Banana Oat Pancakes

Well, hey there!! I'm pretty excited that I'm getting a recipe posted on here. I really miss posting a ton of recipes for all of you, but for some reason, life just seems crazy busy lately. I guess it all started the day Camden was born. Haha!!

I love breakfast. I didn't used to eat it, but seriously can't miss it anymore. Doing the challenge, it was sometimes hard to find challenge-friendly ideas that the whole family loved. My friend Angela introduced me to these pancakes. I have no idea where the original post for these came from, so I apologize for that. But, you need to try these. It's a great way to use up some old bananas, too!!

BANANA OAT PANCAKES

1 very ripe banana

1/2 - 3/4 c. Old fashioned oats

2 eggs

Combine all ingredients and blend in blender. Cook as you would pancakes.

Enjoy!!

Sometimes, I also like to add a splash of vanila and maybe a dash or two of cinnamon. It just helps to make them a little bit yummier.

I'm so excited that today is my Thur-Friday. We've been having such beautiful weather and this girl has a bad case of Spring Fever. I have a few things going on tomorrow, then we are going a couple of towns away to spend the night before my race on Saturday. I can't wait!!

I hope you all have a great day!

So long for today...

Oatmeal Cookie Pie

Happy Friday everyone!! We made it through another week. I just got back from a nice 3 mile run followed by a 1 mile walk. Definitely a great way to kick off the weekend! I am doing great with my food and fitness plan this week. I had to make one swap, but I will fill you in on that with my recap on Sunday.

Today's recipe is anything but WW friendly, but it is so good. I made it back in February (if you can't tell by the tablecloth) and never posted about it. Since I am on my oatmeal kick lately, I thought I would share it with you. Next time you want to splurge, I highly recommend this pie. Here's the recipe:

OATMEAL COOKIE PIE
adapted from Mr. Food
Points+: 9
Servings: 10

1 rolled refrigerated pie crust (from a 15-ounce package)
3 eggs
1 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. unpacked brown sugar
2 T. light butter, melted
1 T. butter, melted
1 c. quick cooking oats
1 T. all-purpose flour
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Unfold pie crust and place in a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, corn syrup, sugar and butter. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into crust. Place on baking sheet. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until top is golden brown and filling is set in center. Cool.

I will leave you with a picture of my awesome running buddy from this morning. He always does a great job of keeping pace with me. Ha!

Have a greay weekend everyone. It's supposed to cool down here which I think we all will welcome!!

So long for today...

Apple Banana Oatmeal Muffins

 

 

 

I can give you so many excuses for why I haven't posted in so long.  But there is only one reason.  He now weighs about 13 pounds and has the cutest smiles.  I only have a couple of weeks left of maternity leave and I am savoring every moment.  If there was a way that I didn't have to go back to work, I'd do it in a second.  I know that he will be ok at daycare and I will be ok going back to work (eventually) but it's just so hard to leave him.  I know that it's time to find our new normal as a family of four, but I've really enjoyed these last weeks living in our little bubble.  I hope you will bear with me during these next few weeks as I transition into that new normal. 

I had some bananas that were getting pretty brown and needed to be used.  I also have been trying to incorporate more oatmeal into my daily diet.  The oatmeal is one thing that is supposed to help to increase milk production in nursing mothers.  As one of those nursing mothers, I will definitely eat more oatmeal to be able to feed my baby!  So I searched Pinterest and found these muffins.  I wasn't sure how they would turn out with all of the different textures, but they are delicious!  TC likes them, too!  They have a ton of nutrients in them from all of the fruit and the oatmeal.  If you wanted to, you could also add some PB2 or use whole wheat flour if you wanted to.  Here's the recipe:

APPLE BANANA OATMEAL MUFFINS
adapted from Rock Recipes
Servings: 15
Points+: 3

Mix together and set aside:
1 1/2 cups oatmeal

1 cup flour

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

Beat together until fluffy:
2 eggs
4 tbsp vegetable oil
6 tbsp sugar

 

Blend in:
2/3 cup milk

 

Fold in the dry ingredients and when the flour is almost incorporated fold in:

1 cup mashed ripe banana

1 cup grated apple (approximately one large apple)

Do not over mix. Fold in only until the fruit is mixed through the batter.

Spoon into greased or paper lined muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees F for 20 -25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

EXERCISE:

I'm happy to report that I am have gotten back into a regular exercise routine.  I've been running a few days a week and I've been working in either a yoga video or a strength training video throughout the week as well.  It feels great to be getting back in shape.  Of course, I'm pretty out of shape right now, so it's going to take a while to get back to where I was, but I will get back to it again.  I know it will take a while to get there, but I've accepted that.

 

I hope you all are doing well!  I will try to keep in touch a little better.

So long for today...

Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes

Did you know that today was National Pancake Day? I had no idea until I heard it on the news this morning. When I heard that, the thought entered my mind to load up the griddle and pancake mix and make some for my co-workers this morning for breakfast. But then reality kicked in and I realized that I didn't have time to do this. If I would have known last night, it might have been a possibility. But since I didn't they were just going to have to go hungry today. Ha! Yeah right. Plus, I had just brought in some pound cake yesterday, so they should be good for a while. Instead, I decided to make pancakes for dinner tonight. I looked through a few different blogs and found a recipe for Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes. Maybe I am on an oatmeal cookie kick, since I had just made the Oatmeal Cookie Pie (so good!!) last week. But these are the ones that looked good to this pregnant lady. I remembered to plug them into the recipe builder on the WeightWatchers website first and they didn't seem that bad.

I think I might need to do breakfast for dinner a little more often. When I texted TC to ask him what he thought about having pancakes for dinner tonight, his response was, "Awesome!" I didn't realize he was such a big fan. Maybe I need to find some more pancake recipes! Ha! Here's the recipe:

OATMEAL COOKIE PANCAKES
from Tracey's Culinary Adventures

Servings: 5
Points+: 8

2 large eggs
2 cups fat free buttermilk
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
4 tablespoons light butter, melted and cooled
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
heaping 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch freshly ground nutmeg

{If you aren't going to serve the pancakes until you've cooked all of them, preheat oven to 200 F. Spray a wire rack with cooking spray and set it inside a baking sheet then place the baking sheet in the oven.}

Add the eggs to a medium bowl and whisk to break them up. Combine the buttermilk, maple syrup, melted butter and vanilla in a measuring cup then pour them into the eggs and whisk to incorporate. Add the flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to the bowl and stir just until barely combined (the batter may still be lumpy, that's fine). Set the batter aside to rest for about 5 minutes.

Spray a large skillet or griddle with cooking spray. Set over medium-low heat. When the pan/griddle is warm, ladle about 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan for each pancake. Spread gently into a circle. Cook on the first side until the edges are set and bubbles form on the surface. Use a spatula to flip the pancakes and cook on the second side until golden brown and cooked through. {If not serving immediately, transfer the pancakes to the wire rack in the oven.} Repeat until you've used all the batter.

Makes about 20 pancakes.

EXERCISE:
During lunch, I was able to get in a Prenatal strength workout. The video I have is Denise Austin's Fit & Firm Pregnancy. I don't know about the Firm part, but I'm definitely trying to get the Fit part during this pregnancy! I also got in over 10,000 steps today. That's pretty good for this pregnant lady!

So long for today...