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Banana Caramel Walnut Oatmeal
It’s super common to top oatmeal with maple syrup or a pinch of brown sugar. For an extra special twist, caramel sauce is truly a treat.
Turtle Cheesecake Baked Oatmeal
Welp, if this isn’t a dessert oatmeal, I don’t know what is.
I told you I was going to make several variations on my Cheesecake Baked Oatmeal, did I not? Here is the first of many. I’m not sure why I decided to start with the fanciest, but I have to start somewhere, n’est-ce pas? I would argue, however, that turtle cheesecake is one of the more popular variations on the popular dessert.
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POSTED IN: baked oatmeal, caramel, chocolate, cream cheese, dessert lovers, nuts, veggies, zucchini
Caramel Pecan Roll Overnight Oatmeal
Mmkay. This recipe is not the healthiest. It’s not sugar free, and it’s not sweetened by fruit. That being said, it’s still healthier than a buttery, sugary caramel roll. Right? Right.
This recipe has a cinnamon-zucchini base with a sweet caramel topping, similar to what you would find at the top of a caramel pecan roll. It’s sweet and satisfying without being overly indulgent, so you can enjoy it in the morning without upsetting your stomach for the rest of the day (even if you have a sensitive gut like mine).
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Snickers Oatmeal
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!
After a week vacation (hooray for mid-winter break!), it’s a little painful to head back to work on my birthday, but at least it means I have plenty of people to celebrate the day with.
Caramel Apple Oatmeal Parfait
For my readers who have been around since the beginning: can you tell I’m not as into apples as I used to be?
I used to love them so much. They were the first “health food” I hooked myself on when I started weaning myself off processed foods. I would honestly eat two or three apples a day to keep myself from eating crap like Doritos or ice cream. When I started buying organic food, apples and bananas were pretty much the only produce I could afford. When I fell in love with peanut butter, I would eat sliced apple with peanut butter every afternoon when I came home from my last class of the day during my junior and senior year in college.
You can see that obsession in my early recipes. So. Many. Apples. I’m not sure when it happened, but during my year in Newark, the love affair ended. I started having stomach issues (mainly bloating) after eating apples, and I found bananas and oranges to be less abrasive. The apple recipes faded away. (more…)
Salted (or not) Caramel Apple Oatmeal
One week remains of my first year of teaching! Each year, as my life and career become increasingly more demanding, I worry about how my blog will fit into my schedule. This year, I consistently worked 70-80 hours a week, yet I somehow managed to squeeze in a few hours each weekend to manage this blog . . . So if you’re wondering why I’m not so great at responding to blog comments anymore, that’s why. I’m sorry! I read and appreciate all of them!
Despite my long hours of classroom prep, I remained loyal to this blog. I think that’s quite telling. No matter how stressful my life was, I made this blog a priority. Why? I enjoy it. Yes, it’s a LOT of (more) work, but it’s also gratifying and therapeutic.
This recipe, like many others, has been stumping me for at least a year. How could I make a VEGAN caramel sauce? It’s not that I didn’t know how–there are tons of recipes out there. I just didn’t feel like making it (see above re: 70-80 hours a week)!
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