Strawberries & Cream Bites

Name: Strawberries & Cream Bites
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature; 1 tablespoon strawberry jam; 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats; 1 1/4 cups low-fat milk; 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped, divided

Oven Diner-Style Vegetarian

Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

About

Berries and cream is one of the definitive combinations of summer, but there's no reason you can't enjoy them any day of the year! Strawberries & Cream Bites are one way you can get the sunshine sweetness of summer even in the depths of winter! Each tender, brown-sugar sweetened oat cake is loaded with a creamy, tangy strawberry filling and bits of juicy strawberries. Mmmm, doesn't that just sound like paradise? Ready in under an hour and perfect for taking on the go, Strawberries & Cream Bites make mornings feel like a fresh summer's day... even in stormy weather!

Ingredients

1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
1 tablespoon strawberry jam
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 1/4 cups low-fat milk
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped, divided

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2 -Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.

Step 3 -In a small bowl, add the cream cheese and the jam and whisk to combine.

Step 4 -In a large bowl, add the oats, the milk, the brown sugar, the applesauce, the eggs, the baking powder, the vanilla, and the salt and stir to combine.

Step 5 -Fold 1/2 cup of the strawberries into the milk mixture.

Step 6 -Fill each of the muffin cups with 2-3 tablespoons of the batter.

Step 7 -Top the batter in each up with an even dollop of the strawberry cream cheese and an even amount of the remaining strawberries.

Step 8 -Add the remaining batter evenly to each of the cups, adding just enough so the strawberries in each cup are covered and press slightly on each to compact them.

Step 9 -Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.

Step 10 -Cool the bites in the pan for 10 minutes.

Step 11 -Run a knife around the edges of the muffin cups to release the cakes and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 12 -Serve.

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