Heather's No Bake Fibre Bombs

It has recently come to my attention that I do not consume enough fibre.

The BEST source of fibre?

Bran Buds

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How does one make Bran Buds interesting and tasty while sticking to a diet designed to help regulate my gestational diabetes? Now, that's a tough one.

One sleepless night earlier this week, around 4:30 am, I remembered a no bake cookie my Mom made when we younger that had oats in it (another good source of fibre). So I called her up and she found the recipe she used to make them in the Alberta 4-H favorites cookbook (one of the greatest collaboration cookbooks of all times, it has solved many dilemmas over the years). I made a few additions/substitutions to make it fit into my diet. This is what I came up with.

HEATHER'S NO BAKE FIBRE BOMBS

3/4 cup low fat milk

1/2 cup Becel margarine

3/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup Splenda

1 package Fat Free Instant Pudding Mix

(I made one batch chocolate and one butterscotch)

2 cups rolled oats

2 cups Bran Buds

2 Tbsp flax seeds

2 Tbsp chia seeds

In a medium bowl combine Bran Buds and rolled oats.

Bring milk, margarine, sugar and Splenda to a boil in a small sauce pan.

Boil for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and quickly stir in pudding mix, flax seeds and chia seeds.

Pour over Bran Bud mixture. Stir gently to evenly coat.

Using a scoop or spoon, drop onto wax paper lined sheets and let set.

(I got 30 of each flavor using a #40 scoop)

RATINGS:

Heather - 9.5 - "A tasty way to eat Bran Buds, YAY!!"

Brad - 9 - "Mmmm butterscotch"

NOTES:

I was very concerned about how the Splenda would work when boiled but it turned out fine.

I don't know if I would use all Splenda though.

2 of these are about 1.5 carb options for me in my meal plan.