Recipe Success!!

It is a widely known fact that I cannot cook or bake. I mean, I CAN if I absolutely HAVE to, but I’d rather not. I am so fortunate that Rich enjoys being in the kitchen and has a knack for cooking. I am happy to clean up in exchange for a meal!  

So once in a blue blue moon, something sparks my interest. Yesterday, I was looking through some new food and fitness blogs and a recipe caught my eye for Apple-Cinnamon Oat Squares. I never venture into complicated recipes. Everything I make is very straight forward and still closely supervised by Rich. Me in the kitchen alone has led to disaster many times.

On to these Apple Cinnamon Oat Squares

2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (I used walnuts)
1/2 cup raisins
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 (about 1 lb.) apples, cored and grated

Preheat the oven to 350

Combine all the listed ingredients

Dry, wet, mix!

Transfer to a lined 9x9 baking dish and press down to smooth out top

Bake at 350 for an hour

Enjoy!

The nutrition information:
170 calories
4 fat
27 carbs
5 fiber
5 protein
11 sugar

Here is a flashback for Friday for a little chuckle. I am taking major heat for wearing leg warmers with my running tights. In my defense, I have rather long legs and there is a small area of bare skin around my ankle that is exposed while I wear my running tights. I fixed the problem by wearing my H&M leg warmers with them and it kept my ankles nice and toasty! It will be a repeated fashion offence most likely tomorrow when I run. 

Happy running.  I'll leave you with a picture of Ralphie. He loves forced snuggles!