The Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission sent me this recipe for Blackberry Baked Oatmeal in honor of Heart Month (February) because it is heart-healthy and rich in antioxidants.
One of the best things for heart health you can eat for breakfast is oatmeal because it lowers your blood pressure. When you add berries to the mix, it’s even better. Berries help you maintain a healthy weight, keep your brain working better, control your cardiovascular system, and possibly prevent cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Enjoy this recipe!
Blackberry Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup sliced almonds optional
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups 2% milk or nondairy milk
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange optional
- 1 ½ cups frozen blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Lightly oil a regular 12-cup muffin tin.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together oats, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in milk, eggs, honey, butter, and zest. Fold in berries.
- Divide oat mixture among muffin cups (they will be full to the brim), and bake until the tops are firm to the touch for 30-35 minutes.
- Cool muffins in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of each one and remove to a cooling rack. Once cool, place in a resealable bag and refrigerate or freeze. To reheat, microwave in 30-second bursts until warm.
If you have a sweet tooth, try eating berries as a substitute. That way you’ll be reducing your sugar intake and get the age-defying benefits of the berries.
Blackberries have been used for medicinal purposes as far back as 2,000 years. The Romans mixed up concoctions with blackberries to help heal various conditions like infections and deadly bites. The Greeks used them to treat gout and referred to them as “gout berries.”
The Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission is an agricultural group that represents the farmers and packers of Oregon berries. Oregon is the #1 producer of blackberries and the #4 growing region for raspberries. All of their berries are grown on family farms and Oregon has the ideal climate to produce great-tasting and nutritious berries. When they’re processed into cans or frozen, all of the phytochemicals and antioxidants are locked in within 24 hours of the harvest. That way they are available year-round and are even more affordable than fresh berries.
Store your berries in a container with a colander to allow airflow in the refrigerator.
Enjoy another baked oatmeal alternative here.
What is your favorite way to eat berries? Please leave a comment below.
These look delicious! I’m making them this weekend!
I hope you enjoy them. What a fun way to eat your oatmeal!
Well, these look yummy! Send me some! LOL
Perfect for Antarctica! Sounds like you’re having a blast!
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I love oatmeal and blackberries. I will def try these. Thanks!
Isn’t it the perfect combination? And I love that it has almonds in it too.
I have acquired a taste for blackberries over the last few months, I keep trying to get my husband to get used to them. This recipe may work, they look yummy!
Hope he likes them. You could use Raspberries instead if he doesn’t.
Sounds delicious. I had no idea that blackberries had medicinal properties.
They do, Pat. Berries are so filled with phytonutrients and antioxidants. They’ve been used for healing for centuries.
Ok, this is so yummy sounding I’d like to make it right this very minute. If I weren’t traveling. So good. saving!
Traveling sounds even better. Have fun!
I can’t wait to bake them! I love berries and these look amazing!