Snacks for your Hubby

If you have a husband like I do that needs 3 large meals and at least 2 large snacks every day, go ahead and throw one of these in there...

Cherry Almond Oat Snack Cake

1 1/2 Cups low fat buttermilk

1/2 Cup steel-cut oats (steel cut is key)

3/4 Cup whole wheat flour

3/4 Cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2/3 Cup packed brown sugar (I like dark)

1/4 Cup butter, softened

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 egg

1/2 Cup dried cherries

1/3 Cup (or more) sliced almonds (reserve some for sprinkling on top)

Combine buttermilk and oats; cover and refrigerate 8 hours.

Preheat oven to 375. Place sugar and softened butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer or cream by hand until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; beat until well blended. Stir in oat mix until well blended. Add mixed flours, baking powder, soda, and salt, mixing just until moist. Stir in cherries and most of almonds. Sprinkle remaining almonds on top.

Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with cooking spray and spoon in mix. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Cut into squares and put in your and your hubby's lunch.

Enjoy.

p.s. These have a slight maple flavor, even though there is no maple in them. If you wanted something a little sweeter, I think about 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, a teaspoon of vanilla, and a half cup powdered sugar wisked together would make delicious glaze (test out those proportions there until you get a consistency you like...add milk to thin it out). :)