“By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by National Dairy Council and the Quaker Oats Center of Excellence and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.”
I was really excited for this recipe. Let me start by saying I am obsessed with oats. And obsessed might even be an understatement. My daily breakfast always involves any form of oats possible. Overnight oats, hot oatmeal, oat pancakes, oat smoothies, yogurt with oat granola…the list is endless and the flavors are always changing. But the oats always stay the same. They’re just my thing.
The Recipe Redux is hosting a sponsored contest featuring Quaker Oats Center of Excellence and The National Dairy Council. Right up my alley. Not only am I ecstatic over oatmeal, but my love for greek yogurt may even override that. The good news about all this? Oats and dairy are good for y’all!
Fiber + Protein in a nutshell.
Combining these two lovers of mine calls for an excellent source of nutrtion which can always be appreciated on The Nutritious Kitchen. The oats keep you full and fuel you with whole grains while the dairy helps get in that calcium and muscle building protien.
The best way to eat all this nutritious goodness is with peanut butter. Peanut butter is always the answer in my book. Instead of a basic biscuit recipe, you will add peanut butter to the mix. And use a little less butter. This actually ends up making these doughy treats a healthy alternative to the average store bought biscuit.
You will also create your own homemade buttermilk by whisking fat free milk with honey flavored greek yogurt until a frothy, thick mixture forms. This method has worked for me in oh so many recipes and it’s the best kept secret around. Welcome to the dark side my friends.
So make time to combine all my favorite things and form them into biscuits. Fluffy and hearty peanut butter oat biscuits. Then slather melted dark chocolate on them and more peanut butter and more greek yogurt.
Who knew a biscuit could be so dessert like? And yet so healthy.
Peanut Butter Oat Biscuits
- Yield: 9–12 biscuits 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 3 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small cubes (extra cold)
- 1/2 cup nonfat milk + 1/3 cup honey greek yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Whisk milk and greek yogurt together until a thick mixture forms and set aside.
- Whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Crumble butter into flour with a fork until the flour becomes crumbly.
- Combine peanut butter and milk mixture in a separate bowl until fully combined. Add this to your flour mixture and stir until everything is just combined. Be careful not to over mix!
- Place dough onto a lightly floured surface. Lightly knead the dough a few times.
- Roll dough out into a 1 inch disc; be careful not to overwork the dough though.
- Using a round cookie cutter/dough cutter push down into dough and lightly twist. Repeat until dough is used up and place on a baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of each biscuit with a little melted butter then bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Let cool on cooling wrack for 5 minutes and serve warm with butter, jam, chocolate or more peanut butter!
Notes
Makes 9-12 biscuits.
Biscuits stay fresh covered in an airtight container at room temp. for a few days. These also freeze well too.
These are best served warm, re toasted in the oven with apple butter or cream cheese on top!
**These biscuits are very hearty and meant for peanut butter lovers!