Say Cheers To Oats

Say Cheers To Oats

After the Saturday night feasting, today I’m in a slightly healthy mood. I want you to try out this healthy and nourishing drink, but tasty too, that can be served to guests. Honestly, I’m not a great fan of drinks and rarely try them out. The oats bit grabbed my attention when I came across this recipe on the net.

You can spike it up with whey protein and have it as a pre workout drink. It has the subtle flavor of oats. The dates sort of disguise the taste of oats, so an oats hater will not even guess its presence in the drink. You can even use this drink as a mini meal when you don’t have the appetite to eat or as a meal replacement if you want to diet for a day.  So, let’s get on with it.

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Oats Milkshake

Ingredients:

Dates (seedless) – 10 to 12

Milk – 1 cup

Oats – 3 tbsp

Honey – 1 tsp (optional)

Method:

Soak dates in ½ cup milk for 1 hour

Roast oats in a non-stick pan for about 5 minutes till it turns slightly brown

Let it cool

Grind dates and oats in a blender

Add the remaining milk and blend well

You can top it with crushed almonds

Serve chilled