Blueberry Oatmeal Cakes

As you know, I love making muffins for the kids! These oatmeal cakes were the perfect snack or even for breakfast. I made half with blueberries and the other half with strawberries. They're the perfect combination of oatmeal and a muffin, plus I feel better that my kids are getting homemade snacks instead of snacks that are processed with a bunch of ingredients that I can't pronounce!

So I've been thinking about adding some more lifestyle posts to my blog. I've tried Stitch Fix and thought about doing a review and have been refinishing a piece of furniture, but I want to make sure you guys would like to see those things. I'll mainly focus on food, but I think it would be fun to do some new types of posts and you'll get to learn a little more about me, my life and what else I do beside cooking and baking. What do you say?

2 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats

1 1/2 cups skim milk

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/3 cup pure maple syrup

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup frozen or fresh blueberries

Combine the oats and skim milk in a bowl and stir. Allow to sit overnight in the refrigerator until the majority of the milk has been absorbed (up to 12 hours).

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. 

In the soaked oats, add in the egg, maple syrup, oil, vanilla, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Stir until the mixture is well combined. Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the top of of each cake with 1/4 cup of blueberries. 

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the cakes spring back when they're touched and have turned light brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Serve warm. 

If you have oatmeal cakes left, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

Source: Eating Well Magazine