Oatmeal recipes, anyone?

gooiyw

These are fantastic ideas, guys! Keep 'em coming! I'm definitely gonna try the crockpot version as I like to pack my breakfasts to work with me and hardly have any prep time in the mornings when I'm rushing to the gym first. :drinker: MFPians, you're awesome!!

rebeccaboise

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annettehoyt

chocolatecoveredkatie.com has some great and delicious oatmeal recipes and also ohsheglows.com has some dressed up oatmeal recipes! She does a lot with rolled oats, and has a lot of fun overnight oats recipes, like carrot cake oatmeal, apple pie oatmeal, chocolate cookie dough oatmeal, banana pie oatmeal, etc. I can't wait to try some out! Oh and she is vegan and very health conscious! Enjoy!

gooiyw

Yeah, I kinda figured oatmeal's the way to go as with my current breakfasts, I'm super hungry by lunch. Chocolatecoveredkatie.com. Got it! :happy:

essjay76

I usually hate oatmeal but have recently tried to eat more of the stuff. So I found ways to bump up the flavor and nutritional value ...

If you aren't afraid of spice, try making a variety of "Moroccan" style oatmeal. Dried fruits and spices are big in Moroccan cuisine.

Add some stuff like:
walnuts
golden raisins
dates
brown sugar
nutmeg
curry powder
cardamom

delicious!

CherylPierce

There have been a lot of great ideas here. I'm afraid I can't help. I love oatmeal plain and mushy. :-)

reneeileen

Oatmeal Smoothie
http://www.marthastewart.com/851771/oatmeal-smoothies

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Serves 2-4
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Ingredients

1 cup ice
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt
1 banana
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup coconut water (or other liquid, such as juice)
Directions

Place ice and raspberries in the bottom of blender, and all other ingredients on top. Whir until completely smooth. Serve.

eodvarka

This might sound really weird, but when I was hitting the gym a lot, I ALWAYS craved chocolate and oatmeal. So, I decided, why not combine them? I would put some oatmeal in a bowl, cook it according to the directions in the microwave, then add a pinch of salt, a few tablespoons of cocoa powder, and some instant sugar-free fat-free chocolate Jello pudding mix for some sweetness. It came out to be a thick bowl of chocolatey heaven!
When I'm craving something sweeter/less rich, I cook some oatmeal with some slices of green apple together, then add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and brown sugar. SO good, and it's a great dessert if paired with whipped cream/maybe some vanilla ice cream? hehe

jenj1313

Coach's Oats (Costco) have a much better texture than regular oatmeal. Steel cut oats also have a great texture, but take longer to cook. I add berries (frozen, also costco), and walnuts or almonds + a teaspoon of brown sugar. And I usually eat it for dinner b/c I work long hours, and it's quick, cheap and filing.

jenj1313

This might sound really weird, but when I was hitting the gym a lot, I ALWAYS craved chocolate and oatmeal. So, I decided, why not combine them? I would put some oatmeal in a bowl, cook it according to the directions in the microwave, then add a pinch of salt, a few tablespoons of cocoa powder, and some instant sugar-free fat-free chocolate Jello pudding mix for some sweetness. It came out to be a thick bowl of chocolatey heaven!
When I'm craving something sweeter/less rich, I cook some oatmeal with some slices of green apple together, then add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and brown sugar. SO good, and it's a great dessert if paired with whipped cream/maybe some vanilla ice cream? hehe

Oooo... never thought of using pudding mix / cocoa. Good idea!

eodvarka

This might sound really weird, but when I was hitting the gym a lot, I ALWAYS craved chocolate and oatmeal. So, I decided, why not combine them? I would put some oatmeal in a bowl, cook it according to the directions in the microwave, then add a pinch of salt, a few tablespoons of cocoa powder, and some instant sugar-free fat-free chocolate Jello pudding mix for some sweetness. It came out to be a thick bowl of chocolatey heaven!
When I'm craving something sweeter/less rich, I cook some oatmeal with some slices of green apple together, then add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and brown sugar. SO good, and it's a great dessert if paired with whipped cream/maybe some vanilla ice cream? hehe

Oooo... never thought of using pudding mix / cocoa. Good idea!

Chocolate pudding mix is also AMAZING with plain lowfat greek yogurt. It's like chocolate mousse, but somehow better!

MJBez

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Narisong

I found this recipe on one of the message boards a few weeks ago and really love it. I follow the recipe except I add cinnamon while cooking it in the crockpot (i cook mine on low all night). I just store in the fridge and nuke for 90 seconds in the morning. I do use a bit of sweetener on it when I reheat :-)

http://www.cookingwithjax.com/2011/01/apple-pie-breakfast.html

rocknd

Not sure what steel cut oats is, but here in the land of OZ I use quick oats. Just tried a recipe I found on pinterest for Almond Joy Oatmeal . . . oh so delish! No exact amounts required . . . I adjusted the amounts of each ingredient to fit my allowable calorie intake. For example: 1/4 cup quick oats, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1 tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1 tbsp. almond slices, 1 tbsp. coconut shavings.

gymbug813

Here is a recipe I kind-of derived from the biggest loser oatmeal pancakes:

1 cup quick oats
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup liquid eggs
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix together and you have a great low-calorie pancake batter. Drench in some light syrup and you are good to go!

kmmuzzy

Almond Joy Oatmeal (from Undressed Skeleton blog):
Joy Oatmeal!

