Your Best Oatmeal Recipe?

carolsohn

I really want to like oatmeal, because it's so simple, nutritious, and incorporated into many healthy diets. But unfortunately, I really hate oatmeal. I even wrote a post about it on my personal blog if you want to check it out: http://carolsohn.tumblr.com/post/1048449229/oatmeal

Can anybody help me out and show me how to make it taste good? I've heard of using milk over water, and some other things, but I can't get it right. Is there a certain type or flavor that I'm missing out on?

It's so frustrating to keep buying oatmeal and throwing it out because it feels/tastes so nasty! :explode:

Please help, your comments are greatly appreciated!

poustotah

I can't eat instant oatmeal so I make it with water on the stove. I then add brown sugar to it and sometimes some raisins. Other alternatives are apples, berries, a poached egg, or yogurt.

cookiejones

hmmm. have you tried making it into granola? maybe it's the mushy texture that puts you off?

Angel1029

Have you tried putting fruit in it?
I like my oatmeal with banana and cinnamon in it or I'll put an apple, cinnamon and walnuts in it.

flinchyny

Honestly? If you hate it, don't eat it.

However, in skimming your blog post, I see you're using packets -- that's a definite no.

Get a cup of oats and cook them in a pot on the stove. If you like any cooked fruit, add that (but not raisins, since you don't like them cooked).

Put the cooked oats in a bowl and try it plain and try it with a little milk poured over it.

It's good sweetened -- think oatmeal cookies. I use maple syrup. White or brown sugar is good, too. Cinnamon works well w/ these sweeteners, too.

If you still don't like it, move on! Try other complex carbs, like quinoa or buckwheat groats (aka kasha).

keepitoff99

Steel cut oats - I make up a batch of 3 cups to 14 cups of water. Boil for about 20 minutes on low - it will start to stick after a bit so you need to stir a bit more frequently for the last half.

I eat about 1 1/2 cups each morning with 1/2 cup 1% milk and 1 tsp brown sugar, pinch of cinnamon.
You can store the rest in the fridge and heat up each morning so you don't have to make all the time.
This has a nutty texture and taste - adds a bit of texture, not just mush.
I sometimes add blueberries or you can soak raisins overnight and add.

Oatmeal, for me, if my lifesaver. I don't always want to eat it but I find that I feel so much better all day and it curbs the hunger for the morning. It is also extremely low in fat and calories but has lots of fibre.

I find the instant oatmeal is much higher in sugar and calories and not as much per serving.

dragonfarie

hmmm. have you tried making it into granola? maybe it's the mushy texture that puts you off?

I was going to suggest this.

Maybe you just don't have the right consistency? Some people like their oatmeal thick and goopy where others like it more diluted so it has more of a thick soup texture.

Or you could try putting it in the blender and making a shake out of it with fruit and yogurt (or milk)

vaughny

this is different but i use oatmeal in this way: 3 egg whites, 1/4 c dry oats and 1 packet of protein pudding from this website http://www.dietdirect.com I use vanilla or chocolate I add a packet of stevia. Stir all together put on a cookie sheet in about 4 dollops and bake at 350 for about 10 min tops just check them. These are protein cookies i make for breakfast you can make them ahead of time to keep them on hand.

starkiss100

Try looking up recipes for "Over night" oats. you use rolled oats, not instant. You soak them in water, milk, yogurt, or a mixture off all 3 along with other spices and by the time you wake up, the liquid is absorbed. You can eat it cold or warm it up. I just heard about this last week and have not yet tried it myself, but I plan too real soon.

catherine1979

I recently tried the America's test kitchen "recipe" for steel cut oats. The first step is to toast the oats in a hot pan with just a touch of butter, and oh my gosh does it ever make a difference in the flavor! I also used 1 part milk, 2 parts water, and 1 part oatmeal. I put raisins in it and it was really good.

jojoworks

Steel cut oats - I make up a batch of 3 cups to 14 cups of water. Boil for about 20 minutes on low - it will start to stick after a bit so you need to stir a bit more frequently for the last half.

I eat about 1 1/2 cups each morning with 1/2 cup 1% milk and 1 tsp brown sugar, pinch of cinnamon.
You can store the rest in the fridge and heat up each morning so you don't have to make all the time.
This has a nutty texture and taste - adds a bit of texture, not just mush.
I sometimes add blueberries or you can soak raisins overnight and add.

Oatmeal, for me, if my lifesaver. I don't always want to eat it but I find that I feel so much better all day and it curbs the hunger for the morning. It is also extremely low in fat and calories but has lots of fibre.

I find the instant oatmeal is much higher in sugar and calories and not as much per serving.

For people who have a consistency problem with oatmeal I agree, steel-cuts are THE way to go and I've read they're healthier for you too. I buy them at my natural foods coop in bulk and they're quite cheap.

I make a pot once a week:

1 cup steel-cuts to 4 cups water. I add a small dash of salt and liberal dashes of cinnamon and minimally processed cacao powder to the water. I put the pot into a 300 degree oven and check on it to stir after 45 min to an hour, then put back in for another 45 min or so.

Each morning I have a bowl that I add a tab of butter, 1/3 cup frozen wild blueberries, more dashes of cinnamon and cacao powder and 1 tblsp raw honey to. I bring it to work to heat up and eat at my desk.

Here's a fun food blog, Kathy even has a Tribute To Oats tab and many many oat recipes:
http://www.katheats.com/

Good luck and happy eating!
JoJo

bettyboop573

If you're on FB check out recipes for gals in figure/bodybuilding...she has about 100 ideas! Maybe some healthy oatmeal muffins???

bettyboop573

I agree....prepacked oatmeal isnt the greatest