Breakfast: Caffeinated Berry Breakfast Bar

Recipe by minokim2512 Quick, healthy, and energizing breakfast bar.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Cranberries

Health and fertility benefits of Caffeinated Berry Breakfast Bar

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) carton yogurt with berries
1 1/2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup dried cranberries
3 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Stir yogurt, coffee powder, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth. Fold oats into the yogurt mixture. Add flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir. Mix almonds and cranberries into the batter.
Spread coconut onto a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Bake coconut in oven until lightly toasted, about 4 minutes.
Spread batter atop the coconut without stirring coconut into the batter.
Bake until the batter is browned on top, 15 to 18 minutes.
Cool on stove top before moving to refrigerator to chill. Once the bars are cooled down, flip them over so they won't become too soggy. Cut into 12 bars.

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