Oatmeal Ideas
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| Wed, 04-06-2005 - 11:00am |
I have become a big fan of Old Fashion Oatmeal. I make it about 3-4 days a week. I have come up with a couple of variations I would like to share and to ask you to share any other variations.
First for a frame of referance, I use 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of oatmeal - cooked for six minutes. I always add a lot of Cinnamon and a dash of salt. I most often top it with a couple of sprays of I Can't Believe it's not Butter (Sometimes splenda, sometimes not.)
My variations so far:
Blue Berries - I add about a 1/4 of frozen blue berries to the oatmeal. Put them in about half way through the cooking to make sure they get warm and your oatmeal is hot enough. (Make sure you get the no sugar added berries. I got some rasberries once that had sugar added.)
Peanut Butter - I put about a tablespoon of peanut butter and mix it in with my oatmeal. I use either Simply Jiff or natural.
Chocolate - Sounds strange, but I put about 1 or 1-1/2 teaspoons of coco powder, I add while the water is boiling. I love it, I sometimes will mix the peanut butter in also, it is like a reeses pieces.
Any other ideas?

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I do oatmeal in the crock pot . It makes a lot so I store it in a tupperware bowl and all I have to do is warm it in the microwave and add what ever flavorings I want. It is creamy and very good. I really like it better than making fresh every morning.
Pam
Pam,
I make steel-cut Irish oats in the crockpot overnight.
Cathy,
I use the old fashioned oats. I have looked several times but have never been able to find the steel cut in the stores I shop.
Pam
Pam,
The ones at my store are called McCann's Irish Oats.
Cathy:
What are the steel cut oatmeal like. Do they taste different? How long does it take to cook them? I know they are supposed to have more fiber. I have thought about getting some, but wanted to know what they were like first.
Thank You!
Hi slim,
It's hard to explain the difference.
Cathy:
Thank you for the Information, I will have to give it a try since am eating so much of the stuff these days. I do want some variations so I do not get tired of oatmeal. Just hope I can remember to put it on the night before.
I used fresh strawberries today, it was great!
I got a new oatmeal idea this AM, worker out pretty good I think!
When I boiled my water, I put a green tea bag in it, I though it was one more way to get some anti-oxidents in. I could not really taste it. I might try some other teas later on.
A question about oatmeal I have always wondered about:
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