550 pat recipes

Low-calorie Irish-style brown scones bake whole wheat flour, oats, and buttermilk into a no-fat round, sliced into wedges. Soft, tender, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Crispy unsweetened oat cookies sandwiched with a sweet date filling. A Canadian grandma recipe with an icebox dough sliced paper-thin and baked into delicate wafers.

Hearty, chewy steel-cut oats simmered to creamy comfort in just 20 minutes. Top with butter, honey, fresh fruit, or cream for a wholesome breakfast that keeps you full all morning.

Twice baked potatoes with a nonfat yogurt-mashed filling instead of sour cream, seasoned to taste and baked until heated through with a paprika-dusted top. A lighter, customizable classic side dish.

Ice Cream Crown Oatmeal tops a bowl of hot oats with a scoop of ice cream that melts into a creamy, sweet sauce. Includes tips for flaky or creamy oatmeal and topping ideas.

Oatmeal with dates slow-cooks rolled oats in a double boiler until creamy, then folds in pitted dates for natural caramel sweetness. Cozy old-fashioned breakfast porridge.

Indian cucumber raita salad with yogurt, cumin, mint, and lemon juice. Cool, creamy, and ready in 5 minutes. A refreshing side for spicy curries.

These are almost like a "candy" as well as a wheat-free cookie.

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Oven-baked potato chips made with just two ingredients: a russet potato and low-fat Italian dressing. Thin slices baked at high heat until crispy and golden, with a fraction of the fat of fried chips.

Oat bran cereal cooked in half orange juice, half water with raisins and cinnamon. A single-serving hot breakfast with natural citrus sweetness. Ready in minutes on the stove or microwave.

Oatmeal pie crust adds rolled oats to a classic shortening pastry for nutty flavor and a sturdier base. Holds up to wet fillings like pumpkin, custard, or cream pies without going soggy.

Traditional Cape Breton oatcakes with rolled oats, brown sugar, and shortening. Crumbly, buttery Scottish-Canadian biscuits baked golden in just 40 minutes.

3-ingredient Banana Cream blends ripe bananas with low-fat yogurt and serves over chopped dried apricots. A no-cook dessert or quick breakfast ready in 10 minutes with no added sugar.

Sourdough starter made with skim milk, yogurt, and flour. A yogurt-cultured method from 1973 that creates an active starter in 2 to 5 days with no commercial yeast.

Polenta pizza with a crispy cornmeal crust topped with spaghetti sauce, fresh vegetables, and optional mozzarella. A gluten-free, vegetarian pizza alternative ready in 25 minutes.