Many of us agree that an iftar meal wouldn’t be complete without sweets and desserts. Arabic desserts are so popular in Ramadan; however, they have a lot of fat and sugar, and this absolutely explains why you may be putting on weight even though you’re fasting. So why not give your desserts a healthy twist with oatmeal desserts this Ramadan and escape the weight gain?
Here is how to satisfy your sweet tooth with healthy oatmeal desserts..
Oatmeal cookies Recipe
No-bake oatmeal cookies recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup or 2 sticks of butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 5 cups of oats
Steps:
1. In a pan over medium heat, melt the sugar, cocoa powder, butter, and milk.
2. Bring mixture and let it boil for 1 minute.
3. After removing the mixture from the heat, stir in the peanut butter and salt, then stir in the oats.
4. Take some of the mixture onto a tablespoon and drop it onto parchment paper. Repeat the steps for the rest of the mixture, then let it cool for 2 hours.
Apple Crisp
Date oatmeal pie
Banana and oats smoothie
Ingredients:
Two Bananas
Two Teaspoons Honey
1/2 Cup Yogurt
1/2 Cup Milk
1/3 Cup Oatmeal
1 1/2 Cup Ice
Dash of Cinnamon
Steps:
Oats Carmelita bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup of semisweet dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Steps:
1. Mix the flour, baking soda, oats, brown sugar, salt, and melted butter to combine.
2. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a pan; bake for 10 minutes at 175 degrees.
3. Then let it cool, and sprinkle over the crust the chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
4. Mix the caramel ice cream with the 3 tablespoons of flour and drizzle it over the chocolate chips.
5. Top with the remaining oatmeal mixture and bake at 175 for another 15 minutes.
Grandma's oatmeal cake
Oatmeal raisin cookies
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
- 1 Tsp vanilla
- 1 Tsp molasses
- 1 Tsp baking soda
- 1/2 Tsp cinnamon (ground)
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Steps:
