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Kiwi, Green Apple, and Pistachio Oatmeal
Last week, I talked about how crazy my life was as a teacher. I’m happy to announce that I’m slowly getting my “ish” together. I enjoyed a lovely 15 hours grading essays over the weekend (yippee), but besides that, I’m feeling things slowing down.
Anyway, this recipe features an odd assortment of ingredients. Essentially, I was inspired by green. I can’t remember how this recipe started in my imagination, but I simply kept adding on to it with more green things. It continued to morph as it went through the process. Even when I first made it, I decided to add lemon extract at the last second. No regrets–the touch of citrus made these ingredients dance. Lime juice might be pleasant, too.
Chai Stewed Apples Oatmeal
I’ve given up coffee. It was tough for me. Really tough. I’ve spent the last year sampling soy lattes at every coffee shop in New York City, but the past few months have been trying. Within hours of licking the last bits of froth off my mug, I would always find myself feeling woozy and having cold sweats. Every. Single. Time.
Instead, I’ve had to reinvest in my love for tea.
I really wish I could order chai more often at all my favorite coffee shops. Sadly, most places make theirs from a concentrate or powdered mix that already includes dairy. Bumsville.
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Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oatmeal
My grandma makes a killer apple pie. The apple filling reaches the perfect point between firm slices and mush. I don’t want to have to chew my apples when I’m eating pie, but I don’t want to slurp them like applesauce, either. She nails this balance every time.
The extra special twist is that her apples come from her backyard. An apple tree was planted in her yard each time a new grandkid was born. This means my brother, sister, cousins, and I each have our own apple tree. We take great pride in the apples that grow from them. Each time my grandma makes a pie, someone asks, “Whose apples are these?” There was a stretch of time when my tree was the champion, pumping out dozens of apples throughout the harvesting season. My apple tree is a boss. (more…)
Pumpkin, Apple, and Cranberry Oatmeal
Pumpkin. How can I make more pumpkin recipes? What else can be done with pumpkin? These are the questions I ask myself twice a day.What spices and herbs go well with pumpkin? What fruits pair well with pumpkin? What different forms of oatmeal have I not tried with pumpkin?!
The result of this never-ending search is today’s recipe. Seeing how well apples paired with sweet potatoes, I knew they’d be smashing with pumpkin. Of course, cranberries are my go-to dried fruit for autumn recipes, so I threw those in as well. Aaaand bam, cue the world’s coziest breakfast.
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Oatmeal Recipes for Autumn Lovers
I can take a hint. When I asked for what ingredients you’d like to see more of in my recipes, the resounding opinion was simply everything autumn. I couldn’t agree more, which is why I’ve been pumping out all sorts of hearty, autumn goodness. Summer food is delicious, but when the temperature starts dropping slightly and everyone breaks out their best pair of boots, delving into a bowl of cozy porridge is truly perfection. This is the time of year when the “seasonal porridge lovers” join us crazies who eat it year-round. For once, everyone’s in agreement, and we can all share our love of hot, creamy, pumpkin-themed oatmeal. 🙂
Here are my favorite and/or most popular autumn-themed oatmeal recipes. Plus, since everyone lurrrrves my autumn recipes, I capped myself off at ten recipes instead of five. (And yes, there will be pumpkin.)
I didn’t know what to expect the first time I put sweet potato
in oatmeal, but this was my first experiment, and I’d say it turned out
pretty swell!
in oatmeal, but this was my first experiment, and I’d say it turned out
pretty swell!
The stove-top version is pretty stellar, too, but there is something
about this baked style that really nails the comforting experience of eating
a slice of my grandma’s apple pie.
about this baked style that really nails the comforting experience of eating
a slice of my grandma’s apple pie.
My pumpkin pie recipes are a reader-favorite. If steel-cut isn’t your
thing, try the baked, overnight, or stove-top version.
Because some days are pancake days.
The first time I made this, I almost died. My taste buds
could barely handle the incredible blend of flavors. I would
recommend this to even the strongest hater of oatmeal.
could barely handle the incredible blend of flavors. I would
recommend this to even the strongest hater of oatmeal.
