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Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal
My family used to have a rhubarb patch in our backyard, but we never used it, so my dad literally just mowed over it every month. If you know anything about rhubarb, you know that this is not enough to get rid of it. It just popped up again and again and again, every summer.I remember a few times in my childhood, I snapped off a stalk of rhubarb and sucked and chewed on it, thinking it would be sweet like candy. After all, the only rhubarb I had eaten before was in the form of a crisp or crumble. Well, in case you were wondering, that’s not what it tastes like raw. I’m not sure why I kept giving it another chance, but each time I would pucker my face and spit it out disgustedly.
But here’s the deal. Rhubarb, my friends, is not all that scary. I’ve wanted to use it in oatmeal for over a year now, but I feared I wouldn’t be able to do it without sugar. Well, I was wrong, because I did not need 1/4 cup of refined sugar to calm the rhubarb down, like the internet claims.
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Brownie Batter Oatmeal
Cocoa powder is just the best. It’s really one of the few ingredients that can turn anything into a decadent treat without harming its nutritional profile. I think I’ve put cocoa powder in all my breakfasts for the last week and a half. I used to save that only for weekends (so it felt special), but now I’m just throwing it in everything with reckless abandon.
This is a porridge that’s been ruling my mornings (and a couple dinners…) lately. It actually began when I was making my favorite Fudgy Banana and Peanut Butter Oatmeal, but I used Country Choice Organic quick-cooking steel-cut oats instead. I noticed the consistency and flavor was highly reminiscent of brownie batter. Thus, the idea was born.
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POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, chocolate, dessert lovers, steel cut, sweetened by dates
3 New Overnight Oat Recipes!
Overnight oatmeal has been my “thing” for a few months now, which inevitably resulted in me creating recipes that were never shared with you. Most of them align with my stove-top recipes, so I didn’t feel too guilty about it. However, lately, I’ve been enjoying these so much that I just had to put them on your radar!
Mocha Overnight Oatmeal (Adapted from Mocha Oatmeal)
by The Oatmeal Artist
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: Overnight
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/2 a banana, mashed, or 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee granules
- 1 (rounded) tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar.
- Cover with lid and shake, shake, shake until combined.
- Store in the refrigerator overnight (or for several hours). Eat cold or warm up in the microwave!
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Thin Mints Overnight Oatmeal
by The Oatmeal Artist
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: Overnight
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/2 cup regular rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/2 a banana, mashed, or 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar.
- Cover with lid and shake, shake, shake until combined.
- Store in the refrigerator overnight (or for several hours). Eat cold or warm up in the microwave!
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Peach Pie Overnight Oatmeal
by The Oatmeal Artist
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: Overnight
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (I use Country Choice Organic)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 yellow peach (peeled or unpeeled, doesn’t matter)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp apple or pumpkin pie spices (or just cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg)
- 1 tsp chia or flax seeds (optional)
- 1/8 tsp molasses
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mason jar.
- Cover with lid and shake, shake, shake until combined.
- Store in the refrigerator overnight (or for several hours). Eat cold or warm up in the microwave!
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Berry Cream Cheese Baked Oatmeal
My roommate Allison pulled a tub of strawberries out of the fridge. It was the robin’s-egg-blue-colored, recyclable cardboard crate that they give out at farmer’s markets.
“Will you make me strawberry cheesecake oatmeal in the morning?” she asked. “My mom bought me these strawberries and I need to use them up.”
I hesitated. My mind recalled all my failed attempts at that very recipe from earlier this year. Maybe it just needs a little lemon juice. Less lemon juice. Maybe some apple cider vinegar will help. More cream cheese. More yogurt. Less yogurt. I eventually came to the conclusion it was an impossible feat, yet she was requesting me to attempt it once more. This time, however, I wouldn’t have to jump the hurdle of making everything nondairy, and that could be cure. Sorry, but Tofutti sucks.
I knew from the moment I set the ramekin in the oatmeal that I had failed to replicate an actual cheesecake, but I remained hopeful that I was providing a suitable alternative. I presented the baked creation to Allison, who was sitting eagerly on the couch in her pajamas. “Berry Cream Cheese Baked Oatmeal,” I titled it.
