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 Domino Premium Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon Clabber Girl Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Watkins Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Morton's Sea 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.
