED them!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:36:09 +0000

I love these muffins and make them on Sundays. I had strawberries that were going bad so I used them all in this recipe and it ended up being 3 cups, which in turn made 17 muffins. I then started calculating the points and if I use 3 egg whites instead of 2 whole eggs, and the 3 cups of berries it will be 1 point per 17 muffins made. Anyone tried the egg whites instead? I will let you know how it works out! Thanks!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:25:26 +0000

Wow, so delicious! I could eat the entire batch!

By: Tasha

Tasha — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:37:40 +0000

With 6 children, it is hard to please everyone. This recipe did the trick. We will be repeating this a couple times a week from here on out. We nixed boxed cereals last year, and I am always looking for variety in oatmeal. The fact that these are only 2pts a piece make me a happy mama. Thanks!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:34:41 +0000

Tried these this afternoon with a few changes. I used agave instead of Splenda, and used 1/2 skim milk, 1/2 low fat sour cream, and 1/4 cup almond meal, along with some lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon. Yummy! They’re a little moist with all of those blueberries, but it tastes great. Thank you!

By: roni

roni — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:19:59 +0000

Jill – They keep for at least a week int he fridge. I’d place them in an airtight container.

Haven’t froze them yet. Actually, I have to make them again! It’s been too long! When I do I’ll freeze them and report back. :)

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:38:35 +0000

Roni – these were really good! I actually crave them! I made them with mixed berries, but next time will try just blueberries. Question – how long do you think these would keep in the fridge? Have you tried freezing them?

By: AlyssonM

AlyssonM — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:36:46 +0000

An additional yummy way to enjoy this recipe:
1) Make the recipe in mini (I used a mini-muffin pan to make 24 instead of 15 – 70 calories each then, right?),
2) Warm up some more frozen berries (20-25 sec in microwave),
3) Place one of the mini-muffins in a small individual-size ramekin,
4) Pour plain, low-fat or fat-free(and organic, if you can find it) kefir around the base of the muffin to make it into a little island, and
5) Top the muffin with the warm, juicy berries you defrosted.