10,000 oat bran recipes

Simple butternut squash and apple casserole baked with cinnamon, brown sugar, and apple juice until fork-tender. Just 6 ingredients and naturally low-fat.

No-bake marshmallow cream peach pie folds melted marshmallows, whipped cream, and diced fresh peaches into a graham cracker crust. Five ingredients, no oven, hours of fridge time for a cool summer slice.

Old-fashioned chocolate caramels made with brown sugar, molasses, unsweetened chocolate, and condensed milk. Boiled to soft ball stage, studded with nuts, and cut into squares.

While Schwartz describes the name for this Israeli dish as slightly pretentious, he notes that it won a cooking competition and found its way onto the menus of five star hotels. He recommends serving it over a bed or bulgur pilaf.

Simple European fruit cake with pastry crust topped with sliced apples or stoned plums. Bake until golden, then dust with sugar for a rustic dessert that highlights seasonal fruit.

Red snapper fillets simmered on a bed of sauteed onion rings with tomato sauce and sweet basil. A simple, healthy fish dinner ready in 30 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Frescavena is the beloved Venezuelan oat drink: fine-blended oat cereal and sugar stirred into cold milk or water over ice. Creamy, wholesome, easy to customize.

Honey bran muffins made in the microwave with All-Bran cereal, buttermilk, and honey. Keep the batter in the fridge and microwave fresh muffins in under 3 minutes anytime.

Cool papaya salsa with diced papaya, red onion, green pepper, cilantro, and fresh lime. A bright tropical fruit salsa for grilled fish, chicken, or tortilla chips. Five minutes, no cooking.

The shredded zucchini makes this cake very moist, and the topping adds a nice crunch. Whenever zucchini is in season I freeze some, shredded, in 2 cup amounts so I can make this favorite anytime of the year.

Christmas chocolate cookies with unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts. A flourless-light, brownie-textured holiday drop cookie spiced for the season.

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies sweetened with honey and a hint of orange zest. A soft, golden drop cookie made with oats, raisins, and a double sweetener base.

Light fluffy strawberry frozen yogurt made from strained yogurt cheese, fresh berries, vanilla, and whipped egg whites churned into a cloud-like dessert. Tangier and lighter than ice cream.

Quick vegetarian pizza on a Boboli crust topped with fresh tomato, broccoli florets, red onion, basil, and melted mozzarella. Ready in about 25 minutes, weeknight-friendly meatless dinner.

Friendship cake starter made with pineapple, cherries, and peaches layered with sugar and brandy over six weeks. A fermented fruit base for holiday fruitcakes.

Mango brulee with a custard made from double cream, fromage frais, and egg yolks topped with caramelized demerara sugar. A lighter take on classic creme brulee.