Oatmeal recipes, anyone?

Every night during the week I make a pot of oatmeal.

1/2 Cup Steel Cut Oats
Slightly less then 2 cups of Water
pinch of salt
1/4 cup of raisins
a shake of cinnamon
Cook for an hour on the lowest setting my range allows covered.
Then add 1/2 cup of low sugar vanilla soy milk.
Put in fridge, eat as a cold porridge in the morning. Or heat up in the microwave.

About 500 calories, which is 1/4 of my personal intake of the day.

Mix 1/4 cup dry oats with 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup light milk, leave for 15 minutes then cook very slowly say simmering, whilst stiring to avoid the milk burning on the bottom of the pan or in the microwave for 3 minutes in a very large glass bowl as it does bubble up quite a bit and serve, I have mine with maple syrup, cranberreis and raisins, yum yum yum

I make steel cuts oats but only cook for 15 minutes so they are not mushy. When I eat them I add 1 tb of peanut butter and a little Splenda. Or peanut butter and a few drop of dark chocolate syrup. Or fresh fruit like strawberries or blueberries. Or strawberries with a little chocolate syrup. You get my point, the possibilities are endless. Even a little vanilla syrup like the kind for coffee is good.

I also champion the cause for steel cut oats. Rolled oats (the cardboard can of flakes) are the oat kernel steamed and rolled flat. It's not a great deal of processing, but why cook the oats twice? Steel cut oats are just the oat kernel cut in half, which is why they take a lot longer to cook than the rolled flakes.

Steel cut oats, cooked in water 13-14 minutes so they still have plenty of chewy texture (not a blob of glue)
1 1/2 tsp light brown sugar or 2 tsp agave syrup.
~1/8 cup dried cranberries (15-20 grams weighed)
dusting of good cinnamon

50g Steel cut oat
250-300ml skim milk/water mixed (I do about half half, but the less milk you use then the fewer calories)
Cinnamon
Honey/Maple syrup

I usually start making this in the morning, ready for the next day. Soak the oats in the milk/water in the morning. Cover and place in a cool dry place. In the evening put on the hob and slowly bring to the boil, stirring gently. Once it starts boiling a bit, turn the heat right down and simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring gently. Take off the heat, cover and leave till the next morning. When you look at it next morning, if it's too thick, add a bit of milk and heat slowly for 5-10 minutes remembering to stir.

At this point it's ready to eat. You can add just about anything to it that takes your fancy. Remember to start the next days bowl off at this point as well

Brown Sugar
Maple Syrup
Honey
Sweetener
Cinnamon
Banana
Strawberry
Blueberries
Dried Cranberries
Chocolate chips (I like the 70% cocoa ones)
Nuts - Almonds, Hazelnuts etc etc
Peanut Butter
Flavoured Syrup - Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry etc etc
Jam or Marmalade - any kind

To name but a few. Or anything else you can think of.

http://www.katheats.com/favorite-foods/overnightoats

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/all-things-oatmeal/



http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2009/07/03/kozyshack-oatmeal-pudding/

i steep a cinnamon plum herbal tea and use that in place of water (the tea adds flavor, reserves the calories for butter and makes the kitchen smell amazing!). i use steel cut oats. i boil 2 cups of the prepared tea, add 1/2 cup oats, turn heat down to med-low (#4 on my stove) and heat for 25 minutes, stirring every few minutes. i top it off with 1/2 Tbsp clarified butter and a little pure maple syrup or stir in some cocoa powder and honey. lately we've been eating it as dinner to keep it small but filling.

Made these last night and they were great. No butter, oil, or flour and they still taste wonderful.

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Squares

1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large mashed banana
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Mix together the quick cooking oats, light brown sugar, baking powder, kosher salt and ground cinnamon.

Add in the vanilla extract, milk and egg. Mix the ingredients together.

Then add in the mashed banana and peanut butter. Combine all of the ingredients.

Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cut into squares and enjoy!

I am not going to lie. I had oatmeal this morning and I had to choke it down. I did make it one day and it was not so bad. I cooked it with an apple some cinn and all natural honey that I bought from a local bee keeper....it was not bad but I would not eat it more than once a week.....My husband on the other had eats it every day with Craisins in fused with blueberry juice (made by ocean spray) he loves it .....it is very good for you if that helps....good luck

I love eating pan-seared oatmeal. Here's a recipe I use. It's pretty easy to modify to suit your needs and it's super yummy.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pan-seared-oatmeal-with-warm-fruit-compote-cider-syrup-10000000642369/