Oatmeal Creme Bars

I'm glad everyone had a safe and Happy New Years. I've looked around, and there are some awesome resolutions out there, and it's great that everyone is starting out so goal oriented and focused. In a world filled with so many distractions and events that are always happening, it's sooo easy to loose sight of things. If you don't believe me, check out your Facebook Live Feed, or how many texts you have sent on your phone this week. I bet the number will surprise you :)

On that note, there was 13930480 people on the treadmills today. Ok, that's not the exact number, I just rounded up to the next one :) While I'm happy people are taking their bodies and health into their own hands, I was surprised to see the weight training area more empty. Seriously... strength training is really where it's at if you want a body transformation folks :) Promise...

Maybe I need to post a weekly exercise to get people motivated.

Anyways, here's a cookie recipe from last month that I really enjoyed. It has my old powerhouse boy Oatmeal, and I was asked to actually make this recipe not once, but twice. Aaaand a patient asked for the recipe.

Do you really need to know anything else to see if it passes the 'try me delicious' test?

Having someone ask you to make something again is like being out on a second date. Apparently something went right the first time :)


Oatmeal Creme Bars (Look I spelled Cream all European like)
Dr. Adam

-1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
-1 cup brown sugar
-1 cup rolled oats
-1 1/2 cups AP flour
-1 tsp cinnamon
-Dash of salt -

1 pkg. cream cheese, soft at room temperature
-1 can sweetened condensed milk
-1 tsp vanilla

Preheat your oven to 350*. Line a 13x9 pan with foil, and grease it well.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together. Add the oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt, and mix well, until it is clumpy, and dough forms. It should be a little dry, but able to hold it's shape when packed together. Test it with your hands first.

Press HALF of this mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. It should stay together and form a crust on the pan.

In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, condensed milk, and vanilla together, until no lumps remain and it is smooth. Pour this over the bottom crust in the pan, and smooth over evenly. Sprinkle the remaining oat/flour mixture over the filling so it completely covers the pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown on top. Let it cool completely on a wire rack for a few hours, lift it out of the foil, and cut into squares.

Ah... a bar fit for breakfast champions. Ok, maybe not exactly... but come on, just like a half of one :)

Everyone have a fantastic rest of the weekend, stay warm, and if you have any exercises in particular you have questions about, let me know. Sure, you can probably find form and technique pictures and advice anywhere on the Internet, but they probably won't have movie references and make you laugh :)