Chocolate Oat Bran Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Mix lightly, in a mixer bowl, the oat bran, water, egg, oil, Splenda, extracts, and vinegar. Let stand 30 to 45 minutes. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 9-inch square cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Stir remaining dry ingredients together in a separate bowl to blend well.
• Add dry ingredients to bran mixture and mix at medium speed about 1 minute.
• Spread batter evenly into prepared cake pan.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean from center.
• Cool on wire rack. Cut into 16 squares.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl and stir until all lumps have dissolved.
• Microwave on high for two minutes or until desired consistency.

Steps:

• Mix oat bran and water, let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes .
• (This timing is very important.) Cream margarine, sugar and sugar substitute together until light and fluffy.
• Add egg whites and vanilla and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds Scrape down the bowl Stir flour, cocoa, soda, dry buttermilk and salt together to blend well.
• Add to the creamed mixture along with the oat bran mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.
• Add chocolate chips to dough Drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 375° for 12 minutes.
• (The cookies will not be crisp if they are not baked the full length of time.) Remove from hot cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.
• Use 1 cookie per serving.
• This recipe is a good source of fiber.
• Food exchanges per serving (1 cookie): 2/3 bread and 1 fat Low sodium diets: omit salt, use salt-free margarine Low-cholesterol diets: May be used as written.

Steps:

• Mix everything in a big microwave safe bowl.
• Microwave on high for 5 minutes or until done, stopping to stir a few times.
• Top with nuts, nut butters, or more chocolate!
• Fun variations add ins: ginger and apricots, dried or fresh cranberries or blueberries, cinnamon and bacon, fresh cherries with almonds, oranges, all of the above!
• NOTE: I actually use a tiny crock pot for this, letting it cook on the -warm- setting for about 5 hours, stirring occasionally.