Need to sweeten my oats?

azingale

I like adding vanilla extract (*real* vanilla extract) and baking spices... I have the "five spice" mix you'd use for pumpkin pie or whatever... I find my steel-cut oats don't need anything when I've used these. However, if you can develop a taste for it (I kind of have, though I don't love it), blackstrap molasses add a terrific hit of iron with some sweetness. It's a really strong taste for early in the morning, though - the only strong flavor I love then is coffee - but in cold weather I like a hot breakfast instead of my usual yogurt, and I feel like I ought to get a hit of nutrients even if I'm eating a good carb, so I put the molasses on it.

ashlinmarie

I use Very Vanilla silk to cut the plain taste of my oatmeal. Helps me get in some calcium and vitamin D too since I can't drink regular or soy milk plain.

PJilly

Since I started adding cinnamon to my oats, I've discovered I don't need nearly as much sugar to taste good to me. For my regular serving (1/2 cup before cooking), I add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of raw sugar. That's quite a bit less than 2 tablespoons, and yet it tastes plenty sweet. The cinnamon seems to bring out the sweetness somehow. Now I'm all excited for breakfast tomorrow!

westbrja

Wow, tons of suggestions! I'm going to have to try some of them. Thanks everyone :flowerforyou:

Pebble321

I cook my porridge (oatmeal) with 2/3 cup water, 1/3 cup skim milk and add a chopped up pear or apple for the last 30 seconds.
Then a sprinkle of cinnamon on top - yum!
The pear makes it sweeter than apple.

SusanFGarcia

I have mine with no sugar but cinnamon instead.