Here’s a heart-healthy sweet bread from Betty Crocker. Packed with oats and blueberries, it’s low in fat and only 160 calories per slice. A great alternative to high calorie muffins from the bakery. Tasty too!!
Ingredients:
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh blueberries
Directions:
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray bottom only of 8 or 9-inch loaf pan with Pam cooking spray. Set aside.
- In large bowl, mix brown sugar, milk, oil and eggs with spoon.
- Stir in remaining ingredients (except blueberries) and mix with a spoon for 30 seconds.
- Fold in blueberries.
- Pour into pan.
- Sprinkle with additional oats, if desired.
- Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in pan.
- Loosen sides of loaf from pan and remove from pan to wire rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
- Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