I refuse to drink any sugary Starbucks or Dunkin’ version of this concoction,
but I’ll certainly enjoy the healthy oatmeal version!
but I’ll certainly enjoy the healthy oatmeal version!
Apples and sweet potatoes both blend well with the same earthy spices,
so why not combine them?
so why not combine them?
This baked bowl of glory may not be explicitly fall, but what is more
cozy and comforting than a baked oatmeal WITH PEANUT BUTTER?
Y’all know I had to get peanut butter in here somehow.
cozy and comforting than a baked oatmeal WITH PEANUT BUTTER?
Y’all know I had to get peanut butter in here somehow.
I highly, highly, highly recommend using homemade applesauce! It
doesn’t have to be a complicated process; I made mine in the microwave
in under five minutes!
doesn’t have to be a complicated process; I made mine in the microwave
in under five minutes!
Pepitas. Raisins. Apples. Pecans. Cranberries. Y’know, all those fall-ish things.
**You can also find hundreds of other oatmeal recipes (as well as tons of other meatless recipes) on my Pinterest account! You can also like The Oatmeal Artist on Facebook. Thanks!
Autumn Muesli
I don’t know what it is about muesli lately, but I am all about it. I think it’s because I’ve been setting my electric blanket too high at night, and when I wake up in the morning, all I want is cold muesli.
This muesli essentially just celebrates autumn. Okay, so maybe pumpkin didn’t make it in (don’t worry, that’s coming!), BUT there are pepitas, which are pumpkin seeds, so . . . I guess that counts! I also used dried apples, raisins, golden raisins, dried cranberries, and pecan pieces. DIVINE.
My first bites were certainly pleasant, but I felt that something was missing. It was almost too light and bright and sunshiny. It needed more autumn. I took a risk and added a dash of cinnamon, and wow, it made all the difference!
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Pomegranate Apple Oatmeal
I’m in love. No, not with a boy. No, not with oatmeal (I mean, I am in love with oatmeal, but that’s not what I’m talking about right now.
I’m in love with New York City. This shares no relevance with this recipe, except maybe for the fact that I bought the groceries for, cooked, and photographed this recipe in New York City.
I never imagined myself in NYC. Denver, sure. Minneapolis, sure. Maybe even Chicago, if I felt particularly adventurous. Yet here I am, smack-dab in an authentic New York City experience—slumming it in a scummy Brooklyn neighborhood, surviving a 35-minute commute to work at 5:30 am, eating more bagels than necessary, fighting off the smells of Chinatown much too frequently for my liking, and spending way too much money at phenomenal eateries.
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Spiced Apple and Peach Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Peach season has technically closed. Let’s be honest—it closed a while ago. However, I’m miserable at goodbyes, so I’m still throwing them in my porridge mid-September. Bite me.
If, like me, you’re still stuck in summer, this porridge will help you transition to autumn. It combines summer’s peach with autumn’s apple, and I spiced it with an earthy blend of cinnamon, allspice, and cloves.
Apple and Sweet Potato Oatmeal
I must admit that I’ve been pining to incorporate sweet potatoes into my porridge again all summer. I somehow managed to resist until the end of August (when I made my Sweet Potato & Soyrizo Oatmeal), and here I am again, writing up another sweet potato post.
What I find especially charming about sweet potatoes is its versatility. It functions beautifully in both savory and sweet recipes. Last week, I showed how to make it savory (with the soyrizo). Now, I paired it with apple and earthy apple pie spices to bring out its dessert-like qualities. (more…)
Applesauce Overnight Oatmeal
If you’ve tried (and enjoyed) my Applesauce Oatmeal, you will likely appreciate today’s recipe. It’s truly one of my easiest recipes in the history of EVER.
Also, it tastes wonderful. I kid you not, this oatmeal tastes like straight-up apple pie. It’s one of the few recipes that I eat cold (I have a bias for hot porridge), but only because I am so desperate to shovel it in my mouth as fast as I can.
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