“Ohhhhhhhh my GOD!” Allison exclaimed after her first bite. I don’t know if I’ll ever have success at making a cheesecake oatmeal, but for the time being, I know I can make a hell of a cream cheese baked oatmeal. 🙂
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POSTED IN: baked oatmeal, berries, blueberries, cream cheese, dessert lovers, strawberries
Peach Melba Oatmeal
It’s June 9th. That means we have 2.5 weeks of school left. In 2.5 weeks, I’ll be bidding farewell to students who I likely will never see again. I’ll be embracing the three kids I’ve tutored daily for over nine months. Let’s be honest: I’ll probably cry.
But on the other hand, I’m very eager for summer vacation. Like most inhabitants of this world, I look forward to the summer season and all it represents. Certainly, summer is not my favorite season (I prefer autumn, especially here on the east coast!), but how can one not love summer? Vacations, sundresses, lazy Saturdays in Central Park, cookouts, afternoons at the pool or the beach….and summer produce.
Oh mercy, I do love summer produce…the watermelon, berries, and peaches. It’s a little early for true peach season right now, but they’ve started popping up at Trader Joe’s. When I saw they were selling small crates of them for $3.49, I couldn’t resist.
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Thin Mints Oat Muffins
Happy Sunday, everyone!
What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods? It’s crazy hot here. I was in Philadelphia all week chaperoning a school field trip, and the students and I just trudged around, sweating and fanning ourselves the whole time. Gross!
My roommate and I had planned to spend Saturday afternoon at Central Park, but it was just too darn hot. Sweltering. Blistering. Stroke-inducing. So instead, I stayed inside in the air conditioning and made some muffins for YOU!
Yep. They are, in fact, as delicious as they look. 🙂
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Key Lime Pie Overnight Oatmeal
Question: how necessary are key limes for a key lime pie? Would anyone be offended if I used, say, your average lime? Because that’s what I did, and I’m not apologizing for it.
Since my Strawberry Limeade Oatmeal turned out so well, I thought I’d stick with the lime theme and test this Key Lime Pie Oatmeal. It’s citrusy, vibrant, and ever so creamy, thanks to the addition of coconut yogurt.
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POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, citrus, dessert lovers, overnight, pie lovers, tropical, yogurt
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookie Baked Oatmeal
Okay, let me be upfront: Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies do not rank high on my cookie list. I’d much rather have a Snickerdoodle. Or a Peanut Butter. Or a Chocolate Chip. But not an Oatmeal-Raisin.
But I still felt like it was wrong to have an oatmeal blog without an Oatmeal-Raisin Cookie recipe, so here it is. Humble, but with the earthy comfort of cinnamon.
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POSTED IN: baked oatmeal, cookie lovers, dessert lovers, dried fruit, sweetened by dates
Black Forest Cake Overnight Oatmeal
You all said to me that you wanted more overnight oatmeal recipes, and this is one that will start your day right. I mean, what could be better than waking up to a BLACK FOREST CAKE!?
This recipe was a tough cookie to crack. Much to my disappointment, cherries are not the most flavorful ingredient, especially in its whole form. Their flavor is locked in within that fragile skin.
The first time I made it, I dropped the berries in whole. In the morning, the oatmeal was very flavorless and did not taste at all like a Black Forest Cake. Then, I tried something a little different: I blended the cherries first, so the oatmeal soaked up “cherry juice,” which gave it much more flavor.
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Coconut-Pecan Butter
Today is my 23rd birthday. Today, my goal is to celebrate the incredible ~8,400 days that have shaped the person I am today. Today, I will not fret about the future or complain about getting older. Today, I will eat whatever I want and enjoy the bejeesus out of it.
Starting with this:
I first made this back in September to top my German Chocolate Baked Oatmeal. At the time, my lazy bum did not actually tell you how to make the coconut-pecan butter. My directions were the charismatic equivalent of “Figure it out yourself.” For your convenience, I’ve included two recipes below: one for basic coconut butter, and another for coconut-pecan butter.
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