Saw this at my local grocery store this weekend:
bahaha that is one of the dumbest things I have seen. Of course people will “think” it is good for you.
Anyone have suggestions on re-heating already cooked oatmeal without a microwave oven? I’m in “temporary” rental (10 - 12 months) while we are renovating our house, and the rental doesn’t have a microwave oven. Normally I make a large pot of oatmeal, and then reheat in the microwave as needed.
Big fan of:
Oatmeal
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Salt
Vanilla protein powder
Glob of peanut butter (it gets deliciously melty)
Dates
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My go to breakfast (for about 4 years now) is a huge oatmeal-banana pancake. Very quick and easy to make, and you can pack as many calories in there as you want.
I use:
- 1 large banana
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup of oats
- bit of cacao and cinnamon powder
- pinch of salt to taste
- half a cup of coconut milk
Simply throw it all in a blender until it’s all mixed up and then chuck it in a pan. Put it on medium heat and put a lid on. After about 10 minutes flip it and leave it for another minute or two.
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just add some water to it, a little, so it does not burn/stick. Lower heat makes sense so it warms through.
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Looking for oatmeal recipes / oatmeal brands that work well just using boiling water. My previous routine of making a very large pot of steel cut oatmeal and then reheating in the microwave is out, as the rental we are in while our house is renovated doesn’t have a microwave.
I’ve actually gotten instant steel cut oats before that work pretty well… There’s also nothing really wrong with just plain instant oatmeal, I think it’s gotten easier to find relatively low sugar instant packages recently as well.
I usually do baked oats honestly but also have a rice cooker that works well for oats.
My current go to recipe is to use steel cut oats, cold brewed coffee, vanilla extract, milk, a very small tea spoon of brown sugar. and leave it overnight in the fridge. Not the healthiest but tasty enough that I look forward to eat it in the morning.
Which brand of instant steel cut oats?
Not the user you were asking but I have used Bob’s Red Mill steel cut. In either a slow cooker or pressure cooker. 
I’m not sure which brand I picked up at the grocery store, but I know that both Quaker and Bob’s Red Mill have quick cook steel cut oats that can be boiled for 3-5 minutes, or should be able to be prepared in about 10 if boiling water is added and oats are covered.
I’ve also found them randomly in single serve cups at the grocery store…
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This is genius. I find it a bit of a chore to chug down my coffee and hot oatmeal before a workout. Combining them is an efficiency i hadn’t considered! Are you cold brewing the coffee overnight while the oats sit in the milk or using premade stuff? What’s the process?
I buy Starbuck’s premade cold brewed coffee at the grocery store. And then combine the following ingredients the night before in a bowl.
- 1/3 cup of oatmeal
- 1/3 cup of milk
- 1/3 cup of Starbuck’s premade cold brew coffee
- 1 tsp of chia seeds (soaks up everything is really healthy)
- A tiny bit of vanilla extract
- Around half of tea spoon of brown sugar for taste.
Your oatmeal should have a nice texture in the morning. Note that you can also use a mason jar and bring it to work if you want to save even more time.
EDIT: Made a mistake, I use Starbuck’s Iced Coffee rather than cold brew coffee.
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I’m in Scotland so definitely OG old school, but lately I’ve been on a flavour kick that I don’t think anyone else has mentioned in this thread:
Dried Cranberries - I fling a handful in about 20-30 seconds before the saucepan is ready to come off the stove so they just barely start to rehydrate. Really loving that particular tangy flavour at the moment.
(The rest is just 2 parts water, 1 part oats, pinch of salt, some sugar, and a bit of cinnamon powder, but about five different versions of essentially that have already been mentioned here. I guess the nice thing is it’s really simple, takes about 5 mins including stovetop cooking, and I can usually make up my bottles for the ride in between stirrings.)
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Scottish porridge, the original! 
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