My kitchen has seen everything from Chocolate Oatmeal to Peanut Butter Oatmeal.
And a quick google search for “oatmeal recipes” will show you that I’m hardly alone in my proclivity for oatmeal experimentation. Recipes exist for carrot cake oatmeal, spinach oatmeal, Oreo oatmeal, soy sauce oatmeal…
However, sometimes the classic is best.
(I’m looking at you, soy sauce oatmeal!)
Oatmeal-raisin is always a classic; like the little black dress of breakfasts. It will never go out of style.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Oatmeal
(Makes 4 servings)
- 3 cups milk of choice (720g)
- 1 cup steel-cut oats (160g)
- 1/2 tsp plus 1/8 tsp salt (I think oatmeal tastes much better with a little salt, but you can use less if you normally make–and enjoy–oatmeal without salt.)
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon (level)
- 1/2 to 1 cup raisins (70-140g)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (4g)
- sweetener and toppings of choice
If you have a slow cooker: Lightly grease the bottom of the crock pot, then add first 5 ingredients and stir. Cook on low for 3 1/2 hours. Turn off heat, then add the vanilla, sweetener of choice, and any other toppings or mix-ins you wish. (If you don’t have a crock pot, bring the milk to a boil and then add the next four ingredients. Lower to a simmer, and simmer 20-25 minutes or until thick. Then stir in the vanilla, sweetener, and other toppings of choice.) You can store leftovers in the fridge – it’s a good idea to add a little extra liquid (milk or water) when reheating.
I made sure to wear green yesterday, had my Irish oatmeal for breakfast, and also attended a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. It was a crazy party: 4 girls, drinks, and an entire key lime pie cheesecake (my recipe) all to ourselves. That’s a party, right?
If there is cheesecake, it’s always a party!
(Ugly nighttime lighting. Really good cheesecake!)
Question of the Day:
Would you be brave enough to try soy sauce oatmeal?
Or spinach oatmeal? Oatmeal with spaghetti sauce? Since oatmeal is a grain just like pasta and rice, I guess it’s not as weird as it sounds to flavor the grain with something like soy sauce. Still… I think I will stick to the raisins!
Link of the Day: 25 Healthy Oatmeal Recipes
Soy sauce oatmeal sounds gross! I do add spinach from time to time to my oatmeal. I’m sure to add plenty of spices and/or pumpkin to mask the flavor (which is mild if you don’t use a ton). Gets the greens into breakfast!
“Oatmeal-raisin is always a classic; like the little black dress of breakfasts.”
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“You had me at hello!”
The little black dress! The healthy food! Oh, love the comparison.
Ha! Seriously. I love your writing! I love that you use “exist” as a verb like I do (chastised at my blog for doing so)! And I love that I found your site by way of my gorgeous friend Jessica of AlmostOverNow.
So would I try soy sauce oatmeal? Absolutely! If you were concocting it for me. Would I have the patience to make this myself? Heck no. But it’s gorgeous, and I’ll be reading you regularly!
I love oatmeal! I like the idea of making it in a crock pot, I normally make mine on the stove with chia seeds and egg whites.
Talking about savoury oatmeal it’s got me wondering how else you could mix it up a bit. I love chilli with sweet things. I am wondering how coconut, chilli and agave might go. Chocolate chilli would be good, and I think so would caramel chilli.
What size slow cooker do you use for this? Would it be possible to add more milk, or maybe some water, and cook it overnight? I love the idea of being able to put it on the night before and having it good to eat in the morning.
4 quart, I think. Mine is so old it doesn’t actually say!
Why soy sauce oatmeal? Wouldn’t that be horrible? Ha. This looks tasty as! What toppings are on there?
OK I have tried soy sauce oatmeal, mixed in peas and had it like a rice dish 😛 it’s actually really good!! I have also done sweet potato maple oats, which I’ve blogged about, and it’s so good!! As is chocolate, of course. Now I must try that spinach oatmeal…. Thanks!!
I LOVE savory oatmeal! I like to cook it up similar to risotto. I leave it “al dente” so that it still has some bite to it, and I saute up some spinach, mushrooms, onions, and other veggies and add them to the mix. It all comes together with a splash of non-dairy milk and nutritional yeast. It’s probably an acquired taste, but I certainly think it’s fantastic. 🙂
Love the sound of oatmeal cookie oatmeal! Who wouldn’t want to wake up to a bowl of that?!
I just read a recipe that used kale with oatmeal and it made my stomach turn. I guess I have made oats into a dessert breakfast so anything veggie or salty involved just does not work for me! Your oats look great, thank you for sharing Love + Shine CourtStar
Yum! I made this receipe the other day and it was delicious! Perfect breakfast for an especially cold “spring” morning in Wisconsin. Thanks Katie!