191 Calories, 7g Fat, 23g Carbs, 6g Protein, 5g Fiber

Ingredients:

* 10 Milk Chocolate Baking Chips
* 1 Cup Almond Milk Unsweetened
* 1 Packet Instant Oatmeal
* 1 Tbsp Sweetened Shredded Coconut
* 1 Tbsp Chopped Almonds
* 1 Packet Truvia

Directions

1. Prepare Oatmeal as Directed With 1 Cup Almond Milk
2. Stir Almonds and Truvia In Oatmeal
3. Top Oatmeal With Baking Chips and Coconut
4. Mix Together

gooiyw

My very first oatmeal breakfast...



I must say, it didn't suck. LOL.

lvnhappiness

oatmeal you can do anything with. you can add any extract with fresh apples and cinnomen and almounds, or you can put fresh pears in with vanilla extract , with splenda (if you want it sweet) and a little nutmeg and top with reduced balasmic vinager..just a drizzle on top. sugar free carmel , cocnut extract and chunkks of plums with almound milk and or vanilla soy. yuou can put anything in it you want too.

Vegetablearian

I make mine with hazelnut or almond or other dairy alternative milk , that makes it sweet and nutty in taste and 38% rda calcium.

30g of oats + 170ml milk

10acity

I like oatmeal (I buy Bob's Red Mill Thick Cut Oats) but I totally prefer Bulgur Wheat Cereal (Hodgson Mill, to be exact). It's heartier than oatmeal-- no chance of that gooey pastiness. I highly recommend it!

And my favourite way to eat both is with fresh or frozen blueberries and some honey.

catramsey2

Protein shake

1 Scoop protein mix
1/2 C skim milk
3/4 C Cold water
1/2 C Oatmeal (Old fashioned)
1 tsp Mexican Vanilla
1 T peanut butter
4 paks splenda
Ice cubes

Blend and enjoy

To die for shake!

krnlcsf

try the baked oatmeal with blueberries and banana (or whatever fruit you like) on skinnytaste.com
delicious and a big serving for the amount of cals! makes 6 servings, and reheats very nicely the next day.

i think i'll try it with strawberries or apples next time.

otherwise i just make mine in the microwave with water. add cinnamon and brown sugar or maple syrup for flavour, and topped with unsweetened apple sauce after its cooked. good enough for me! but i love my oatmeal!

10acity

Protein shake

1 Scoop protein mix
1/2 C skim milk
3/4 C Cold water
1/2 C Oatmeal (Old fashioned)
1 tsp Mexican Vanilla
1 T peanut butter
4 paks splenda
Ice cubes

Blend and enjoy

To die for shake!

This sounds really good... are my Thick Cut Rolled Oats going to work?

Michele7091

I make overnight oats. They're REALLY yummy!

1/2 c. oats
1/2 c. unsweetened almond milk
1 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1 Tbsp peanut butter (I use PB2)

Mix it all up at night and stick it in the fridge. I pull mine out about 10 minutes before I want to start eating it to warm it up to room temp a bit and just eat them as is. SOOOO good!

I also will take a packet of the Maple & Brown sugar oats and cook as normal and add 1/2 a chopped apple and a Tbsp of craisins. Very tasty as well but the overnight oats listed above is my FAV!

morningsun3112

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jgerbe2

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kimw91

My basic "recipe" for oatmeal is to just prepare it in water with about a tbsp of stevia. As for toppings:
- Stir in 1/2 mashed banana and cinnamon to taste and top with remaining banana slices, blueberries and a drizzle of honey
- Stir in a tsp vanilla extract and top with strawberries/raspberries
- Stir in a diced apple and lots of cinnamon and optionally a handful of raisins
- Stir in cacao powder and pitted cherries
- Top with baked/heated apple/pears/nectarine/peach/banana
- Top with (flavoured) yoghurt and granola
- Prepare it the night before, sit in fridge overnight, then stir in milk or yoghurt in the morning (it'll be all sticky and really dense) till it's back to a creamy consistency and then top with fresh fruit (I like berries/orange/mandarin/kiwi/pineapple
- I imagine coconut pineapple oatmeal would be good
- Mocha oatmeal (instant coffee granules & cacao powder)
- And then there's a ton of recipes for baked oatmeal/oatmeal pancakes which I think just require the addition of an egg white

gspea

All of these suggestions. Wow. Will be using a lot of these to spice up the same ol oatmeal.

raedlewis

Lots of good ideas. Yum!

bquillen

I use the instant kind, maple and brown sugar, fix it with FF milk, then use the already cooked bacon warm in microwave until crisp and crumble that in it....with a packet of truvia or whatever sweetner you like....it is yummy...