I made this super easy and yummy recipe for breakfast this morning.

Oatmeal is one of my diet staples. I’ve tried a gazillion oatmeal combos (cinnamon apple, banana cocoa, nutmeg and pear, strawberries and honey, blueberries and strawberries, etc.) and I was super excited to find this recipe in Self Magazine’s August issue. Oatcakes have all the great flavors and benefits of oatmeal, but in a pancake form.

According to Self, the B vitamins in oatmeal trigger production of mood-enhancing serotonin. I should be very oats happy today!

Cinnamon Oatcakes

Serves 2

2 cups rolled oats

4 egg whites

1 tsp. cinnamon

vegetable oil cooking spray

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup sliced strawberries

In a bowl, combine first 3 ingredients. Spread evenly in a skillet coated with cooking spray. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, flipping once. Enjoy cake topped with applesauce and berries.

*I cut the recipe in half because I was just making breakfast for myself. Halving the recipe still made two oatcakes. When I make this next time I may add honey or sugar to the oatcake to give it a little more sweetness.