I love homemade food. The kind that's made from scratch from whole ingredients. But with a business and a baby, I don't have a lot of time to cook. So I like to make big batches of things that can keep in the fridge or freezer for a while and heat up for quick weekday meals. My latest kick is cooking up a big batch of steel cut oats for the week. Each day, I just scoop some out of the pot, microwave it for a few minutes, and then add a few toppings to make it interesting. My go-to recipe is to add a whole cup of frozen mixed berries, a splash of milk, and a spoonful of brown sugar. Here are some of the other combinations I've enjoyed:
+ shredded apple, cinnamon, brown sugar
+ almond butter, chopped almonds, honey
+ sliced banana, apricot preserves, sliced almonds
+ chocolate chips, coconut milk, shredded coconut
+ maple syrup, cinnamon, raisins, chopped pecans, butter
+ fresh chopped mango, toasted shredded coconut, coconut milk, honey
Do you like oatmeal? What do you like to add to it?
p.s. The above photo is by Jennifer Causey from her beautiful blog, Simply Breakfast. If you haven't already, please check it out. It'll make you re-think that first meal of the day.
8 comments:
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what great combinations! i need to remember some of these, when i make oatmeal next.
Sometimes (like this morning) instead of adding these kinds of toppings to oatmeal, I add them to plain greek yogurt. Today, it was shredded apple, shredded (unsweetened) coconut, sliced almonds, and honey. Very yummy.
I can't believe I just learned about steel cut oats a month ago (and I'm 42!). They're my newest addiction.
I keep seeing oatmeal recipes that make me really want to eat some, and I DO love it, but every morning I am so excited to eat my cereal that I never eat any oatmeal! And I know that it would keep me fuller for longer than the cereal does too dang it! I love all your concoctions, I may have to finally just do it. oh and making a pot for the whole week is a great idea!
Katie- Yes, you should try it! I used to be like that with cereal, too. But recently, I've become bored with cereal, so I've been branching out with oatmeal, greek yogurt, eggs, toast, etc... A great thing about oatmeal is that you can buy it in bulk and it's so cheap! (Although I suppose the toppings can get pricey, depending on what you use.)
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