Healthy Breakfast Bread Pudding

By JuanitaH

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole grain oat flour
• 1/2 cup whole grain barley flour
• 1/2 cup whole grain brown rice flour
• 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk**
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt (may substitute fruit flavored, plain, unsweetened, or Greek yogurt)
• 3 cups ripe berries, firm, unblemished, & uncut (blueberries,raspberries,blackberries recommended)

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from theyummylife.com

Preparation

Step 1

You will need twelve 1/2-pint, wide-mouth mason jars with lids.

MAKE MUFFINS IN JARS: In large mixing bowl, add oat, barley, & brown rice flours, chia seeds, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; whisk until well combined. In separate medium bowl, combine buttermilk, water, vanilla & honey; whisk to combine. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Don't over mix; batter should be lumpy. Let batter rest at least 30 minutes before baking. Or, cover batter and refrigerate overnight and as long as 5 days.

To bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add 1/4 cup muffin batter to individual ungreased half-pint, wide-mouth mason jars. Place jars on a baking sheet. Bake for 21-24 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.* Move to wire rack and cool completely. (At this point, the cooled muffin jars can be covered and frozen for up to 1 month, if desired.)

ADD TOPPINGS: Spoon 1/4 cup yogurt on top of baked muffin in each jar. Top with enough berries to fill jar, approx. 1/4 cup. Cover and refrigerate overnight or as long as 3 days.

*MICROWAVE OPTION: Microwave 1 jar for 50-65 seconds (microwave times will vary). To microwave multiple jars at one time, increase cooking time 20-30 seconds for each additional jar.

**To make buttermilk substitute: Add 1 tablespoon vinegar with enough low-fat milk to total 1 cup. Let rest for 10 minutes before adding to batter.