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Salted Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Is it breakfast, or dessert?
Either.
I actually had to go several weeks (if not months?) without buying chocolate chips because I eat them by the handful(s). Because of my IBS, this causes many problems, so I had to quit them.
Wanting to make this recipe (and a few others), I caved and brought them back into my life.
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Peanut Butter and Berry Baked Oatmeal
Saturday was silent on the blog. No new post, no Facebook update. I felt terribly guilty about it, but I was feeling horrific and just couldn’t make it happen. I had to remind myself that nobody would die as a result of me not posting a new recipe. Forgive me if I’m wrong. 😉
I’ve been pushing myself to try more baked and overnight recipes. This recipe could be used to make a simple raspberry baked oatmeal, but since it was the weekend, I was dying for my traditional peanut butter breakfast. The result was a twist on the PB&J setup, but instead of jam, I just used fresh fruit! Delicious.
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Pomegranate Nut Butter Oatmeal
I love pomegranates. I love nut butter. The two were bound to meet.
You can use any nut butter for this recipe, and I can imagine that almond butter or PB&Co.’s Dark Chocolate Dreams would be fantastic here. If you’re super fancy, you could even go so far as using pistachio butter (look at you!).
Me? I used crunchy peanut butter. Shocked? You shouldn’t be.
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Peanut Butter Blossom Baked Oatmeal
Once upon a time, I liked cookies. Doesn’t every child? I loved my mother’s chocolate chip cookies (why was the rest of the world incapable of making decent chocolate chip cookies??), the white chocolate chip macadamia cookies from Subway, big puffy snickerdoodles, fork-pressed peanut butter cookies, frosted sugar cookies, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the incredible peanut butter blossom.
Now, I must rant that I’ve never understood why people are so incessant about this being a “holiday cookie.” What the heck does a peanut butter cookie with a chocolate Kiss have to do with the holidays? Nothing.
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Peanut Butter and Grape Baked Oatmeal
Yeah, I finally made another baked oatmeal recipe. What can I say? The stove has my heart!
However, grapes in oatmeal fascinate me, and I’ve also been interested in what happens to grapes when they’re baked. If you couldn’t guess, this oatmeal is inspired by PB&J; the grapes take the place of grape jelly. (I grew up eating grape jelly, and it wasn’t until last year that I finally accepted strawberry as another option. Still, grape is the best.)
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Tiger Stripes Oatmeal
Confession: it took me less than a week to polish off this jar of Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter. I have no regrets. I’m not ashamed.
I got to make all the recipes I was hoping to make, so that expensive jar served its purpose. It served its purpose well, in fact. For example, it really made this particular recipe a treat. Oranges in oatmeal tend to be somewhat lackluster on their own. I worried about this porridge being too “plain.” If you look at the ingredients list, after all, the orange basically has to hold its own.
However, a little bit of Dark Chocolate Dreams was all it took to make this extraordinary.
Dark Chocolate Dreams Oatmeal
If you’ve read anything on my blog, you’re probably well versed in my lust for peanut butter. I think we’re all clear on that, right? I’ve also mentioned my adoration for a certain sandwich shop in Greenwich Village. It’s called Peanut Butter & Co. and it was basically designed specifically for me (I’m pretty sure my name is even on the blueprint somewhere*).
*allegedly
Peanut Butter & Co. blows my mind for two main reasons: 1) flavored peanut butter with no trans fats (although there is palm oil, unfortunately), and 2) GOURMET PB&J SANDWICHES. Each of their peanut butter flavors stars in its own special sandwich, which you can request toasted (and why wouldn’t you?!).
This porridge does not replicate the Dark Chocolate Dreams sandwich, which actually consists of cherry jam and shredded coconut to taste like a black forest cake. I already have a Black Forest Cake Oatmeal, so instead, I went a different route.
Peanut Butter Banana Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Earlier this week, I finally received a functional stove. The gas for our kitchen appliances had not been turned on before we moved in, so everyone in the entire building has been eating cold salads, wraps, and sandwiches…or just getting food delivered…for the past two weeks.Luckily, I have a slow-cooker.
This recipe can be made on the stove or in a slow-cooker. In fact, any steel-cut oat recipe should, in theory, work fine in a slow-cooker. However, I must state my preferences: I despise oatmeal made in slow-cookers. I find the results to be unpleasantly chewy and contain an unwanted aftertaste. I much prefer to make it on the stove. Still, I included both options in the instructions because I know someone people enjoy that method.
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POSTED IN: bananas, big batch, honey, jams and jellies, peanut butter, slow cooker, steel cut
POSTED IN: bananas, big batch, honey, jams and jellies, peanut butter, slow cooker, steel cut
Oatmeal Recipes to Celebrate Nat’l PB&J Day!
Mark your calendars, fellow oatmeal lovers! Tomorrow, April 2, is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. If you’re reading this after April 2, don’t worry. It’s never too late to celebrate with some rich and creamy nut buttery goodness and sweet fruity jam!
I am ashamed to admit it, but j’adore pb&j so much that I actually order them when I see them on menus. Yes, despite (happily) eating a pb&j sandwich almost every day for lunch, I also (happily) pay $7 for one when I go out to restaurants. It’s a serious flaw in my logic.
Well, it seems at least one other person agrees with me because April 2 is declared Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Let’s pay homage to its greatness! Here are three PB&J recipes to help you celebrate!
PB&J is not just for bananas. And after you try the apple version,
try it with pears!
try it with pears!
I highly recommend using the optional banana! The result will
be oh-so-creamy and luscious.
be oh-so-creamy and luscious.
Because everything’s better with granola on top!
P.S. All the above recipes are made using grape jelly, but your favorite variety will probably work just fine. 🙂
**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!
