Among the reasons we love oats so much are their benefits for heart health, lowering cholesterol and how well they complement a healthy lifestyle!
But we’ll also be the first to tell you it’s also important to treat yourself every once in a while; no one can be expected to be on their best behavior 100% of the time. We find it easier to follow a healthy eating plan when we let ourselves give in to our cravings sometimes, but we try not to get too carried away.
When you want to indulge in something sweet without totally going off the deep end, we’ve got the perfect recipe for you; an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie.
The only thing better than a plate full of cookies is a plate-sized cookie. Everybody knows that. Giant cookies are as fun as they are delicious. But if you’re going to make a cookie that big, best to make it as healthy as a giant cookie can be by using oats.
With 1 1/2 cups of rolled oats, this cookie provides fiber, iron and protein. Oats are known for their heart-healthy properties, definitely a perk when indulging in a giant cookie, especially if you make your skillet cookie even more decadent by serving it with ice cream like we did.
If you’ve never made a skillet cookie before you are totally missing out. It’s really easy to make, in fact it’s not much different than making normal cookies. Instead of portioning your batter out into individual cookies, you press the batter into a skillet to form one big cookie. You can spread the batter out with a spatula, or just get in there with your impeccably clean hands.
When it comes time to bake, pop the skillet in the oven and let it bake for 25 minutes at 350o F. It might be the longest 25 minutes of your life, but once the kitchen starts to smell amazing you’ll know it’s nearly done.
To reach cookie nirvana, cut your skillet cookie into wedges and serve them warm with vanilla ice cream. And we won’t judge you if you drizzle some melted chocolate over the top. We did.
In the unlikely event that you have any leftover cookie, it can be kept tightly wrapped at room temperature for several days.
Go ahead. Treat yourself. You deserve it.
Biscuit de poêle à l’avoine et pépites de chocolat
Ingrédients
- 1/2 tasse de beurre doux à température ambiante (125 ml)
- 1/2 tasse de cassonade légère, tassée (125 ml)
- 1/4 tasse de sucre en poudre (60 ml)
- 1 oeuf
- 1 c. à c. d'extrait de vanille (5 ml)
- 3/4 tasse de farine (185 ml)
- 1/2 c. à c. de bicarbonate de soude (2,5 ml)
- 1/4 c. à c. de sel (1 ml)
- 1/2 c. à c. de cannelle (2,5 ml)
- 1 1/2 tasses de flocons d'avoine roulés (375 ml)
- 1/2 tasse de pépites de chocolat mi-sucré (125 ml)
Instructions
- Préchauffer le four à 350 ° F (175 ° C). Tapisser le fond d'une poêle en fonte de 9 po avec un cercle de papier sulfurisé et asperger d'un spray à cuisson antiadhésif.
- Dans un bol moyen, fouetter ensemble la farine, l'avoine, le bicarbonate de soude, le sel et la cannelle.
- Dans un grand bol, battre ensemble le beurre, le sucre et la cassonade, l'œuf et la vanille jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient de couleur claire et mousseux.
- Ajouter les ingrédients secs aux ingrédients humides en trois ajouts, en remuant après chacun. Incorporer les pépites de chocolat.
- Presser légèrement la pâte dans la poêle, en couvrant complètement le fond.
- Cuire au four pendant 20 à 25 minutes, ou jusqu'à ce que le centre soit doré et un cure-dent en ressort propre.
- Couper en tranches et servir chaud.