You’re going to think I’m crazy…
That’s okay.
My grandma always said, “If they’re laughing at you, at least you got someone to laugh.”
I like making people laugh. So please laugh all you want at my crazy idea for Frappuccino Oatmeal… But give this recipe a chance and I bet you will be astonished at how delicious it is!
When Starbucks starts selling it in 5 years, maybe then you won’t think I’m so crazy. 😉
Frappuccino Oatmeal
(can be gluten-free!)
Recipe from here: CCK Oatmeal Recipes
- 1 serving rolled oats (See nutrition link below, for all substitution notes)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 cup water or more milk of choice
- 1/4 tsp salt (important to add before cooking)
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules (I use Mt. Hagen decaf.)
- sweetener of choice
Microwave option: Combine first four ingredients in a large pyrex measuring cup, and microwave 4 minutes (watching during the last minute to make sure it doesn’t spill over). Leave in the closed microwave 5 extra minutes, then transfer—uncovered—to the refrigerator to sit overnight and absorb the liquid. The next day, add the coffee, a tiny pinch more salt, and sweetener. Stir, and reheat if desired. (I actually like eating this cold!)
Stovetop option: Combine all ingredients (Cut the water back to 1/2 cup if you’re not planning to let it sit overnight). Cook, stirring occasionally, until oats are soft and fluffy (or until they’re still a little liquidy if you want to let it sit uncovered overnight in the fridge). If desired, chill in the fridge. Otherwise, serve and enjoy.
Topped with my favorite melted Homemade Chocolate.
Question of the Day:
Do you care about what other people think of you?
I used to. A lot. When I was in fourth grade, I completely gave up playing with Barbies just because some girls told me it was babyish. (I bet they secretly still played with Barbies, too!) In middle school, my friends and I practically lived in the bathroom, always checking the mirror to apply extra makeup and make sure our hair was perfect. (Rolls eyes at younger self.)
Thankfully I grew out of my awkward middle-school phase and gradually began doing my own thing and caring less and less what others thought about it. If people think I’m odd, that’s perfectly fine. Being normal is so boring! 🙂
definitely don’t think you’re crazy! I made a similar recipe a few weeks ago, called Espresso Buzz Cocoa Oatmeal. It was very similar, except I added chocolate 😀 of course, haha.
I used to care a lot about what other people thought of me (& to some degree, I still do), but as I’ve matured I’m feeling more “meh” about other people’s judgments, & more concerned with what I think of myself. Sometimes criticism is valid, but when people are just doing it to judge or be mean, I try to remind myself that that is about them & their damage, and nothing to do with me.
And I agree! Being normal is way boring 🙂
Honestly, the people who judge you and say nasty things are usually (always?) the most insecure. Normal, happy people don’t have to put others down to make themselves feel better.
totally agree!
People think I’m an absolute freak, but it’s ok! You learn to grow resistant to their taunting and besides…. I’m going to be moving very soon. 😀
Oh, and thank you for this delicious recipe! I don’t drink coffee, but I’ll definitely show it to my coffee-obsessed family!
Oh my goodness, Katie, this looks amazing. Thanks! When I was younger, I cared a lot about what people thought about me. But as I’ve gotten older I’ve worried less about what people think and become more and more confident in my quirky and goofy personality. We each have something unique to offer and we have to own it and not try to conform to the “norm” because no one is actually “normal.” 🙂
Hahha I’ve done this before too; haters gonna hate I guess 😉
As usual, your post is making me hungry even after I already ate breakfast. Couldn’t you post a little earlier each day? 😉
Or I might have to resort to eating a second breakfast, like a hobbit!
don’t think you’re crazy, but I hate coffee, so not something I’ll be trying 🙂
Being a kid is really hard. We tell them to be themselves, but when you’re a little strange (or extraordinarily strange like I was) that’s pretty much social suicide. You gotta care what other kids think of you when you’re little, or you’ll end up eating alone at the lunch table until you meet other freaks in high school. And even then, you’ll have to go to prom with a friend of a Jewish friend that she knew from Hebrew school.
I probably should have cared a little more about what people thought of me.
Too true. Grown ups who tell kids to just be themselves have obviously forgotten what it’s like to be a kid.
Sadly, other kids who are insecure will pick on the kids who are even the tiniest bit “different”. 🙁
It makes me sad to hear you say that. I was that loner kid by myself and I’m way better for It. I learned to be Independent and fully accepting of myself. No one ever told me to be myself or to try and fit In, I figured It out on my own. That It’s better to be liked for who you are, by people who are genuine then to be liked as a fraud by other fake, nasty people. It was just as wonderful to sit by myself or with genuine friends then and again, because both of those scenarios represented me being true to myself. I would not want to be friends with the kind of people who are nasty to others just because they don’t fit some stupid mold. How could It possibly be better to have friends like *that* then to be alone In your triumphant Integrity?&If you can’t be true to yourself, even when It’s challenging, you’re going to end up not even knowing who you are. Like some of the crazy stars who never learned to rely on themselves and do anything and whatever It takes for some approval and attention. I find It sad. &In fact, I count myself among those who are lucky because I’ll never be those people. The only way In which these kinds of challenges suck, Is If you don’t even learn anything from them. Even now, I realize many people might disagree with what I’m saying and as It turns out I can stand by myself, If I have to, and speak what I’ve found to be true for me.
I guess I don’t necessarily care if people think I’m weird or silly, but I do care if they like me. I’m such a people pleaser. It’s something I’m constantly trying to improve upon. As someone with a strong faith, I should be caring more about pleasing the Lord and not people! 😉
Nah, I don’t think you’re crazy, I think that sounds delicious! And a surefire way to get going a little bit faster in the morning, thanks to the caffeine!
Pfft at leas your awkward middle school phase didn’t involve wearing pyjamas to school. Seriously. Everyday.
What was I thinking!?
LOL! You were thinking why dress the latest uncomfortable fashion! 🙂
Breakfast tomorrow!